TOURIST ACCOMMODATION
In September quarter 2007, total takings from tourist accommodation in Victoria were $336.5m, an increase of 12.1% over September quarter 2006. The Melbourne Tourism Region accounted for the majority of Victoria's accommodation takings (77.3%).
The highest growth in accommodation takings between September quarter 2007 and September quarter 2006 occurred in the Tourism Regions of Upper Yarra (54.9%), Macedon (43.2%) and Melbourne East (21.5%). Over the same period, the largest declines in accommodation takings occurred in Wimmera (-20.1%), Lakes (-8.9%) and Geelong (-7.6%).
TOURIST ACCOMMODATION, By Tourism Region - September Quarter 2007 |
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| Hotels, Motels and Serviced Apartments(a) | |
| Room occupancy rate | Guest nights occupied | Guest arrivals | Average length of stay | Takings from accommodation | |
| % | '000 | '000 | days | $'000 | |
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| Melbourne | 75.5 | 2 580.5 | 1 096.6 | 2.4 | 260 223 | |
| Wimmera | 28.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 207 | |
| Mallee | 53.5 | 97.9 | 62.4 | 1.6 | 5 874 | |
| Western | 41.0 | 120.0 | 76.8 | 1.6 | 6 983 | |
| Western Grampians | 54.2 | 34.7 | 26.4 | 1.3 | 2 373 | |
| Bendigo Loddon | 56.6 | 72.2 | 44.0 | 1.6 | 4 701 | |
| Peninsula | 42.0 | 52.5 | 30.8 | 1.7 | 3 621 | |
| Central Murray | 43.7 | 37.5 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 2 007 | |
| Goulburn | 45.9 | 50.2 | 33.5 | 1.5 | 3 358 | |
| High Country | 50.3 | 269.4 | 125.6 | 2.1 | 21 530 | |
| Lakes | 32.2 | 38.4 | 23.0 | 1.7 | 1 964 | |
| Gippsland | 39.5 | 59.2 | 33.7 | 1.8 | 3 563 | |
| Melbourne East | 39.9 | 36.1 | 22.4 | 1.6 | 3 396 | |
| Geelong | 47.2 | 67.5 | 35.2 | 1.9 | 4 752 | |
| Macedon | 38.1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 077 | |
| Spa Country | 50.6 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1 626 | |
| Ballarat | 50.0 | 87.6 | 50.2 | 1.7 | 4 440 | |
| Central Highlands | 33.7 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 733 | |
| Upper Yarra | 30.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 1 599 | |
| Murray East | 39.0 | 29.4 | 17.2 | 1.7 | 1 434 | |
| Phillip Island | 28.9 | 20.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 1 055 | |
| Victoria | 63.7 | 3 705.0 | 1 744.6 | 2.1 | 336 516 | |
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| (a) Comprising establishments with 15 or more rooms or units. |
| Source:Tourist Accommodation, Small Area Data, Victoria (cat. no. 8635.2.55.001). |
