For the estimated 652,200 visitors who arrived by scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries in 2002-03, the more popular towns and cities visited included Hobart City (511,900 or 78.5% of all visitors), Launceston City (373,600 or 57.3%) and Devonport (271,800 or 41.7%).
ALL VISITORS(a), Selected Tasmanian towns and cities visited
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| 2000-01 | 2001-02 | | 2002-03
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Towns or cities | '000 | '000 | | '000 | % of all visitors |
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Hobart City | 406.9 | 414.8 | | 511.9 | 78.5 |
Launceston City | 273.9 | 294.1 | | 373.6 | 57.3 |
Devonport | 177.9 | 193.9 | | 271.8 | 41.7 |
Richmond | 172.2 | 186.5 | | 224.9 | 34.5 |
Deloraine | 127.2 | 139.5 | | 200.1 | 30.7 |
Swansea | 143.2 | 151.0 | | 199.8 | 30.6 |
Bicheno | 141.4 | 147.4 | | 197.8 | 30.3 |
Queenstown | 124.7 | 139.9 | | 182.4 | 28.0 |
Burnie | 121.7 | 132.5 | | 182.0 | 27.9 |
Huonville | 99.1 | 142.6 | | 174.5 | 26.8 |
Strahan | 132.4 | 131.9 | | 170.4 | 26.1 |
Campbell Town | 104.5 | 117.2 | | 165.1 | 25.3 |
Coles Bay | 114.3 | 114.5 | | 155.1 | 23.8 |
New Norfolk | 111.6 | 117.1 | | 153.9 | 23.6 |
Ross | 97.2 | 110.7 | | 148.7 | 22.8 |
St Helens | 100.6 | 108.5 | | 146.9 | 22.5 |
Sheffield | 90.8 | 97.7 | | 134.2 | 20.6 |
Zeehan | 89.9 | 100.3 | | 134.1 | 20.6 |
Orford | 98.3 | 99.4 | | 134.0 | 20.5 |
(a) Includes visitors who arrived on scheduled airline flights and Bass Strait ferries only.
Source: Tourism Tasmania - Tasmanian Visitor Survey.. |