Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, January 2022

These statistics report on the number of international border crossings rather than the number of people. Most data in this release are rounded to the nearest 10. As a result, sums of components may not add exactly to totals.

Overseas Migration Statistics

This release presents statistics on all overseas arrivals and departures, which is not the same as overseas migration statistics.

If you are looking for ABS statistics on overseas migration, please refer to:

Arrivals and departures

1.1 Total overseas arrivals - recent months
	Arrivals ('000)	Arrivals - provisional(a) ('000)
Jan-21	31.16	-
Feb-21	25.21	-
Mar-21	31.99	-
Apr-21	53.91	-
May-21	114.52	-
Jun-21	102.48	-
Jul-21	74.86	-
Aug-21	26.98	-
Sep-21	18.84	-
Oct-21	15.73	-
Nov-21	72.25	-
Dec-21	195.76	-
Jan-22	265.19	-
Feb-22	-	272.34

1.1 Total overseas arrivals - recent months

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(a) Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional data will be revised in the next issue of this publication.

1.2 Total overseas departures - recent months
	Departures ('000)	Departures - provisional(a) ('000)
Jan-21	41.86	-
Feb-21	31.97	-
Mar-21	31.31	-
Apr-21	63.92	-
May-21	107.23	-
Jun-21	98.35	-
Jul-21	87.02	-
Aug-21	37.18	-
Sep-21	30.33	-
Oct-21	36.82	-
Nov-21	91.1	-
Dec-21	227.23	-
Jan-22	188.2	-
Feb-22	-	178.72

1.2 Total overseas departures - recent months

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(a) Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional data will be revised in the next issue of this publication.

Provisional Estimates

To provide more timely travel data in response to COVID-19, provisional estimates for total overseas arrivals and total overseas departures are now included in Graphs 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3. Additional provisional data are available under the Data downloads for State of clearance (Table 13), Country of citizenship (Table 14), and Visa group (Table 15). No further breakdowns of provisional data are available, other than those which appear in this release.

1.3 Total overseas arrivals and departures - January 2012 to February 2022(a)
	Arrivals (M)	Departures (M)
Jan-12	1.54	1.29
Feb-12	1.23	1.04
Mar-12	1.16	1.21
Apr-12	1.19	1.22
May-12	1.01	1.11
Jun-12	1.10	1.27
Jul-12	1.43	1.19
Aug-12	1.20	1.24
Sep-12	1.25	1.30
Oct-12	1.45	1.18
Nov-12	1.22	1.25
Dec-12	1.32	1.54
Jan-13	1.58	1.32
Feb-13	1.26	1.09
Mar-13	1.24	1.29
Apr-13	1.23	1.26
May-13	1.10	1.20
Jun-13	1.16	1.34
Jul-13	1.51	1.30
Aug-13	1.30	1.34
Sep-13	1.33	1.38
Oct-13	1.53	1.23
Nov-13	1.28	1.30
Dec-13	1.42	1.68
Jan-14	1.74	1.47
Feb-14	1.34	1.18
Mar-14	1.28	1.30
Apr-14	1.33	1.41
May-14	1.19	1.27
Jun-14	1.18	1.42
Jul-14	1.59	1.34
Aug-14	1.36	1.43
Sep-14	1.38	1.41
Oct-14	1.57	1.30
Nov-14	1.34	1.36
Dec-14	1.46	1.71
Jan-15	1.78	1.49
Feb-15	1.42	1.24
Mar-15	1.39	1.45
Apr-15	1.37	1.41
May-15	1.22	1.31
Jun-15	1.23	1.46
Jul-15	1.65	1.43
Aug-15	1.42	1.45
Sep-15	1.46	1.48
Oct-15	1.65	1.40
Nov-15	1.42	1.44
Dec-15	1.58	1.85
Jan-16	1.91	1.64
Feb-16	1.56	1.37
Mar-16	1.48	1.54
Apr-16	1.47	1.49
May-16	1.30	1.39
Jun-16	1.33	1.58
Jul-16	1.83	1.57
Aug-16	1.51	1.55
Sep-16	1.59	1.60
Oct-16	1.78	1.50
Nov-16	1.51	1.54
Dec-16	1.72	1.99
Jan-17	2.07	1.78
Feb-17	1.63	1.39
Mar-17	1.52	1.58
Apr-17	1.65	1.71
May-17	1.40	1.49
Jun-17	1.42	1.67
Jul-17	1.91	1.65
Aug-17	1.62	1.66
Sep-17	1.67	1.70
Oct-17	1.88	1.57
Nov-17	1.60	1.64
Dec-17	1.76	2.08
Jan-18	2.13	1.81
Feb-18	1.73	1.52
Mar-18	1.68	1.74
Apr-18	1.67	1.71
May-18	1.48	1.56
Jun-18	1.51	1.79
Jul-18	2.01	1.73
Aug-18	1.72	1.77
Sep-18	1.72	1.76
Oct-18	1.96	1.64
Nov-18	1.67	1.72
Dec-18	1.85	2.18
Jan-19	2.22	1.91
Feb-19	1.79	1.52
Mar-19	1.66	1.68
Apr-19	1.67	1.83
May-19	1.59	1.63
Jun-19	1.56	1.80
Jul-19	2.01	1.76
Aug-19	1.78	1.81
Sep-19	1.75	1.80
Oct-19	1.98	1.68
Nov-19	1.72	1.74
Dec-19	1.89	2.24
Jan-20	2.26	1.97
Feb-20	1.57	1.29
Mar-20	0.92	0.83
Apr-20	0.02	0.06
May-20	0.02	0.03
Jun-20	0.03	0.04
Jul-20	0.02	0.06
Aug-20	0.01	0.06
Sep-20	0.02	0.05
Oct-20	0.02	0.05
Nov-20	0.03	0.04
Dec-20	0.03	0.05
Jan-21	0.03	0.04
Feb-21	0.03	0.03
Mar-21	0.03	0.03
Apr-21	0.05	0.06
May-21	0.11	0.11
Jun-21	0.10	0.10
Jul-21	0.07	0.09
Aug-21	0.03	0.04
Sep-21	0.02	0.03
Oct-21	0.02	0.04
Nov-21	0.07	0.09
Dec-21	0.20	0.23
Jan-22	0.27	0.19
Feb-22	0.27	0.18

1.3 Total overseas arrivals and departures - January 2012 to February 2022(a)

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(a) Provisional data for the most recent month has not had the full quality assurance methods applied as is done for the earlier months. Provisional estimates will be revised in the next issue of this publication.

