3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Feb 2019 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/04/2019   
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SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS

In trend terms, short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during February 2019 (781,800 movements) increased 0.1% when compared with January 2019 (780,900 movements). In February 2019, short-term visitor arrivals were 3% higher than in February 2018.

SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS, Australia
Graph: Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia

The following table presents the top ten source countries (based on original estimates) for short-term visitor arrivals during February 2019. When trend estimates for short-term visitor arrivals for February 2018 and February 2019 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for India (10.6%), followed by Singapore (5.8%), New Zealand (5.7%) and Japan (5.7%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Malaysia (-5.7%), South Korea (-2.9%) and the United Kingdom (-2.9%).


Short-term Visitor Arrivals, Australia - February 2019
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Jan '19 to Feb '19
Feb '18 to Feb '19
Country of Residence(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
China (excludes SARs & Taiwan)
119.7
115.6
206.3
-0.3
2.0
New Zealand
120.3
124.8
92.3
1.0
5.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
61.3
61.9
85.3
0.1
-2.9
United States of America
68.6
67.5
84.2
0.5
2.4
Japan
39.8
39.3
44.5
-0.6
5.7
Hong Kong
25.7
26.2
34.5
-0.1
4.2
India
31.4
31.5
32.4
0.4
10.6
Singapore
37.9
36.8
32.2
-0.7
5.8
Korea, Republic of (South)
23.8
26.9
30.9
2.3
-2.9
Malaysia
30.2
30.9
29.2
-2.2
-5.7
(a) Top 10 source countries based on original estimates.


SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS

In trend terms, short-term resident returns to Australia during February 2019 (931,200 movements) decreased by 0.3% when compared with January 2019 (934,200 movements). In February 2019, short-term resident returns were 3.5% higher than in February 2018.

SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS, Australia
Graph: Short-term resident returns, Australia

The following table presents the top ten destination countries (based on original estimates) for short-term resident returns in February 2019. When trend estimates for short-term resident returns for February 2018 and February 2019 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for China (13.3%), India (9.4%) and Japan (8.2%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Vietnam (-8.5%) and Thailand (-5.4%).


Short-term Resident Returns, Australia - February 2019
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Jan '19 to Feb '19
Feb '18 to Feb '19
Country of Stay(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
120.6
117.8
115.6
-0.5
2.4
Indonesia
108.8
106.0
78.9
-0.7
8.0
United States of America
88.3
83.2
57.5
-1.1
-1.2
India
35.2
37.8
57.0
1.3
9.4
Japan
40.8
40.5
50.1
0.7
8.2
China (excludes SARs & Taiwan)
53.5
51.7
46.3
1.4
13.3
Thailand
46.0
45.6
35.9
-0.9
-5.4
Singapore
33.1
33.3
27.1
-0.3
-2.2
Vietnam
24.7
23.0
26.7
-2.9
-8.5
Malaysia
23.3
24.2
25.3
1.1
5.3
(a) Top 10 destination countries based on original estimates.

STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The above statistics are based on a sample and are subject to sampling error. Care should be taken when interpreting the impact of numeric and/or percentage change. See paragraphs 10 and 11 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.