The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
The International Visitor Survey (IVS) results provide statistics on how international visitors travel in Australia. You can find national, state and territory results for the:
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$21.9 billion | 71% of June 2019 levels
5.4 billion | 63% of June 2019 levels
193.3 million | 71% of June 2019 levels
$34.4 billion | 77% of June 2019 levels (includes spend outside Australia)
$5.6 billion 100% of June 2019 levels
1.5 million 79% of June 2019 levels
49.4 million 91% of June 2019 levels
$8.6 billion 4% up on June 2019 levels (includes spend outside Australia)
The number of international visitors to Australia continues to increase as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the year ending June 2023, there were 5.4 million trips to Australia.
The top reasons for travel to Australia in the year ending June 2023 were:
The proportion of trips to Australia for holiday purposes continued to increase from 32% in the year ending March 2023 to 35% in the year ending June 2023. This is the highest proportion since falling to 3% in the year ending March 2021 as a result of international border closures.
Australia’s top 5 international markets for the year ending June 2023 were:
Total spend in the year ending June 2023 was $34.4 billion. This was 77% of June 2019 levels. Total spend includes purchases made overseas such as international connections and stopovers, including airfares, and other pre-travel or post-travel spend in the source market or elsewhere outside Australia on things like luggage, visas, duty-free retail and ground transport.