1.4 Arrivals and departures by category of travel - monthly change(a)
	Jan-20	Jan-21	Dec-21	Jan-22	Monthly change Dec 21 to Jan 22
Category of travel	(no.)	(no.)	(no.)	(no.)	(no.)
Permanent arrivals(b)	7,810	2,260	11,390	8,090	-3,300
Australian resident returns(c)
long-term	11,900	7,330	25,970	14,990	-10,980
short-term	1,397,420	11,350	52,750	151,480	98,740
Overseas visitor arrivals(d)
long-term	73,560	2,240	32,600	36,740	4,140
short-term	766,590	7,990	73,050	53,880	-19,180
TOTAL ARRIVALS	2,257,280	31,160	195,760	265,190	69,420
Australian resident departures(c)
long-term	37,240	3,720	18,580	35,260	16,680
short-term	942,920	13,410	167,410	107,020	-60,400
Overseas Visitor departures(d)
long-term	30,360	10,140	28,220	21,550	-6,680
short-term	963,890	14,590	13,010	24,380	11,370
TOTAL DEPARTURES	1,974,400	41,860	227,230	188,200	-39,030

a. Category of travel data is not available from provisional estimates.
b. Permanent arrivals (settlers) comprise: travellers who hold permanent visas, New Zealand citizens who indicate on their passenger card an intention to migrate permanently, and those who are otherwise identified as eligible to settle.
c. Australian resident includes Australian citizens, permanent visa holders residing in Australia, and any New Zealand citizens who can be identified as a resident.
d. An overseas visitor is any traveller arriving to, or departing from, Australia who is not an Australian resident.
NOTE: Long-term are travellers who have been away or in Australia for 12 months or more. Short-term are travellers who have been away or in Australia for less than 12 months.

Visitor arrivals - short-term

Compares international visitor arrivals each month by source country and change at the state and territory level. Analysis in this section is undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year).

For visitor arrivals to Australia:

A total of 53,880 short-term trips were recorded, an increase of 45,890 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.
January 2022 trips decreased 92.6% when compared with pre-COVID levels in January 2019.
The UK was the largest source country, accounting for 17% of all visitor arrivals.

2.1 Short-term visitor arrivals
	Short-term visitor arrivals, Aust. ('000)
Jan 2012	501.99
Feb 2012	565.75
Mar 2012	543.83
Apr 2012	465.10
May 2012	393.43
Jun 2012	420.51
Jul 2012	499.86
Aug 2012	498.74
Sep 2012	475.47
Oct 2012	521.01
Nov 2012	560.10
Dec 2012	721.32
Jan 2013	488.67
Feb 2013	616.97
Mar 2013	588.87
Apr 2013	461.54
May 2013	413.33
Jun 2013	447.52
Jul 2013	530.91
Aug 2013	529.35
Sep 2013	493.89
Oct 2013	542.76
Nov 2013	578.13
Dec 2013	789.76
Jan 2014	562.51
Feb 2014	637.63
Mar 2014	600.82
Apr 2014	528.56
May 2014	472.88
Jun 2014	457.90
Jul 2014	589.65
Aug 2014	540.91
Sep 2014	521.75
Oct 2014	586.68
Nov 2014	611.23
Dec 2014	811.83
Jan 2015	547.43
Feb 2015	726.06
Mar 2015	679.27
Apr 2015	550.15
May 2015	485.66
Jun 2015	488.15
Jul 2015	628.27
Aug 2015	574.14
Sep 2015	571.99
Oct 2015	625.80
Nov 2015	671.54
Dec 2015	901.32
Jan 2016	617.67
Feb 2016	798.61
Mar 2016	757.35
Apr 2016	610.50
May 2016	541.28
Jun 2016	555.07
Jul 2016	715.78
Aug 2016	632.14
Sep 2016	647.04
Oct 2016	695.92
Nov 2016	721.83
Dec 2016	976.15
Jan 2017	723.99
Feb 2017	787.58
Mar 2017	772.23
Apr 2017	700.01
May 2017	579.09
Jun 2017	606.01
Jul 2017	746.41
Aug 2017	702.90
Sep 2017	663.59
Oct 2017	741.36
Nov 2017	777.09
Dec 2017	1,015.04
Jan 2018	702.58
Feb 2018	914.53
Mar 2018	872.35
Apr 2018	679.78
May 2018	609.45
Jun 2018	646.65
Jul 2018	774.36
Aug 2018	741.71
Sep 2018	690.19
Oct 2018	753.96
Nov 2018	802.16
Dec 2018	1,057.90
Jan 2019	731.13
Feb 2019	927.24
Mar 2019	836.35
Apr 2019	700.37
May 2019	668.28
Jun 2019	660.34
Jul 2019	790.38
Aug 2019	789.20
Sep 2019	694.96
Oct 2019	774.02
Nov 2019	815.91
Dec 2019	1,077.72
Jan 2020	766.59
Feb 2020	685.41
Mar 2020	331.89
Apr 2020	2.25
May 2020	3.44
Jun 2020	5.40
Jul 2020	3.53
Aug 2020	3.03
Sep 2020	3.72
Oct 2020	6.07
Nov 2020	7.57
Dec 2020	8.82
Jan 2021	7.99
Feb 2021	6.26
Mar 2021	8.32
Apr 2021	22.61
May 2021	36.19
Jun 2021	36.77
Jul 2021	18.75
Aug 2021	6.24
Sep 2021	4.41
Oct 2021	4.31
Nov 2021	20.86
Dec 2021	73.05
Jan 2022	53.88

2.1 Short-term visitor arrivals

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Countries where visitors came from

The three leading source countries where visitors came from were:

The UK (9,320 trips)
India (6,390)
The USA (4,760).

Details

2.2 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia - Top 10 source countries(a)
Country of Residence	Jan 2021	Jan 2022
UK	740	9,320
India	300	6,390
USA	890	4,760
Singapore	350	3,030
China(b)	380	2,600
New Zealand	1,580	2,180
Canada	150	1,570
France	170	1,490
Korea, South	60	1,350
Germany	120	1,250

2.3 Short-term visitor arrivals - Top 10 source countries(a)
Country of Residence	Jan 2020 (no.)	Jan 2021 (no.)	Dec 2021 (no.)	Jan 2022 (no.)	Dec 2021 to Jan 2022 change
UK	72,100	740	12,440	9,320	-3,120
India	24,450	300	7,520	6,390	-1,130
USA	70,550	890	7,390	4,760	-2,630
Singapore	19,420	350	9,180	3,030	-6,150
China(b)	156,610	380	2,740	2,600	-150
New Zealand	97,060	1,580	3,800	2,180	-1,620
Canada	18,280	150	1,700	1,570	-120
France	12,810	170	1,410	1,490	70
Korea, South	29,440	60	1,270	1,350	80
Germany	18,510	120	1,600	1,250	-340

State or territory of stay

All travellers are asked their intended address in Australia upon arrival.

The ABS is currently conducting an investigation into a potential data quality issue with OAD source data which is affecting the state and territory level data. Due to this investigation, the information in this section is not currently available. Data will be updated in this publication as soon as possible.

Visitor arrivals - short-term - state and territory

Compares international visitor arrivals each month by source country for each state and territory. The additional information is being provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyses in this section are undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year) unless otherwise stated.

The ABS is currently conducting an investigation into a potential data quality issue with OAD source data which is affecting the state and territory level data. Due to this investigation, the information in this section is not currently available. Data will be updated in this publication as soon as possible.

Visitor arrivals - short-term - Calendar year 2021

Compares annual international travel arrivals over time by source country, by state and territory, by age and sex, by main reason for journey and by median duration of trip. All analysis in this section is done on short-term trips (less than 1 year).

For the most recent analysis by financial year see the Article Archive section at the bottom of the lefthand navigation bar.

Visitors arriving in Australia in 2021:

There were 245,770 visitor arrivals, down 86.6% on the previous year
New Zealand was the largest source country, accounting for 96,830 visitors nationally
The main reason for travel was 'Visiting friends/relatives' (60.1%). A year ago it was 'Holiday' (43.2%)
Nationally, the median duration of stay in Australia was 30 days.

