International visitors who came to Australia to visit friends and family accounted for the largest tourist group in the year ended December 2023, at around 2.2 million people. This was followed by people visiting Australia for holidays, at just under 1.9 million people. Employment was not a popular reason for visiting Australia in 2023, with the number of visitors for employment purposes at around 200 thousand.
Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by purpose of visit
(in 1,000s)
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Tourism Research Australia. (September 27, 2023). Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by purpose of visit (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827626/australia-international-visitor-arrivals-by-purpose/
Tourism Research Australia. "Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by purpose of visit (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827626/australia-international-visitor-arrivals-by-purpose/
Tourism Research Australia. (2023). Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by purpose of visit (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827626/australia-international-visitor-arrivals-by-purpose/
Tourism Research Australia. "Number of International Visitor Arrivals to Australia in Financial Year 2023, by Purpose of Visit (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827626/australia-international-visitor-arrivals-by-purpose/
Tourism Research Australia, Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by purpose of visit (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827626/australia-international-visitor-arrivals-by-purpose/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by purpose of visit (in 1,000s) [Graph], Tourism Research Australia, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/827626/australia-international-visitor-arrivals-by-purpose/