3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Dec 2018 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/02/2019   
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SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS

In trend terms, short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during December 2018 (780,300 movements) increased 0.1% when compared with November 2018 (779,900 movements). In December 2018, short-term visitor arrivals were 3.3% higher than in December 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 December 2018. When trend estimates for short-term visitor arrivals for December 2017 and December 2018 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for India (13.3%), followed by Japan (12.4%) and Singapore (8.1%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for the United Kingdom (-3.4%) and Germany (-2.4%).


Short-term Visitor Arrivals, Australia - December 2018
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Nov '18 to Dec '18
Dec '17 to Dec '18
Country of Residence(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
115.9
115.6
126.9
-0.3
1.3
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
60.8
60.1
117.9
0.5
-3.4
China (excludes SARs & Taiwan)
121.1
122.6
115.3
0.0
3.7
United States of America
67.9
69.1
100.9
1.3
0.5
Singapore
38.6
37.6
58.2
0.0
8.1
Japan
41.4
41.7
49.9
1.0
12.4
India
31.2
31.2
39.3
0.6
13.3
Malaysia
32.2
31.5
38.9
-3.6
0.8
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
26.0
25.9
37.5
-0.4
5.7
Germany
17.3
18.1
28.9
1.3
-2.4
(a) Top 10 source countries based on original estimates.


SHORT-TERM RESIDENT RETURNS

In trend terms, short-term resident returns to Australia during December 2018 (944,600 movements) increased 0.5% when compared with November 2018 (940,300 movements). In December 2018, short-term resident returns were 6.4% higher than in December 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 December 2018. When trend estimates for short-term resident returns for December 2017 and December 2018 were compared, the highest percentage increases were recorded for Indonesia (20.8%), Japan (9.9%) and China (6.8%). The highest percentage decreases were recorded for Singapore (-5.0%) and Thailand (-4.0%).


Short-term Resident Returns, Australia - December 2018
Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Original
Nov '18 to Dec '18
Dec '17 to Dec '18
Country of Stay(a)
'000
'000
'000
Trend % change
Trend % change
New Zealand
123.7
123.6
121.8
0.7
4.5
Indonesia
114.4
114.6
87.6
1.7
20.8
United States of America
91.6
94.0
75.5
0.5
4.5
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
57.0
60.6
36.7
1.3
6.7
China (excludes SARs & Taiwan)
49.6
50.0
36.5
0.3
6.8
Thailand
47.3
46.9
35.1
-0.4
-4.0
India
33.6
31.2
32.6
-0.9
3.3
Japan
39.7
39.4
28.6
0.9
9.9
Singapore
32.7
33.5
28.6
-1.9
-5.0
Fiji
28.2
26.6
24.2
-0.8
0.6
(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.