Effects of COVID-19 outbreak

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Initially, the Australian Government placed travel restrictions on those travelling to Australia from mainland China commencing 1 February 2020 and restrictions on other countries soon followed. From 20 March 2020, all overseas travel was banned, with few exceptions. The pandemic has continued to disrupt international travel with volumes at a record low in 2021.

From 1 November 2021, the Australian Government began to ease international travel restrictions with some fully vaccinated groups. Initially, Australian citizens and permanent residents were permitted to travel to and from Australia without exemption. This was then extended to citizens from additional countries and eligible visa holders.

Annual visitor arrivals

There were 245,770 visitor arrivals in 2021. This was down 86.6% on the previous year with 1.6 million fewer arrivals.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in substantial declines in travel movements since the introduction of border restrictions in March 2020. International travel restrictions began to ease in November 2021, resulting in an increase in arrivals.

11.1 Short-term visitor arrivals by month
2021	'000	Change ('000)(a)
Jan	7.99	-758.6
Feb	6.26	-679.15
Mar	8.32	-323.57
Apr	22.61	20.36
May	36.19	32.75
Jun	36.77	31.38
Jul	18.75	15.23
Aug	6.24	3.21
Sep	4.41	0.7
Oct	4.31	-1.77
Nov	20.86	13.29
Dec	73.05	64.23
Annual Total	245.77	-1,581.95

(a) Numerical change when compared to the same period of the previous year.

Visitor arrivals to Australia have generally been increasing over recent decades, with a strong continuous increase in the ten years up to 2019. However, due to the impact of COVID-19, a substantial decline has been observed from February 2020 onwards.

Peaks were seen during the:

Brisbane Expo in 1988
Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Decreases were experienced during the:

Asian financial crisis in 1998
2001 September 11 attacks in the USA
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003
Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008
global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

