8635.0 - Tourist Accommodation, Australia, Dec 2009 
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS ACCOMMODATION TAKINGS
ROOM OCCUPANCY RATE
NOTES FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ABOUT THIS ISSUE This issue presents results from the December quarter 2009 Survey of Tourist Accommodation (STA) for the following categories of establishments:
INQUIRIES For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. SUMMARY COMMENTARY ORIGINAL Hotels, motels and serviced apartments This summary contains key findings for original estimates. While trend and seasonally adjusted data are only available for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, original estimates have two additional data series comprising hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 to 14 rooms and 5 or more rooms. Original series are impacted by seasonal variations and irregular or non-seasonal influences. Comparison between quarters should be made with caution. Accommodation takings In the December quarter 2009, accommodation takings were $2,110.6 million for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms, comprising $2,030.5 million for those establishments with 15 or more rooms and $80.0 million for those with 5 to 14 rooms. Accommodation takings in December quarter 2009 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms were highest in New South Wales ($667.9 million) and Queensland ($538.2 million). For Australia, the December quarter 2009 average takings per room night occupied were $149.76 for establishments with 5 or more rooms. This was heavily influenced by hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms which contributed 96.2% of total takings, and had an average takings per room night occupied of $152.18. The average for 5 to 14 room establishments was $106.77. Room occupancy rate The room occupancy rate for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 63.4% in the December quarter 2009. For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, the room occupancy rate was 64.7%, while demand for 5 to 14 room hotels, motels and serviced apartments was lower, as reflected by a room occupancy rate of 47.0%. Room nights occupied Room nights occupied were 14.1 million in the December quarter 2009 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms. For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, room nights occupied were 13.3 million in December quarter 2009, while for establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, room nights occupied were 0.7 million. New South Wales contributed the highest proportion (32.1%) of room nights occupied for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, closely followed by Queensland at 27.1%. Average length of stay The average length of stay in December quarter 2009 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 2.3 days. For establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, the average length of stay for 2009 has remained at 1.9 days. Queensland (2.7 days) reported the longest average length of stay for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, followed by Western Australia (2.4 days). South Australia had the shortest average length of stay being 1.9 days. Star grading In the December quarter 2009, the room occupancy rate for five-star hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 76.2% compared with 35.1% for one-star establishments. For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, the room occupancy rate was 76.4% for five-star establishments compared with 48.4% for five-star establishments with 5 to 14 rooms. In the 5-14 rooms category, room occupancy rates in the December quarter 2009, four-star establishments had the highest rate with 51.1% and one-star establishments had the lowest at 32.1%. In the December quarter 2009, the average takings per room night occupied for five-star hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was $238.47 compared with $71.38 for establishments with one star. The corresponding December quarter 2009 average takings for establishments with 15 or more rooms was $238.38 for five-star establishments and $74.29 for one-star establishments. In comparison, establishments with 5 to 14 rooms had the highest average takings per room night occupied for five-star establishments ($254.09), but lowest average takings per room night occupied for one-star establishments ($66.08). Caravan parks, holiday flats, units and houses, and visitor hostels Accommodation takings In the December quarter 2009, accommodation takings for caravan parks were $292.5 million. Of this, New South Wales contributed the highest amount with $107.0 million or 36.6% of the Australian total for the quarter. Short-term caravan park takings were $244.7 million in the December quarter 2009, 83.7% of total caravan park takings. Accommodation takings for holiday flats, units and houses were $182.8 million in the December quarter 2009. Real estate takings accounted for 28.4% of total holiday flats, units and houses takings, the remainder were for other letting entities. For visitor hostels, accommodation takings were $62.9 million in the December quarter 2009. Occupancy rate The site occupancy rate for all caravan parks in the December quarter 2009 was 53.4%. Short-term caravan park occupancy rate was 50.0% and long-term caravan park occupancy rate was 76.9%. For holiday flats, units and houses, the unit occupancy rate was 48.4% in the December quarter 2009. The bed occupancy rate for visitor hostels in Australia in the December quarter 2009 was 53.5%. New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland had the highest bed occupancy rates for the December quarter with 63.4%, 55.1% and 53.8% respectively. While Tasmania had the lowest bed occupancy rate for visitor hostels at 29.0% Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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