TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Attendee numbers presented in this section relate to the 2005 and 2006 calendar years, and were provided by the venues and institutions named in Table 13.3. Data on attendees refer to the total number of visits/admissions to the venue or institution. Persons who attended a venue or institution more than once during the year were counted each time they visited.
13.3 Attendees, Selected tourist attraction venues - ACT - 2005 and 2006 |
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| 2005 | 2006 | |
| Venue | no. | no. | |
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| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) - Arena Events | 74 583 | 44 673 | |
| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) - Tours | 117 736 | 124 915 | |
| Australian National Botanic Gardens | 445 586 | 478 113 | |
| Australian War Memorial | 842 725 | 833 245 | |
| Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex | 63 315 | 65 467 | |
| CSIRO Discover Centre | 51 934 | 59 428 | |
| National Archives of Australia | 40 437 | 32 342 | |
| National Gallery of Australia | 399 378 | 439 813 | |
| National Film and Screen Archives | (a)na | 66 211 | |
| National Museum of Australia(b) | 480 450 | 585 835 | |
| National Science & Technology Centre (Questacon)(c) | 407 316 | 349 579 | |
| Old Parliament House(d) | 296 926 | 235 395 | |
| Parliament House(e) | 889 523 | 889 427 | |
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| na not available |
| (a) Prior to July 2005, visitor statistics are only available for financial years. |
| (b) Includes visitors to permanent exhibitions and visitors to temporary exhibition gallery. |
| (c) Vistors entering galleries (excludes events). |
| (d) Includes front of House, Café, functions, schools and the National Portrait gallery on site. |
| (e) Visitor numbers include some building occupants, and some visitors who come to Parliament House for official, work or social purposes rather than as tourists. |
| Tourist attraction venues, Data available on request. |
The ACT tourist attractions reporting the largest numbers of attendees during 2006 were Parliament House (889,427), the Australian War Memorial (833,245) and the National Museum of Australia (585,835).