11.2 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — year ending up to December 2021
	Short-term visitor arrivals (M)
Dec-81	0.94
Jan-82	0.95
Feb-82	0.95
Mar-82	0.95
Apr-82	0.96
May-82	0.96
Jun-82	0.95
Jul-82	0.95
Aug-82	0.95
Sep-82	0.96
Oct-82	0.96
Nov-82	0.96
Dec-82	0.95
Jan-83	0.96
Feb-83	0.96
Mar-83	0.95
Apr-83	0.93
May-83	0.93
Jun-83	0.93
Jul-83	0.93
Aug-83	0.94
Sep-83	0.93
Oct-83	0.93
Nov-83	0.94
Dec-83	0.94
Jan-84	0.94
Feb-84	0.95
Mar-84	0.95
Apr-84	0.97
May-84	0.98
Jun-84	0.99
Jul-84	0.99
Aug-84	0.99
Sep-84	0.99
Oct-84	1.00
Nov-84	1.01
Dec-84	1.02
Jan-85	1.02
Feb-85	1.03
Mar-85	1.06
Apr-85	1.06
May-85	1.06
Jun-85	1.06
Jul-85	1.06
Aug-85	1.07
Sep-85	1.08
Oct-85	1.09
Nov-85	1.12
Dec-85	1.14
Jan-86	1.16
Feb-86	1.18
Mar-86	1.20
Apr-86	1.23
May-86	1.24
Jun-86	1.26
Jul-86	1.29
Aug-86	1.31
Sep-86	1.33
Oct-86	1.35
Nov-86	1.39
Dec-86	1.43
Jan-87	1.47
Feb-87	1.50
Mar-87	1.52
Apr-87	1.54
May-87	1.57
Jun-87	1.59
Jul-87	1.62
Aug-87	1.66
Sep-87	1.69
Oct-87	1.73
Nov-87	1.75
Dec-87	1.78
Jan-88	1.81
Feb-88	1.84
Mar-88	1.88
Apr-88	1.91
May-88	1.94
Jun-88	1.99
Jul-88	2.05
Aug-88	2.11
Sep-88	2.16
Oct-88	2.20
Nov-88	2.23
Dec-88	2.25
Jan-89	2.26
Feb-89	2.27
Mar-89	2.26
Apr-89	2.26
May-89	2.24
Jun-89	2.22
Jul-89	2.19
Aug-89	2.16
Sep-89	2.13
Oct-89	2.09
Nov-89	2.08
Dec-89	2.08
Jan-90	2.09
Feb-90	2.09
Mar-90	2.10
Apr-90	2.12
May-90	2.13
Jun-90	2.15
Jul-90	2.16
Aug-90	2.17
Sep-90	2.19
Oct-90	2.20
Nov-90	2.21
Dec-90	2.21
Jan-91	2.22
Feb-91	2.21
Mar-91	2.21
Apr-91	2.20
May-91	2.21
Jun-91	2.23
Jul-91	2.25
Aug-91	2.27
Sep-91	2.31
Oct-91	2.33
Nov-91	2.36
Dec-91	2.37
Jan-92	2.39
Feb-92	2.44
Mar-92	2.47
Apr-92	2.50
May-92	2.51
Jun-92	2.52
Jul-92	2.53
Aug-92	2.53
Sep-92	2.52
Oct-92	2.54
Nov-92	2.57
Dec-92	2.60
Jan-93	2.65
Feb-93	2.66
Mar-93	2.70
Apr-93	2.72
May-93	2.76
Jun-93	2.79
Jul-93	2.81
Aug-93	2.85
Sep-93	2.89
Oct-93	2.92
Nov-93	2.95
Dec-93	3.00
Jan-94	3.00
Feb-94	3.06
Mar-94	3.11
Apr-94	3.14
May-94	3.14
Jun-94	3.17
Jul-94	3.21
Aug-94	3.23
Sep-94	3.26
Oct-94	3.30
Nov-94	3.32
Dec-94	3.36
Jan-95	3.41
Feb-95	3.43
Mar-95	3.44
Apr-95	3.47
May-95	3.50
Jun-95	3.54
Jul-95	3.58
Aug-95	3.62
Sep-95	3.64
Oct-95	3.66
Nov-95	3.69
Dec-95	3.73
Jan-96	3.74
Feb-96	3.81
Mar-96	3.86
Apr-96	3.90
May-96	3.92
Jun-96	3.97
Jul-96	3.99
Aug-96	4.02
Sep-96	4.06
Oct-96	4.09
Nov-96	4.12
Dec-96	4.16
Jan-97	4.19
Feb-97	4.21
Mar-97	4.23
Apr-97	4.22
May-97	4.25
Jun-97	4.25
Jul-97	4.29
Aug-97	4.29
Sep-97	4.31
Oct-97	4.33
Nov-97	4.33
Dec-97	4.32
Jan-98	4.32
Feb-98	4.27
Mar-98	4.21
Apr-98	4.23
May-98	4.22
Jun-98	4.22
Jul-98	4.19
Aug-98	4.19
Sep-98	4.18
Oct-98	4.17
Nov-98	4.16
Dec-98	4.17
Jan-99	4.17
Feb-99	4.22
Mar-99	4.27
Apr-99	4.26
May-99	4.28
Jun-99	4.29
Jul-99	4.30
Aug-99	4.34
Sep-99	4.37
Oct-99	4.41
Nov-99	4.46
Dec-99	4.46
Jan-00	4.47
Feb-00	4.51
Mar-00	4.53
Apr-00	4.60
May-00	4.62
Jun-00	4.65
Jul-00	4.69
Aug-00	4.71
Sep-00	4.76
Oct-00	4.79
Nov-00	4.83
Dec-00	4.93
Jan-01	4.99
Feb-01	4.98
Mar-01	5.00
Apr-01	5.00
May-01	5.01
Jun-01	5.03
Jul-01	5.05
Aug-01	5.06
Sep-01	5.02
Oct-01	4.98
Nov-01	4.89
Dec-01	4.86
Jan-02	4.82
Feb-02	4.83
Mar-02	4.84
Apr-02	4.80
May-02	4.80
Jun-02	4.77
Jul-02	4.74
Aug-02	4.73
Sep-02	4.72
Oct-02	4.77
Nov-02	4.83
Dec-02	4.84
Jan-03	4.86
Feb-03	4.85
Mar-03	4.79
Apr-03	4.76
May-03	4.69
Jun-03	4.66
Jul-03	4.65
Aug-03	4.64
Sep-03	4.67
Oct-03	4.68
Nov-03	4.71
Dec-03	4.75
Jan-04	4.77
Feb-04	4.80
Mar-04	4.84
Apr-04	4.92
May-04	5.00
Jun-04	5.06
Jul-04	5.11
Aug-04	5.15
Sep-04	5.16
Oct-04	5.17
Nov-04	5.17
Dec-04	5.20
Jan-05	5.24
Feb-05	5.28
Mar-05	5.35
Apr-05	5.35
May-05	5.36
Jun-05	5.37
Jul-05	5.40
Aug-05	5.43
Sep-05	5.45
Oct-05	5.46
Nov-05	5.45
Dec-05	5.46
Jan-06	5.47
Feb-06	5.45
Mar-06	5.42
Apr-06	5.45
May-06	5.44
Jun-06	5.45
Jul-06	5.43
Aug-06	5.41
Sep-06	5.42
Oct-06	5.43
Nov-06	5.45
Dec-06	5.49
Jan-07	5.48
Feb-07	5.51
Mar-07	5.55
Apr-07	5.55
May-07	5.58
Jun-07	5.59
Jul-07	5.60
Aug-07	5.62
Sep-07	5.63
Oct-07	5.63
Nov-07	5.64
Dec-07	5.61
Jan-08	5.60
Feb-08	5.64
Mar-08	5.63
Apr-08	5.62
May-08	5.64
Jun-08	5.62
Jul-08	5.67
Aug-08	5.65
Sep-08	5.62
Oct-08	5.61
Nov-08	5.58
Dec-08	5.57
Jan-09	5.59
Feb-09	5.54
Mar-09	5.51
Apr-09	5.54
May-09	5.54
Jun-09	5.52
Jul-09	5.44
Aug-09	5.44
Sep-09	5.48
Oct-09	5.50
Nov-09	5.52
Dec-09	5.56
Jan-10	5.55
Feb-10	5.61
Mar-10	5.65
Apr-10	5.63
May-10	5.63
Jun-10	5.67
Jul-10	5.72
Aug-10	5.76
Sep-10	5.80
Oct-10	5.81
Nov-10	5.84
Dec-10	5.87
Jan-11	5.90
Feb-11	5.90
Mar-11	5.88
Apr-11	5.91
May-11	5.92
Jun-11	5.90
Jul-11	5.90
Aug-11	5.91
Sep-11	5.87
Oct-11	5.87
Nov-11	5.88
Dec-11	5.87
Jan-12	5.90
Feb-12	5.90
Mar-12	5.94
Apr-12	5.95
May-12	5.96
Jun-12	5.99
Jul-12	5.99
Aug-12	6.02
Sep-12	6.06
Oct-12	6.08
Nov-12	6.12
Dec-12	6.17
Jan-13	6.15
Feb-13	6.21
Mar-13	6.25
Apr-13	6.25
May-13	6.27
Jun-13	6.29
Jul-13	6.32
Aug-13	6.36
Sep-13	6.37
Oct-13	6.40
Nov-13	6.41
Dec-13	6.48
Jan-14	6.56
Feb-14	6.58
Mar-14	6.59
Apr-14	6.66
May-14	6.71
Jun-14	6.73
Jul-14	6.78
Aug-14	6.80
Sep-14	6.82
Oct-14	6.87
Nov-14	6.90
Dec-14	6.92
Jan-15	6.91
Feb-15	7.00
Mar-15	7.07
Apr-15	7.10
May-15	7.11
Jun-15	7.14
Jul-15	7.18
Aug-15	7.21
Sep-15	7.26
Oct-15	7.30
Nov-15	7.36
Dec-15	7.45
Jan-16	7.52
Feb-16	7.59
Mar-16	7.67
Apr-16	7.73
May-16	7.79
Jun-16	7.85
Jul-16	7.94
Aug-16	8.00
Sep-16	8.07
Oct-16	8.14
Nov-16	8.19
Dec-16	8.27
Jan-17	8.38
Feb-17	8.36
Mar-17	8.38
Apr-17	8.47
May-17	8.51
Jun-17	8.56
Jul-17	8.59
Aug-17	8.66
Sep-17	8.68
Oct-17	8.72
Nov-17	8.78
Dec-17	8.82
Jan-18	8.79
Feb-18	8.92
Mar-18	9.02
Apr-18	9.00
May-18	9.03
Jun-18	9.07
Jul-18	9.10
Aug-18	9.14
Sep-18	9.17
Oct-18	9.18
Nov-18	9.20
Dec-18	9.25
Jan-19	9.27
Feb-19	9.29
Mar-19	9.25
Apr-19	9.27
May-19	9.33
Jun-19	9.34
Jul-19	9.36
Aug-19	9.41
Sep-19	9.41
Oct-19	9.43
Nov-19	9.45
Dec-19	9.47
Jan-20	9.50
Feb-20	9.26
Mar-20	8.76
Apr-20	8.06
May-20	7.39
Jun-20	6.74
Jul-20	5.95
Aug-20	5.16
Sep-20	4.47
Oct-20	3.70
Nov-20	2.90
Dec-20	1.83
Jan-21	1.07
Feb-21	0.39
Mar-21	0.07
Apr-21	0.09
May-21	0.12
Jun-21	0.15
Jul-21	0.17
Aug-21	0.17
Sep-21	0.17
Oct-21	0.17
Nov-21	0.18
Dec-21	0.25

COVID-19
GFC
SARS
2001 Sept 11 attacks
Olympics
Asian financial crisis
Expo

11.2 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — year ending up to December 2021

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Countries where visitors came from

Travel restrictions have resulted in a change in the source countries of visitors to Australia.

In 2021:

Short-term visitor arrivals for all top 5 source countries are lower when compared with the previous year, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
New Zealand (96,830 visits) was the largest source country for visitor arrivals
The UK (21,810) was the second largest.

In 2020, New Zealand was the largest and China the second largest.

