Of the estimated 652,200 visitors who arrived by scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries in 2002-03, approximately 383,100 (58.7%) visited the Hobart Waterfront/Sullivans Cove location. Some 233,400 (35.8%) visited the Port Arthur Historic Site, 179,400 (27.5%) visited the Cataract Gorge and 170,800 (26.2%) visited Mount Wellington.
Other major drawcards included Cadbury Chocolate Factory (122,100 or 18.7%), the Tahune Forest Airwalk (115,300 or 17.7%) and the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (109,600 or 16.8%).
ALL VISITORS(a), Selected other locations visited |
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| 2000-01 | 2001-02 | | 2002-03
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Selected other locations | '000 | '000 | | '000 | % of all visitors |
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Hobart Waterfront/Sullivans Cove(b) | 318.8 | 311.6 | | 383.1 | 58.7 |
Port Arthur Historic Site | 205.9 | 188.8 | | 233.4 | 35.8 |
Cataract Gorge | 145.5 | 146.6 | | 179.4 | 27.5 |
Mt Wellington | 159.1 | 139.2 | | 170.8 | 26.2 |
Cadbury Chocolate Factory | na | 94.7 | | 122.1 | 18.7 |
Tahune Forest Airwalk | na | 84.0 | | 115.3 | 17.7 |
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens | 93.8 | 87.2 | | 109.6 | 16.8 |
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery(c) | na | na | | 65.4 | 10.0 |
Lavender Farm(c) | na | na | | 54.3 | 8.3 |
Sea Horse World | na | 38.6 | | 53.1 | 8.1 |
Lactos Cheese Factory(c) | na | na | | 51.5 | 7.9 |
Hobart Wineries(c) | na | na | | 50.1 | 7.7 |
Abt Wilderness Railway | na | 36.7 | | 49.0 | 7.5 |
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na not available
(a) Includes visitors who arrived on scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries only.
(b) For 2000-01 and 2001-02 the questionnaire referred to 'Hobart Waterfront/Salamanca Place'. In July 2002, this was changed to 'Hobart Waterfront/Sullivans Cove'.
(c) First included in the questionnaire in July 2002.
Source: Tourism Tasmania - Tasmanian Visitor Survey.. |