The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its annual analysis of overseas arrivals and departures data.
Here are some of the 2024-25 insights:
1. Australia is the holiday place to be.
Whether it’s to see our beautiful beaches or the rugged outback, 43 percent of visitors were here for holiday travel.
2. Aussies love a vacation.
Around 3 out of 5 Australians who went overseas were travelling for a holiday, making it the most popular reason to head overseas.
3. Kiwis love a sunburnt country.
New Zealand is our top source country for visitors, with 17 percent of visitors coming from across the Tasman Sea.
4. Trips from India have doubled in the last 10 years.
There was a rise of 102 percent in trips from India compared with the 2014-15 financial year. Visitors from India also stayed twice as long than in 2014-15, with the median duration of stay for these visits doubling to 61 days.
5. Visitors from Japan know how to squeeze in a vacation.
The median stay of a visit from Japan was six days, half the overall median duration of all stays in Australia (12 days).
6. Indonesia is our favourite place to go.
Indonesia was the destination for 14 percent of Australian trips, making it the number one place for holidaying Australians.
7. Japan steps up to our third holiday hotspot.
The number of trips to Japan has tripled compared with 2014-15. This made Japan the third most popular destination for Australian travel, overtaking the USA.
8. The USA drops to our fourth most popular destination.
The USA was our third most popular destination in 2023-24 but is now ranked fourth. Travel to the USA is 25 percent lower than 10 years ago, the only top 10 country to remain below 2014-15 volumes.
9. China enters the top five destinations for Australians.
The top five destination countries for Australians are Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan, the USA, and China. This year, China has moved up two places to become our fifth most popular travel destination.
