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Tourist accommodation refers to establishments that provide mainly short-term (less than two months) non-residential accommodation to the general public.

Each quarter, the ABS publishes statistics for hotels, motels and guest houses and serviced apartments. For 2000 and 2003, statistics are also available for holiday flats, units and houses; caravan parks and visitor hostels.


HOLIDAY FLATS, UNITS AND HOUSES

In Tasmania at the December quarter 2003, there were 161 holiday flats, units and houses with 753 bed spaces available from 8 letting entities.

ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY, Holiday flats, units and houses(a), Tasmania
	no.
December quarter 2000
Letting entities(b)	10
Total holiday flats, units and houses	212
Bed spaces	1,023
December Quarter 2003
Letting entities(b)	8
Total holiday flats, units and houses	161
Bed spaces	753
(a) Operated by owners, managers or real estate agents who have sole letting rights to at least 15 flats, units or houses for short-term letting. Excludes establishments mainly operated on a time-share basis. (b) The number of owners, managers or real estate agents within the scope of the survey who operated for any part of the survey period. Source: Tourist Accommodation, Expanded Scope Collection, Australia (cat. no. 8635.0.55.001).

ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY, Caravan parks(a)(b), Tasmania
		no.
December quarter 2000
Establishments		44
Capacity
	On-site vans	305
	Other powered sites	3,059
	Unpowered sites	1,620
	Cabins, flats, units and villas	447
	Total capacity	5,431
December Quarter 2003
Establishments		47
Capacity
	On-site vans	279
	Other powered sites	2,895
	Unpowered sites	1,235
	Cabins, flats, units and villas	637
	Total capacity	5,046
(a) Establishments with 40 or more powered sites and cabins that provide either short-term or long-term accommodation to the general public. (b) Break in series between the March and June quarters 2003. In Tasmania, 5 caravan parks were added as a result of frame maintenance. Source: Tourist Accommodation, Expanded Scope Collection, Australia (cat. no. 8635.0.55.001).

ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY, Visitor hostels(a), Tasmania
	no.
December quarter 2000
Establishments	27
Bed spaces	1,827
December Quarter 2003
Establishments	26
Bed spaces	1,943
(a) Establishments with 25 or more bed spaces that provide accommodation to visitors on a bed basis (rather than by room). Source: Tourist Accommodation, Expanded Scope Collection, Australia (cat. no. 8635.0.55.001).