1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Jun 2009  
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SHORT-TERM DEPARTURES ON HOLIDAY

  • Of the 425,000 Western Australians residents travelling abroad in 2007-08, almost 60% travelled to nearby South-East Asian countries. The top three destinations were Indonesia (25%), Thailand (15%) and Singapore (9%), followed by New Zealand and the United Kingdom (both about 7%).
  • In the March quarter 2009, over 89,000 Western Australians departed for a short-term visit overseas, almost 8% more than in the same quarter of the previous year. However, the economic downturn may have resulted in greater numbers of Western Australians choosing less expensive holiday destinations. The most common destination was Indonesia, which had a 24% increase in the number of visitors from Western Australia compared with the March quarter of the previous year. Resident departures for Malaysia were also significantly higher (up 56%).
  • By contrast, Thailand received fewer visitors from Western Australia in the March quarter 2009 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, possibly reflecting the political and personal safety concerns of would-be travellers. Numbers departing for Hong Kong and the United States of America were also significantly down.

2 Short-term Overseas Resident Departures(a), top 10 countries of destinations: Original
2007-08
Mar qtr 08
Jun qtr 08
Sep qtr 08
Dec qtr 08
Mar qtr 09
Countries
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
RESIDENT DEPARTURES(b)
Indonesia
104 097
23 516
29 161
40 082
33 932
29 148
Thailand
63 528
11 323
16 317
17 842
13 956
9 945
Singapore
37 324
6 805
7 511
8 888
8 946
7 493
New Zealand
31 039
8 155
5 014
8 413
8 663
7 495
United Kingdom(c)
29 650
3 366
9 613
11 938
5 297
3 032
Malaysia
23 960
5 435
5 010
7 443
8 327
8 500
United States of America
18 316
2 727
5 473
6 182
4 941
2 071
Hong Kong(d)
12 823
3 096
3 399
3 758
3 753
2 146
Japan
6 361
2 800
1 197
785
1 458
3 090
South Africa
4 892
866
1 137
1 209
1 619
1 070
Europe(e)
32 867
2 303
11 668
13 371
4 923
2 061
Total(f)
425 093
82 825
109 970
138 398
116 083
89 392
(a) Comprises travellers whose intended stay is less than 12 months.
(b) Residents departures by air on holiday to selected country of main destination.
(c) Includes Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland
(d) Special Administrative Region of China.
(e) Excluding United Kingdom.
(f) Total includes countries not listed.
Source: ABS data available on request, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, cat. no. 3401.0.



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