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Low levels of travel continue in June

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Released

14/07/2020

Source

Overseas Travel Statistics, Provisional, June 2020

Overseas arrivals decreased 98 per cent in June 2020, compared with June 2019, according to provisional data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

ABS Director of Migration Statistics, Jenny Dobak said: "Although arrivals to Australia increased from 19,400 in May to 25,800 in June, this was still down 98 per cent from the levels seen this time last year."

"This continues to reflect the overall low levels of travel observed since travel restrictions were first introduced in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic."

Nearly two out of three (65 per cent) arrivals in June were Australian or New Zealand citizens, similar to the proportion seen in May (69 per cent).

All arrivals - Australian citizens and non-Australian citizens - provisional estimates
	All arrivals
Jun-17	1,424,630
Jul-17	1,912,280
Aug-17	1,624,750
Sep-17	1,670,390
Oct-17	1,881,130
Nov-17	1,602,460
Dec-17	1,790,630
Jan-18	2,129,950
Feb-18	1,730,770
Mar-18	1,684,620
Apr-18	1,669,910
May-18	1,481,410
Jun-18	1,514,670
Jul-18	2,010,030
Aug-18	1,720,360
Sep-18	1,724,040
Oct-18	1,968,070
Nov-18	1,669,820
Dec-18	1,855,280
Jan-19	2,217,820
Feb-19	1,793,390
Mar-19	1,663,990
Apr-19	1,714,550
May-19	1,589,960
Jun-19	1,563,090
Jul-19	2,013,180
Aug-19	1,785,080
Sep-19	1,749,270
Oct-19	1,982,920
Nov-19	1,724,520
Dec-19	1,892,440
Jan-20	2,258,940
Feb-20	1,571,490
Mar-20	923,980
Apr-20	21,620
May-20	19,400
Jun-20	25,770

All arrivals - Australian citizens and non-Australian citizens - provisional estimates

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Further details can be found in Overseas Travel Statistics - Provisional (cat. no. 3401.0.55.004) available for free download on the ABS website https://www.abs.gov.au
This is a new publication in response to COVID-19 and the heightened interest in traveller data. It provides information 4 weeks earlier than the regular monthly Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) publication (cat. no. 3401.0)

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