Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia

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Statistics on international travel arriving in and departing from Australia.

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June 2024
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Key statistics

In June 2024:

  • Short-term visitor arrivals: 587,760 – an increase of 8.4% on one year earlier
  • Short-term resident returns: 863,950 – an increase of 18.4% on one year earlier
  • Total arrivals: 1,525,610 – an increase of 12.4% on one year earlier
  • Total departures: 1,762,410 – an increase of 13.2% on one year earlier

These statistics report on the number of international border crossings rather than the number of people. Most data in this release are rounded to the nearest 10. As a result, sums of components may not add exactly to totals.

Overseas Migration Statistics

This release presents statistics on all overseas arrivals and departures, which is not the same as overseas migration statistics.

If you are looking for ABS statistics on overseas migration, please refer to:

Arrivals and departures

  1. Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional data will be revised in the next issue of this publication.
  1. Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional data will be revised in the next issue of this publication.
  1. Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional estimates will be revised in the next issue of this publication.
1.4 Arrivals and departures by category of travel - annual change(a)(b)
Category of travel(a)Jun 2019
(no.)		Jun 2022
(no.)		Jun 2023
(no.)		Jun 2024
(no.)		Jun 2023 to
Jun 2024 change (%)
Total arrivals1,562,130730,4001,357,6801,525,61012.4
    Permanent arrivals9,0609,72012,59011,920-5.3
    Australian resident returns 
        long-term10,16016,88012,50011,260-9.9
        short-term841,950390,890729,540863,95018.4
    Overseas visitor arrivals 
        long-term40,62037,61060,98050,720-16.8
        short-term660,340275,300542,080587,7608.4
Total departures1,800,580880,8601,556,7101,762,41013.2
    Australian resident departures 
        long-term20,41017,60021,63020,560-5.0
        short-term1,047,830621,1501,014,9501,089,5107.3
    Overseas visitor departures 
        long-term20,31039,92027,50029,7108.1
        short-term712,040202,190492,630622,63026.4
  1. For further information about categories of travel, see the Glossary section of the Methodology page.
  2. Category of travel data is not available from provisional estimates.

Visitor arrivals - short-term

Compares international visitor arrivals each month by source country and change at the state and territory level. Analysis in this section is undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year).

For visitor arrivals to Australia in June 2024:

  • A total of 587,760 short-term trips were recorded, an increase of 45,680 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.
  • The number of trips was 11.0% lower than the pre-COVID level in June 2019.
  • New Zealand was the largest source country, accounting for 18% of all visitor arrivals.

Countries where visitors came from

The three leading source countries where visitors came from were:

  • New Zealand (103,850 trips)
  • China (55,670)
  • The USA (52,460).

Details

State or territory of stay

All travellers are asked their intended address in Australia upon arrival. For June 2024, the highest number of visitor arrivals for short-term trips was observed for New South Wales (209,940), whilst Tasmania recorded the fewest (3,720).

2.3 Short-term visitor arrivals, state or territory of stay - June 2024

This map presents the number of short-term visitor arrivals in Australia in June 2024, by their state of intended stay.

2.4 Short-term visitor arrivals, state or territory of stay
State or territory of stayJun 2019 (no.)Jun 2022 (no.)Jun 2023 (no.)Jun 2024 (no.)Jun 2023 to Jun 2024 change (%)
NSW235,05091,340203,410209,9403.2
Vic.170,79074,060132,140154,82017.2
Qld156,51063,610123,700130,3705.4
SA16,4508,85015,70015,350-2.2
WA62,95029,19050,37062,12023.3
Tas.4,5402,8004,7703,720-22.0
NT7,0701,7504,9705,1203.1
ACT6,9603,6906,9806,260-10.2
Australia(a)660,340275,300542,080587,7608.4
  1. Includes Other Territories.

Visitor arrivals - state and territory

Compares international visitor arrivals each month by source country for each state and territory. Analyses in this section are undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year) unless otherwise stated.

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

Northern Territory

Australian Capital Territory

Arrivals - international students

Compares international student arrivals each month by visa type.

  • In June 2024 there were 39,230 international student arrivals to Australia, a decrease of 11,390 students compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.
  • The number of student arrivals in June 2024 was 14.8% lower than the pre-COVID levels in June 2019.
  1. International student visa holders whether it be for a short-term (less than 1 year) or long-term (1 year or more) duration. This is not the same as when a traveller self reports 'education' as their main reason for journey.
  2. English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students.

Resident returns - short-term

Compares international resident returns each month by destination country and change at the state and territory level. Analysis in this section is undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year).

For residents returning from overseas in June 2024:

  • A total of 863,950 short-term trips were recorded, an increase of 134,410 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.
  • The number of trips was 2.6% higher than the pre-COVID level in June 2019.
  • Indonesia was the most popular destination country, accounting for 17% of all resident returns.

Destination countries

The three leading destination countries residents returned from were:

  • Indonesia (147,360 trips)
  • New Zealand (77,760)
  • The UK (65,090).

Details

State or territory of residence

All travellers are asked their intended address in Australia upon arrival. For June 2024, the highest number of resident returns from short-term trips was observed for New South Wales (270,650), whilst the Northern Territory recorded the fewest (5,430).

12.3 Short-term resident returns, state or territory of residence - June 2024

This map presents the number of short-term resident returns in Australia in June 2024, by their state of residence.

12.4 Short-term resident returns, state or territory of residence
State or territory of residenceJun 2019 (no.)Jun 2022 (no.)Jun 2023 (no.)Jun 2024 (no.)Jun 2023 to Jun 2024 change (%)
NSW277,460142,000236,510270,65014.4
Vic.236,410115,550208,380238,15014.3
Qld152,74066,210134,840172,41027.9
SA41,06014,61031,94040,98028.3
WA101,94039,36092,220111,40020.8
Tas.9,2603,2207,9208,5207.7
NT6,8801,7604,2605,43027.5
ACT16,1708,06013,35016,25021.7
Australia(a)841,950390,890729,540863,95018.4
  1. Includes Other Territories.

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Data Explorer datasets

Two Overseas Arrivals and Departures datasets are available in Data Explorer.

1. Visitor arrivals and resident returns, Selected Countries of Residence/Destinations

2. Visitor arrivals and resident returns, Intended Length of Stay and Main Reason for Journey

Caution: Data in Data Explorer is currently released after the 11:30am release on the ABS website. Please check the reference period when using Data Explorer.

For information on Data Explorer and how it works, see the Data Explorer user guide.

Data notes

This release contains overseas movement data which should not be interpreted as 'persons'. See the Scope section, paragraph 1 in the Methodology for more detail.

The statistics in this release have been rounded. See the Confidentiality section in the Methodology for more detail.

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 3401.0.

Methodology

Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia methodology, June 2024

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