3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Nov 2018 Quality Declaration 
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This document was added or updated on 18/12/2018.

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SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS

In trend terms, short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during November 2018 (779,900 movements) remained steady at 0.0% when compared with October 2018 (779,800 movements). In November 2018, short-term visitor arrivals were 3.4% higher than in November 2017.

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 November 2018. When trend estimates for short-term visitor arrivals for November 2017 and November 2018 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for India (13.6%), followed by Japan (11.6%) and Singapore (9.5%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for South Korea (-16.9%), the United States of America (-1.6%) and the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man (-1.6%).


Short-term Visitor Arrivals, Australia - November 2018
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Oct '18 to Nov '18
Nov '17 to Nov '18
Country of Residence(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
116.8
116.5
117.3
0.0
2.0
China (excludes SARs & Taiwan)
119.9
117.1
102.9
-0.7
1.9
United States of America
65.9
66.1
75.8
1.0
-1.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
61.0
60.9
68.1
0.8
-1.6
Singapore
39.4
39.5
49.5
0.5
9.5
Japan
40.7
40.4
43.6
1.0
11.6
Malaysia
34.9
34.9
40.0
-1.2
7.5
India
31.0
31.5
32.3
0.6
13.6
Korea, Republic of (South)
22.4
22.4
24.1
-3.2
-16.9
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
26.3
26.6
22.3
-0.4
6.6
(a) Top 10 source countries based on original estimates.


SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS

In trend terms, short-term resident returns to Australia during November 2018 (936,600 movements) increased 0.3% when compared with October 2018 (934,200 movements). In November 2018, short-term resident returns were 5.8% higher than in November 2017.

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 November 2018. When trend estimates for short-term resident returns for November 2017 and November 2018 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for Indonesia (17.4%), Japan (11.7%) and India (9.8%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Singapore (-3.2%) and Thailand (-3.1%).


Short-term Resident Returns, Australia - November 2018
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Oct '18 to Nov '18
Nov '17 to Nov '18
Country of Stay(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
122.5
124.6
120.6
0.7
3.2
Indonesia
111.2
113.1
103.6
1.5
17.4
United States of America
89.4
89.1
82.2
-0.3
1.7
China (excludes SARs & Taiwan)
49.1
48.7
48.7
-1.2
5.9
Thailand
47.9
47.4
46.4
0.1
-3.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
54.4
53.7
34.6
-0.2
2.8
India
35.3
34.7
32.6
1.2
9.8
Japan
39.5
40.2
32.3
0.7
11.7
Fiji
29.3
30.3
30.1
0.6
4.3
Singapore
33.3
31.2
29.6
-2.4
-3.2
(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.