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Toursim in Australia
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Oversea students study in Australia
In 2004, Australia was the fifth largest destination globally for overseas students. -
Coming to Australia for education purposes
In 2005, there were 375,000 overseas visitor arrivals to Australia for education purposes, more than double the 137,000 visitor arrivals to Australia in 1995 for education, and more than ten times the 30,000 education arrivals in 1985. -
The number of visitors in Australia
The number of overseas visitors arriving in Australia to study in 2005 was 375,000, more than ten times the number (30,000) that arrived in 1985. -
Education
Australia has the highest proportion of overseas student enrolments in higher education relative to domestic enrolments in the OECD and the sector earnt anestimated AUD $15.5 billion in international revenues during 2008 -
Exchange rates
Exchange rates have more bearing on tourism expenditure than visitation. People are still travelling to Australia in
significant numbers, with 5.9 million visitors in 2010. -
A high Australian dollar
A high Australian dollar has more impact on visitors’ spending once they arrive in Australia and less impact on
international visitor numbers and nights. People are still travelling to Australia in significant numbers, with 5.9 million
visitors in 2010, up 5.4 per cent compared to 2009. -
Domestic overnight trips in Australia
Travellers took a record 76 million domestic overnight trips during the year ending September 2013 -
Number of Chinese visitor to Australia
Visitor arrivals from China continued in record numbers during the year ending September 2013.
The publication reported overall Chinese visitor numbers for the year reached 676,445, up 18 per cent on the previous year
