3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Nov 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 12/01/2009   
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES


TAKE CARE! Overseas Arrivals understated. See below - MISSING DATA

Nov '08
Oct '08 to Nov '08
Nov '07 to Nov '08
'000
% change
% change
Short-term visitor arrivals
Trend
446.4
-0.7
-5.1
Seasonally adjusted
446.3
-1.4
. .
Original
469.8
. .
. .
Short-term resident departures
Trend
483.1
-0.2
2.3
Seasonally adjusted
474.5
-3.2
. .
Original
432.7
. .
. .
. . not applicable

Visitor arrivals, Short-term
Graph: Visitor arrivals, Short-term

Resident departures, Short-term
Graph: Resident departures, Short-term




NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


SHORT-TERM VISITOR ARRIVALS
  • Trend estimates: Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during November 2008 (446,400 movements), decreased by 0.7% compared with October 2008 (449,400 movements). This followed monthly decreases of 1.0% for September 2008 and 0.8% for October 2008.
  • Currently, trend estimates for arrivals are 5.1% lower than in November 2007.
  • Seasonally adjusted estimates: During November 2008, arrivals (446,300 movements) decreased by 1.4% compared with October 2008 (452,500 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 1.4% for September 2008 and a monthly increase of 1.1% for October 2008.
  • Original estimates: There were 469,800 arrivals to Australia in November 2008.


SHORT-TERM RESIDENT DEPARTURES
  • Trend estimates: Short-term resident departures from Australia during November 2008 (483,100 movements), recorded a 0.2% decrease compared with October 2008 (484,300 movements). This followed minimal monthly decreases in September 2008 and October 2008.
  • Currently, trend estimates for departures are 2.3% higher than in November 2007.
  • Seasonally adjusted estimates: During November 2008, departures (474,500 movements) decreased by 3.2% compared with October 2008 (490,300 movements). This followed a monthly decrease of 1.7% for September 2008 and a monthly increase of 1.2% for October 2008.
  • Original estimates: There were 432,700 departures from Australia during November 2008.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
December 2008 6 February 2009
January 2009 6 March 2009
February 2009 6 April 2009
March 2009 8 May 2009
April 2009 4 June 2009
May 2009 7 July 2009



DATA NOTES

This publication contains movement data which should not be interpreted as 'persons'. See paragraph 5 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail.

The statistics in this publication have been rounded to the nearest 100 for short-term movements and to the nearest 10 for permanent and long-term movements. As a result, sums of the components may not add exactly to totals. Analysis featured in this publication is based on unrounded data. Calculations made on rounded data may differ to those published.


MISSING DATA

The Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship has advised that November 2008 data excludes 3,580 arrivals. This represents 0.4% of all arrivals in November 2008. For further information refer to the DATA QUALITY ISSUES APPENDIX, paragraph NOVEMBER 2008 PROCESSING in this issue.


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Anne Ward on Canberra (02) 6252 6871.