11.3 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Top 5 source countries(a) — year ending up to December 2021
	New Zealand ('000)	UK ('000)	USA ('000)	Singapore ('000)	India ('000)
Dec-11	1,166.81	637.36	469.27	266.19	149.16
Jan-12	1,167.38	634.80	472.94	267.27	149.47
Feb-12	1,174.25	634.31	474.11	262.34	150.80
Mar-12	1,177.09	642.38	477.50	262.83	150.97
Apr-12	1,178.33	625.64	481.50	262.46	152.16
May-12	1,176.33	626.25	482.59	262.08	153.07
Jun-12	1,184.05	626.78	483.94	266.04	154.15
Jul-12	1,178.63	623.34	481.75	267.47	154.08
Aug-12	1,175.83	622.64	483.72	272.78	156.03
Sep-12	1,190.97	621.97	487.53	275.54	156.41
Oct-12	1,195.38	620.72	492.79	277.22	157.09
Nov-12	1,194.50	624.08	495.75	281.55	158.25
Dec-12	1,193.12	625.98	500.38	287.29	164.26
Jan-13	1,199.65	626.64	503.16	285.44	165.55
Feb-13	1,195.52	621.76	505.83	292.17	165.82
Mar-13	1,198.49	626.21	510.96	298.41	167.57
Apr-13	1,192.83	622.56	509.68	297.49	168.71
May-13	1,193.50	622.44	509.04	300.83	169.48
Jun-13	1,182.54	637.98	509.80	306.92	171.90
Jul-13	1,189.92	645.41	510.19	308.26	172.63
Aug-13	1,193.81	645.96	509.29	311.96	173.65
Sep-13	1,192.77	645.69	507.73	314.04	175.70
Oct-13	1,193.47	646.42	508.62	318.18	177.15
Nov-13	1,193.01	651.95	510.37	323.26	178.64
Dec-13	1,201.25	668.21	516.24	333.15	176.85
Jan-14	1,201.01	673.32	516.74	339.95	176.74
Feb-14	1,206.47	679.28	521.82	339.08	178.32
Mar-14	1,204.23	672.64	527.20	342.29	178.72
Apr-14	1,215.73	687.17	530.46	346.35	180.87
May-14	1,223.77	687.27	537.39	352.31	186.29
Jun-14	1,226.57	671.21	538.16	357.95	188.80
Jul-14	1,226.63	670.15	539.11	360.69	190.64
Aug-14	1,226.90	671.44	544.63	358.05	193.04
Sep-14	1,233.24	673.35	547.62	361.07	193.56
Oct-14	1,241.29	673.36	552.81	364.09	196.21
Nov-14	1,245.33	668.66	559.04	365.35	197.91
Dec-14	1,244.79	657.18	561.71	362.70	200.10
Jan-15	1,247.10	660.83	563.13	357.92	203.70
Feb-15	1,248.24	658.03	567.28	362.94	210.40
Mar-15	1,256.68	672.62	575.19	362.28	217.76
Apr-15	1,259.65	664.83	578.19	365.29	221.08
May-15	1,262.53	666.34	577.64	365.37	222.59
Jun-15	1,270.88	667.17	584.57	363.48	223.46
Jul-15	1,283.65	669.62	587.47	364.93	225.36
Aug-15	1,289.66	671.46	588.18	371.08	227.73
Sep-15	1,297.56	672.08	592.74	375.06	229.68
Oct-15	1,300.66	673.68	598.04	373.99	230.15
Nov-15	1,305.20	678.30	602.87	380.72	232.48
Dec-15	1,311.95	688.17	618.62	387.15	235.80
Jan-16	1,318.72	688.91	625.06	388.86	236.47
Feb-16	1,317.76	697.12	634.12	391.61	234.20
Mar-16	1,319.08	702.01	642.19	398.66	234.15
Apr-16	1,319.60	701.45	650.11	405.05	235.85
May-16	1,318.96	701.82	657.88	411.96	240.23
Jun-16	1,325.24	703.68	664.82	419.00	243.66
Jul-16	1,327.49	705.21	675.75	421.81	245.37
Aug-16	1,326.32	706.31	687.69	422.00	248.28
Sep-16	1,339.15	706.84	694.33	427.57	251.81
Oct-16	1,338.00	711.19	699.68	430.96	255.61
Nov-16	1,340.29	711.59	708.25	428.39	259.10
Dec-16	1,345.20	715.55	716.54	429.78	262.25
Jan-17	1,344.10	717.74	723.51	433.51	263.90
Feb-17	1,347.73	723.78	728.73	429.42	269.21
Mar-17	1,351.38	715.20	733.54	428.41	270.02
Apr-17	1,352.52	725.84	747.83	430.32	273.48
May-17	1,353.36	726.04	751.27	432.80	277.00
Jun-17	1,352.94	726.41	759.41	432.01	280.12
Jul-17	1,354.15	724.28	763.12	431.22	283.32
Aug-17	1,357.79	722.91	762.31	436.52	286.16
Sep-17	1,348.25	720.46	764.67	432.64	290.43
Oct-17	1,357.66	717.98	768.84	437.08	293.97
Nov-17	1,362.64	725.28	775.60	439.11	297.92
Dec-17	1,359.52	732.88	780.57	432.97	302.57
Jan-18	1,360.20	736.46	790.92	429.75	307.95
Feb-18	1,361.32	734.16	797.77	434.91	309.59
Mar-18	1,368.31	746.08	800.83	439.03	318.01
Apr-18	1,364.40	741.69	792.93	433.53	323.46
May-18	1,367.04	742.98	791.00	433.44	330.42
Jun-18	1,371.37	742.60	787.70	432.78	334.98
Jul-18	1,372.58	741.24	785.78	434.71	338.34
Aug-18	1,381.47	741.84	784.33	435.81	342.26
Sep-18	1,384.46	743.97	782.59	436.35	345.50
Oct-18	1,381.70	746.69	783.51	436.36	347.99
Nov-18	1,384.48	739.95	783.75	441.64	352.52
Dec-18	1,384.99	733.45	789.11	447.97	357.70
Jan-19	1,389.27	731.25	786.84	450.66	359.01
Feb-19	1,397.79	731.18	787.05	450.28	363.48
Mar-19	1,391.69	714.43	795.85	448.74	364.57
Apr-19	1,399.67	720.65	799.38	449.76	364.48
May-19	1,409.65	719.08	807.52	453.50	366.96
Jun-19	1,407.24	718.58	811.98	464.85	372.04
Jul-19	1,408.11	718.68	816.20	468.05	375.15
Aug-19	1,408.19	716.31	820.14	475.12	381.61
Sep-19	1,408.16	714.31	821.21	477.35	386.35
Oct-19	1,414.04	714.42	819.72	481.24	388.83
Nov-19	1,417.13	715.15	818.98	480.39	393.92
Dec-19	1,433.78	715.83	817.98	478.51	399.30
Jan-20	1,438.16	713.93	820.90	479.64	399.10
Feb-20	1,433.80	713.35	815.03	471.49	404.15
Mar-20	1,372.06	678.70	760.19	445.91	390.29
Apr-20	1,253.21	619.69	699.53	416.11	359.45
May-20	1,136.88	590.05	643.44	374.60	319.01
Jun-20	1,028.41	562.33	581.46	315.73	284.85
Jul-20	895.28	523.43	520.47	281.84	258.92
Aug-20	770.94	487.62	468.94	237.77	225.84
Sep-20	644.30	446.75	421.18	201.69	194.02
Oct-20	502.23	386.48	361.68	162.49	165.34
Nov-20	383.47	318.44	287.59	114.14	128.29
Dec-20	242.46	200.79	188.69	58.31	83.97
Jan-21	146.98	129.44	119.03	39.24	59.82
Feb-21	60.63	45.31	41.36	15.42	22.66
Mar-21	14.51	6.76	8.13	2.71	2.93
Apr-21	30.45	7.28	8.83	2.89	3.13
May-21	57.76	7.80	9.48	3.36	3.13
Jun-21	83.71	8.11	10.20	3.86	3.22
Jul-21	96.39	8.45	10.44	4.03	3.48
Aug-21	97.07	8.67	10.38	4.26	3.66
Sep-21	96.83	8.62	10.00	4.38	3.76
Oct-21	96.13	8.30	9.51	4.30	3.71
Nov-21	95.55	10.25	10.27	7.11	5.70
Dec-21	96.83	21.81	16.66	15.82	12.90

11.3 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Top 5 source countries(a) — year ending up to December 2021

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(a) Top 5 source countries based on year ending December 2021.

