4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2008 (First Edition)  
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INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TOURISM

Most overseas cultural and Heritage visitors visited historical or heritage buildings, sites or monuments (61% of the 2.6 million international cultural and heritage visitors who travelled to Australia in 2006) or museums or art galleries (56%).

2.1 OVERSEAS CULTURAL AND HERITAGE VISITORS, By activity type - 2006

Percentage of overseas cultural and heritage visitors
Type of cultural and heritage tourism activity
%

Attend theatre, concerts or other performing arts
26
Visit museums or art galleries
56
Visit art/craft workshops/studios
19
Attend festivals/fairs or cultural events
17
Experience Aboriginal art/craft and cultural displays
25
Visit an Aboriginal site/community
13
Visit historical/heritage buildings, sites or monuments
61

Source: Tourism Research Australia, Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Australia, 2006.








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