NAME OF COLLECTION
Flinders Island Travel Survey
Contact
Market Research Manager
Tourism Tasmania
GPO Box 399
HOBART TAS 7001
Telephone: Hobart 03 6230 8162
Facsimile: Hobart 03 6230 8353
Email:: research@tourism.tas.gov.au
Internet: http://www.tas.gov.au/
Purpose
To monitor the level and characteristics of visitors to Flinders Island.
Description
A stratified sample survey of 1,500 passengers departing Flinders Island over a twelve-month period. Information is collected from adult visitors by means of a self-completed questionnaire.
Data detail
- age and sex;
- place of residence;
- length of stay;
- main purpose of visit;
- main transport on island;
- expenditure on island;
- activities;
- places of interest visited;
- items purchased; and
- type of accommodation used.
Geographic coverage
Flinders Island in Bass Strait
Frequency of data availability
Irregular, Calendar Year.
Next survey will be conducted in 2001
Historical data
Data are available for 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2000.
Products and services available
Publications
Flinders Island Travel Survey
Other
Unpublished data may be available on request.