Among the top 10 source countries, there was strong growth from Asian countries over the last decade. Recent declines for these countries are due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Annual arrivals of visitors travelling for a short-term trip dropped by 9.2 million since 2019. China saw the largest drop (1.4 million) of any country in 2021.

At the beginning of the decade China had recorded strong annual growth rates in the number of visitors arriving for a short-term trip, averaging 18 percent per year. In 2019, this had slowed to 0.5 percent. This decline of growth was before any travel restrictions were put in place due to COVID-19.

Pacific Islanders made up a larger proportion of Australia’s arrivals than in previous years. A combination of the drop in arrivals from all other countries and the use of seasonal worker programs to cover labour shortages meant the Pacific nation of Vanuatu was higher than usual on the list of source countries.

11.4 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Top 10 source countries(a) — 2021
Country of Residence	'000	2020 to 2021 change ('000)	2011 to 2021 change ('000)
New Zealand	96.83	-145.63	-1,069.98
UK	21.81	-178.99	-615.55
USA	16.66	-172.03	-452.61
Singapore	15.82	-42.49	-250.37
India	12.9	-71.08	-136.26
China(b)	6.48	-201.22	-534.06
Vanuatu	4.8	0.98	-5.43
Philippines	4.44	-22.11	-61.45
Canada	3.28	-49.02	-127.53
Hong Kong	3.12	-57.8	-150.87
ALL COUNTRIES	245.77	-1581.95	-5626.54

(a) Top 10 source countries based on year ending December 2021.
(b) Excludes SARs and Taiwan.

State or territory of stay

All travellers are asked their intended address in Australia upon arrival.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, state borders and airports have been closed to international visitors at different times.

The proportion of Australia's short-term visitor arrivals by intended state or territory in 2021 were as follows:

NSW (56.8% of all short-term visitors)
Vic. (15.1%)
Qld (17.3%)
SA (2.0%)
WA (5.4%)
Tas. (1.2%)
NT (1.0%)
ACT (1.2%).

11.5 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — State/Territory of Stay — 2011 and 2021
	2011 (M)	2021 (M)
NSW	2.22	0.14
Vic.	1.28	0.04
Qld	1.42	0.04
SA	0.16	0
WA	0.62	0.01
Tas.	0.04	0
NT	0.07	0
ACT	0.06	0

11.5 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — State/Territory of Stay — 2011 and 2021

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All states recorded growth in international visitors in the ten year period up to early 2020. In comparison, the territories experienced fluctuations in visitor numbers, particularly the Northern Territory. All states and territories observed a considerable drop in visitor numbers in 2021.

At the state and territory level, the mix of source countries varies from that at the national level. During 2021:

Due to the trans-Tasman travel bubble, New Zealand provided the most visitors to all states except the NT
The USA was the largest provider of visitors to the NT

Ten years earlier in 2011, New Zealand was the leading source country for NSW, Vic., Qld, SA, and Tas. However, the USA was the leading source country for the NT and ACT, and the UK was the leading source country for WA.

Age and sex

11.6 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Age and Sex — 2021
Age	Male ('000)	Female ('000)
0	1.28	1.19
1	1.2	1.09
2	0.79	0.8
3	0.79	0.76
4	0.78	0.76
5	0.73	0.7
6	0.68	0.63
7	0.65	0.67
8	0.64	0.66
9	0.65	0.61
10	0.58	0.65
11	0.6	0.57
12	0.57	0.61
13	0.56	0.6
14	0.57	0.64
15	0.56	0.6
16	0.54	0.65
17	0.56	0.63
18	0.76	0.73
19	0.91	0.92
20	1.26	1.07
21	1.68	1.27
22	1.79	1.38
23	2.07	1.73
24	2.4	2.05
25	2.61	2.09
26	2.71	2.39
27	2.86	2.38
28	2.97	2.3
29	3.04	2.34
30	3.14	2.37
31	3.04	2.17
32	2.85	2.05
33	2.73	1.93
34	2.82	1.73
35	2.56	1.7
36	2.45	1.65
37	2.43	1.57
38	2.36	1.49
39	2.27	1.32
40	2.23	1.36
41	2.09	1.25
42	1.97	1.28
43	2	1.18
44	1.99	1.17
45	1.9	1.22
46	1.9	1.22
47	1.87	1.25
48	2.02	1.32
49	2.06	1.41
50	1.92	1.53
51	1.94	1.55
52	1.91	1.64
53	1.88	1.81
54	1.75	1.82
55	1.9	1.95
56	1.84	2.11
57	2	2.25
58	1.91	2.48
59	2.06	2.64
60	1.89	2.56
61	1.93	2.56
62	1.92	2.57
63	1.93	2.45
64	1.78	2.33
65	1.91	2.39
66	1.83	2.2
67	1.72	1.99
68	1.55	1.86
69	1.44	1.59
70	1.32	1.4
71	1.28	1.26
72	1.11	1.1
73	0.95	1.03
74	0.86	0.85
75	0.64	0.64
76	0.52	0.51
77	0.45	0.38
78	0.38	0.37
79	0.32	0.31
80	0.24	0.25
81	0.2	0.19
82	0.15	0.14
83	0.1	0.12
84	0.08	0.09
85	0.06	0.07
86	0.04	0.07
87	0.04	0.06
88	0.04	0.03
89	0.03	0.02
90	0.02	0.02
91	0.01	0.02
92	0.01	0.01
93	0	0.01
94	0	0.01
95	0	0
96	0	0
97	0	0
98	0	0
99	0	0
100+	0	0.01

Main reason for journey

In 2021, the most frequently stated main reason for journey by short-term visitors to Australia was:

Visiting friends/relatives (60.1%)
Employment (9.3%)
Holiday (8.7%)

11.7 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Main reason for journey(a) — 2020 and 2021
	2020 (%)	2021 (%)
Visiting friends/relatives	30.2	60.1
Employment	3.7	9.3
Holiday	43.2	8.7
Business	6.6	8.5
Education	9.9	3.4
Convention/conference	2.1	0.8
Exhibition	0.1	0.1
Other	4.2	9.2

11.7 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Main reason for journey(a) — 2020 and 2021

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(a) As a percentage of all short-term visitor arrivals.

Female visitors were more likely than males to record their main reason for journey as ‘visiting friends or relatives’ or ‘holiday’. Male visitors were more likely to record ‘business’ or ‘employment’.

During the pandemic and associated travel restrictions there has been an increase in travellers recording ‘Other’ as their main reason for journey.

