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FORTHCOMING ISSUES

• licensed hotels and resorts with facilities and 5 or more rooms
• motels, private hotels and guest houses with facilities and 5 or more rooms
• serviced apartments with 5 or more units
• caravan parks with 40 or more powered sites
• holiday flats, units and houses of letting entities with 15 or more rooms or units
• visitor hostels with 25 or more bed spaces.

SUMMARY COMMENTARY


SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND TREND

Hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms

Key figures, Seasonally adjusted and trend - Australia
		Mar Qtr 2006	Jun Qtr 2006	Sep Qtr 2006	Dec Qtr 2006	Mar Qtr 2007
Seasonally Adjusted
	Takings from accommodation ('000)	1 632 140	1 680 990	1 685 748	1 785 694	1 806 882
	Room occupancy rate (%)	64.1	64.6	63.5	65.3	66.3
Trend
	Takings from accommodation ('000)	1 624 066	1 666 448	1 714 795	1 762 980	1 808 780
	Room occupancy rate (%)	63.7	64.1	64.4	65.1	65.9

In March Quarter 2007, the seasonally adjusted estimate of the total accommodation takings increased by 1.2% to $1,806.9 million compared with December quarter 2006.

ACCOMMODATION TAKINGS, Seasonally adjusted and trend - Australia

The seasonally adjusted estimate of the room occupancy rate increased by 1.0 percentage point to 66.3% in March quarter 2007 compared to December quarter 2006.

ROOM OCCUPANCY RATE(a), Seasonally adjusted and trend - Australia

ORIGINAL

Hotels, motels and serviced apartments

The original estimates are impacted by seasonal variations and irregular or non-seasonal influences. Comparisons between quarters should be made with caution.

Key Figures, Original - Australia
		March Quarter 2006	June Quarter 2006	September Quarter 2006	December Quarter 2006	March Quarter 2007
Hotels Motels and Serviced Apartments with 5 to 14 rooms
	Rooms (no.)	18 971	18 701	18 609	18 631	18 441
	Room nights occupied ('000)	798.3	739.7	758.3	792.3	785.1
	Takings from accommodation ($'000)	72 685	64 684	69 022	73 934	75 437
	Room occupancy rate (%)	47.3	43.9	44.4	46.7	47.9
	Average takings per room night occupied ($)	91.04	87.45	91.02	93.32	96.09
Hotels Motels and Serviced Apartments with 15 or more rooms
	Rooms (no.)	212 598	213 035	213 768	215 172	215 763
	Room nights occupied ('000)	12 225.5	11 748.7	12 829.8	13 161.0	12 833.8
	Takings from accommodation ($'000)	1 649 208	1 526 511	1 740 492	1 866 614	1 832 321
	Room occupancy rate (%)	64.2	60.9	65.3	66.9	66.6
	Average takings per room night occupied ($)	134.90	129.93	135.66	141.83	142.77
Hotels Motels and Serviced Apartments with 5 or more rooms
	Rooms (no.)	231 569	231 736	232 377	233 803	234 204
	Room nights occupied ('000)	13 023.8	12 488.3	13 588.1	13 953.3	13 618.9
	Takings from accommodation ($'000)	1 721 893	1 591 196	1 809 514	1 940 549	1 907 758
	Room occupancy rate (%)	62.8	59.5	63.7	65.3	65.1
	Average takings per room night occupied ($)	132.21	127.41	133.17	139.07	140.08

Accommodation takings for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms for March quarter 2007 were $1,832.3 million, at an average of $142.77 per room night occupied. For establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, accommodation takings were $75.4 million, at an average of $96.09 per room night occupied.

The contributions to accommodation takings in March quarter 2007 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms were highest in New South Wales ($642.1 million) and Queensland ($475.0 million).

Room occupancy rate

The room occupancy rate for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 65.1% in March quarter 2007.

For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, the room occupancy rate was 66.6%, while for 5 to 14 room hotels, motels and serviced apartments, the room occupancy rate was 47.9%.

Room occupancy rate, Original - Australia

For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, room nights occupied were 12.8 million in March quarter 2007, while for establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, room nights occupied were 0.8 million.

Average length of stay

The average length of stay in March quarter 2007 for hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 2.3 days. For establishments with 15 or more rooms, the average length of stay was 2.3 days and 1.8 days for establishments with 5 to 14 rooms.

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 (2.6 days). The shortest average length of stay was in Tasmania (1.9 days).

Star grading

In March quarter 2007, the room occupancy rate for five-star hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 5 or more rooms was 79.5% compared with 31.5% for one-star. For hotels, motels and serviced apartments with 15 or more rooms, the room occupancy rate was 79.7% for five-star establishments compared with 31.4% for one-star.

For establishments with 5 to 14 rooms, four-star (53.9%) and three-star (52.6%) establishments had the highest room occupancy rates, compared with one-star establishments at 31.5%.

Room occupancy rate, Stargrading - March Qtr 2007

Key figures, Original - Australia
		Mar Qtr 2006	Jun Qtr 2006	Sep Qtr 2006	Dec Qtr 2006	Mar Qtr 2007
Caravan parks
	Total caravan park capacity (no.)	237 490	236 872	235 476	235 169	234 588
	Nights occupied ('000)	11 120	10 766	11 215	10 854	11 248
	Site occupancy rate (%)	52.1	50.2	52.5	50.3	53.5
	Takings from accommodation ($'000)	226 027	203 323	220 388	231 153	244 010
Holiday flats and units
	Total units (no.)	28 714	28 281	27 941	28 230	28 546
	Nights occupied ('000)	1 351	1 041	1 238	1 315	1 337
	Unit occupancy rate (%)	52.4	40.5	48.4	50.8	52.2
	Takings from accommodation ($'000)	156 184	108 196	140 168	157 995	161 209
Visitor hostels
	Bed spaces (no.)	48 042	47 732	47 405	46 631	46 770
	Guest nights ('000)	2 325	1 928	2 032	2 256	2 351
	Bed occupancy rate (%)	54.1	44.6	46.9	53.2	56.3
	Takings from accommodation ($'000)	53 337	45 136	49 155	55 751	57 361

Accommodation takings for holiday flats, units and houses were $161.2 million in March quarter 2007, an increase of 3.2% compared with March quarter 2006. For visitor hostels, accommodation takings were $57.4 million, up 7.5% compared with March quarter 2006.

Occupancy rate

The site occupancy rate for all caravan parks in March quarter 2007 was 53.5%, an increase of 1.4 percentage points compared with March quarter 2006.

For holiday flats, units and houses, the unit occupancy rate was 52.2% in March quarter 2007, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared with March quarter 2006.

The bed occupancy rate for visitor hostels in March quarter 2007 was 56.3%, an increase of 2.2 percentage points compared with March quarter 2006. New South Wales (67.5%), Western Australia (62.7%) and Victoria (56.4%) had the highest bed occupancy rates for visitor hostels in March quarter 2007.