11.8 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Main reason for journey and Sex — 2021
	Males (%)	Females (%)
Visiting friends/relatives	49.6	71.9
Employment	13.3	4.7
Business	12.9	3.5
Holiday	8.4	9.0
Education	3.4	3.4
Convention/conference	0.9	0.7
Exhibition	0.1	0.1
Other	11.3	6.7
Total	100.0	100.0

Duration of stay

11.9 Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia — Top 10 source countries(a) by State/Territory of stay — Median duration of stay (days) — 2021
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(b)
Vanuatu	274	274	274	274	274	274	214	9	274
India	92	105	16	122	50	92	31	92	92
China(c)	92	92	91	92	92	92	92	122	92
Hong Kong	61	62	61	81	61	88	92	61	61
Canada	42	43	91	62	67	60	21	39	51
UK	37	36	61	61	61	61	62	42	41
USA	30	31	61	42	50	45	71	34	31
Phillapines	31	91	15	91	21	15	62	91	31
Singapore	27	22	61	49	38	30	62	31	28
New Zealand	11	11	10	13	16	10	20	11	11
All countries	31	31	15	40	31	57	61	35	30

Arrivals - international students

Compares international student arrivals each month by visa type for each state and territory and nationally. It includes both those whose intended duration is short-term (less than 1 year) or long-term (1 year or more). The additional information is being provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia

12.1 Arrivals - International Students(a), Australia
Student visa	Jan 2021	Jan 2022
Higher Educ.	210	19,760
Vocational Educ. & Training	20	4,260
Schools	10	1,300
Independent ELICOS(b)	0	440
Postgraduate Research	30	1,960
Students Other	90	290

The ABS is currently conducting an investigation into a potential data quality issue with OAD source data which is affecting the state and territory level data. Due to this investigation, the information in this section is not currently available. Data will be updated in this publication as soon as possible.

Resident returns - short-term

Compares international resident returns each month by destination country and change at the state and territory level. Analysis in this section is undertaken on short-term trips (less than 1 year).

For residents returning from overseas:

A total of 151,480 short-term trips were recorded, an increase of 140,130 compared with the corresponding month of the previous year
January 2022 trips decreased 89.1% when compared with pre-COVID levels in January 2019.
Fiji was the most popular destination country, accounting for 14% of all resident returns.

13.1 Short-term resident returns
	Short-term resident returns, Aust. ('000)
Jan 2012	951.79
Feb 2012	577.27
Mar 2012	553.07
Apr 2012	674.40
May 2012	575.63
Jun 2012	622.27
Jul 2012	853.35
Aug 2012	647.88
Sep 2012	720.11
Oct 2012	877.76
Nov 2012	610.43
Dec 2012	542.01
Jan 2013	999.42
Feb 2013	558.78
Mar 2013	585.70
Apr 2013	709.33
May 2013	637.28
Jun 2013	659.14
Jul 2013	902.24
Aug 2013	716.06
Sep 2013	775.68
Oct 2013	933.68
Nov 2013	655.29
Dec 2013	577.00
Jan 2014	1,098.01
Feb 2014	612.77
Mar 2014	622.41
Apr 2014	751.65
May 2014	669.20
Jun 2014	672.75
Jul 2014	930.60
Aug 2014	765.06
Sep 2014	808.46
Oct 2014	934.74
Nov 2014	684.51
Dec 2014	588.94
Jan 2015	1,150.24
Feb 2015	607.29
Mar 2015	646.25
Apr 2015	763.58
May 2015	684.92
Jun 2015	697.89
Jul 2015	940.49
Aug 2015	790.40
Sep 2015	834.87
Oct 2015	971.25
Nov 2015	705.37
Dec 2015	627.77
Jan 2016	1,209.17
Feb 2016	668.15
Mar 2016	664.19
Apr 2016	812.52
May 2016	719.28
Jun 2016	721.85
Jul 2016	1,024.59
Aug 2016	822.32
Sep 2016	883.76
Oct 2016	1,024.64
Nov 2016	738.73
Dec 2016	680.56
Jan 2017	1,260.36
Feb 2017	738.70
Mar 2017	690.43
Apr 2017	893.92
May 2017	775.96
Jun 2017	763.18
Jul 2017	1,070.74
Aug 2017	863.23
Sep 2017	946.17
Oct 2017	1,078.68
Nov 2017	773.11
Dec 2017	680.77
Jan 2018	1,336.96
Feb 2018	709.02
Mar 2018	740.73
Apr 2018	929.04
May 2018	822.24
Jun 2018	808.71
Jul 2018	1,133.60
Aug 2018	916.20
Sep 2018	973.97
Oct 2018	1,147.82
Nov 2018	810.32
Dec 2018	732.81
Jan 2019	1,392.85
Feb 2019	746.08
Mar 2019	753.51
Apr 2019	916.43
May 2019	866.28
Jun 2019	841.95
Jul 2019	1,122.59
Aug 2019	930.97
Sep 2019	992.82
Oct 2019	1,145.97
Nov 2019	849.79
Dec 2019	749.66
Jan 2020	1,397.42
Feb 2020	785.39
Mar 2020	538.36
Apr 2020	17.05
May 2020	13.38
Jun 2020	15.76
Jul 2020	10.28
Aug 2020	8.07
Sep 2020	8.17
Oct 2020	11.17
Nov 2020	13.00
Dec 2020	14.30
Jan 2021	11.35
Feb 2021	8.39
Mar 2021	9.25
Apr 2021	16.99
May 2021	62.36
Jun 2021	50.49
Jul 2021	41.80
Aug 2021	10.31
Sep 2021	6.02
Oct 2021	4.76
Nov 2021	25.89
Dec 2021	52.75
Jan 2022	151.48

13.1 Short-term resident returns

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Destination countries

The three leading destination countries residents returned from were:

Fiji (20,390 trips)
The USA (20,010)
India (17,710).

Details

13.2 Short-term resident returns, Australia - Top 10 destination countries(a)
Country of Stay	Jan 2021	Jan 2022
Fiji	60	20,390
USA	810	20,010
India	960	17,710
UK	930	16,090
Singapore	460	6,090
Thailand	120	6,080
Pakistan	300	5,240
Canada	180	4,610
Unit Arab Emir	190	4,020
Sri Lanka	70	3,600

13.3 Short-term resident returns - Top 10 destination countries(a)
Country of Stay	Jan 2020 (no.)	Jan 2021 (no.)	Dec 2021 (no.)	Jan 2022 (no.)	Dec 2021 to Jan 2022 change
Fiji	36,150	60	8,080	20,390	12,320
USA	112,280	810	6,640	20,010	13,380
India	88,390	960	4,360	17,710	13,350
UK	82,470	930	5,610	16,090	10,480
Singapore	50,210	460	2,770	6,090	3,330
Thailand	54,370	120	1,620	6,080	4,460
Pakistan	9,350	300	1,230	5,240	4,020
Canada	32,230	180	810	4,610	3,800
Unit Arab Emir	7,920	190	1,750	4,020	2,270
Sri Lanka	16,440	70	1,070	3,600	2,520

State or territory of residence

All travellers are asked their intended address in Australia upon arrival.

The ABS is currently conducting an investigation into a potential data quality issue with OAD source data which is affecting the state and territory level data. Due to this investigation, the information in this section is not currently available. Data will be updated in this publication as soon as possible.

Resident returns - short-term - Calendar year 2021

Compares annual international travel for resident returns over time by destination country, by state and territory, by age and sex, by main reason for journey and by median duration of trip. All analysis in this section is done on short-term trips (less than 1 year).

For the most recent analysis by financial year see the Article Archive section at the bottom of the lefthand navigation bar.

Australian residents returning to Australia in 2021:

There were 300,380 resident returns from overseas, down 89.4% on the previous year and the lowest calendar year on record.
New Zealand continued to be the leading destination country for Australians travelling overseas, accounting for 159,760 trips nationally
The main reason for travel was 'visiting friends/relatives' (53.4%)
Nationally, the median duration away was 17 days.

Effects of COVID-19 outbreak

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Initially, the Australian Government placed travel restrictions on those travelling to Australia from mainland China commencing 1 February 2020 and restrictions on other countries soon followed. From 20 March 2020, all overseas travel was banned, with few exceptions. The pandemic has continued to disrupt international travel with volumes at a record low in 2021.

From 1 November 2021, the Australian Government began to ease international travel restrictions with some fully vaccinated groups. Initially, Australian citizens and permanent residents were permitted to travel to and from Australia without exemption. This was then extended to citizens from additional countries and eligible visa holders.

Annual resident returns

There were 300,380 resident trips overseas in 2021. This was down 89.4% on the previous year with 2.5 million fewer trips taken. This was the lowest annual number of resident trips in a calendar year on record.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in substantial declines in travel movements since the introduction of border restrictions in March 2020. International travel restrictions began to ease in November 2021, resulting in an increase in resident returns.

14.1 Short-term resident returns by month
2021	'000	Change ('000)(a)
Jan	11.35	-1,386.07
Feb	8.39	-777
Mar	9.25	-529.11
Apr	16.99	-0.06
May	62.36	48.98
Jun	50.49	34.74
Jul	41.8	31.51
Aug	10.31	2.24
Sep	6.02	-2.14
Oct	4.76	-6.4
Nov	25.89	12.9
Dec	52.75	38.45
Annual Total	300.38	-2,531.97

(a) Numerical change when compared to the same period of the previous year

Australian residents travelling overseas have generally been increasing over recent decades, with a number of decreases observed over time due to various historical events such as the:

Early 1990s recession in Australia
September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001
Bali bombings in 2002
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003
Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008
global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

A substantial decline has been observed from March 2020 onward due to the impact of COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, there were 11.4 million resident trips overseas in the year ending February 2020.

14.2 Short-term resident returns, Australia — year ending up to December 2021
	Short-term resident returns (M)
Dec-81	1.18
Jan-82	1.19
Feb-82	1.19
Mar-82	1.19
Apr-82	1.20
May-82	1.20
Jun-82	1.20
Jul-82	1.22
Aug-82	1.23
Sep-82	1.25
Oct-82	1.26
Nov-82	1.26
Dec-82	1.26
Jan-83	1.26
Feb-83	1.26
Mar-83	1.25
Apr-83	1.25
May-83	1.25
Jun-83	1.24
Jul-83	1.23
Aug-83	1.22
Sep-83	1.22
Oct-83	1.22
Nov-83	1.22
Dec-83	1.22
Jan-84	1.23
Feb-84	1.23
Mar-84	1.23
Apr-84	1.24
May-84	1.25
Jun-84	1.26
Jul-84	1.27
Aug-84	1.29
Sep-84	1.32
Oct-84	1.34
Nov-84	1.36
Dec-84	1.37
Jan-85	1.40
Feb-85	1.41
Mar-85	1.43
Apr-85	1.44
May-85	1.44
Jun-85	1.46
Jul-85	1.47
Aug-85	1.49
Sep-85	1.49
Oct-85	1.50
Nov-85	1.50
Dec-85	1.49
Jan-86	1.50
Feb-86	1.49
Mar-86	1.49
Apr-86	1.49
May-86	1.49
Jun-86	1.49
Jul-86	1.49
Aug-86	1.50
Sep-86	1.50
Oct-86	1.50
Nov-86	1.51
Dec-86	1.51
Jan-87	1.51
Feb-87	1.52
Mar-87	1.53
Apr-87	1.54
May-87	1.53
Jun-87	1.52
Jul-87	1.55
Aug-87	1.55
Sep-87	1.54
Oct-87	1.58
Nov-87	1.58
Dec-87	1.59
Jan-88	1.60
Feb-88	1.60
Mar-88	1.60
Apr-88	1.61
May-88	1.61
Jun-88	1.62
Jul-88	1.62
Aug-88	1.61
Sep-88	1.61
Oct-88	1.62
Nov-88	1.63
Dec-88	1.64
Jan-89	1.66
Feb-89	1.68
Mar-89	1.71
Apr-89	1.73
May-89	1.74
Jun-89	1.76
Jul-89	1.80
Aug-89	1.82
Sep-89	1.85
Oct-89	1.88
Nov-89	1.90
Dec-89	1.91
Jan-90	1.94
Feb-90	1.97
Mar-90	1.98
Apr-90	1.99
May-90	2.02
Jun-90	2.03
Jul-90	2.04
Aug-90	2.06
Sep-90	2.08
Oct-90	2.09
Nov-90	2.10
Dec-90	2.11
Jan-91	2.12
Feb-91	2.10
Mar-91	2.10
Apr-91	2.07
May-91	2.05
Jun-91	2.05
Jul-91	2.04
Aug-91	2.03
Sep-91	2.01
Oct-91	2.00
Nov-91	2.01
Dec-91	2.01
Jan-92	2.01
Feb-92	2.02
Mar-92	2.02
Apr-92	2.05
May-92	2.07
Jun-92	2.07
Jul-92	2.10
Aug-92	2.12
Sep-92	2.14
Oct-92	2.16
Nov-92	2.16
Dec-92	2.17
Jan-93	2.18
Feb-93	2.20
Mar-93	2.20
Apr-93	2.21
May-93	2.21
Jun-93	2.22
Jul-93	2.22
Aug-93	2.22
Sep-93	2.22
Oct-93	2.22
Nov-93	2.22
Dec-93	2.22
Jan-94	2.22
Feb-94	2.21
Mar-94	2.23
Apr-94	2.23
May-94	2.24
Jun-94	2.25
Jul-94	2.26
Aug-94	2.27
Sep-94	2.28
Oct-94	2.28
Nov-94	2.29
Dec-94	2.30
Jan-95	2.31
Feb-95	2.33
Mar-95	2.34
Apr-95	2.35
May-95	2.37
Jun-95	2.39
Jul-95	2.39
Aug-95	2.41
Sep-95	2.42
Oct-95	2.44
Nov-95	2.46
Dec-95	2.47
Jan-96	2.50
Feb-96	2.51
Mar-96	2.53
Apr-96	2.55
May-96	2.55
Jun-96	2.57
Jul-96	2.58
Aug-96	2.61
Sep-96	2.63
Oct-96	2.66
Nov-96	2.68
Dec-96	2.70
Jan-97	2.71
Feb-97	2.72
Mar-97	2.75
Apr-97	2.75
May-97	2.76
Jun-97	2.79
Jul-97	2.81
Aug-97	2.83
Sep-97	2.85
Oct-97	2.87
Nov-97	2.89
Dec-97	2.90
Jan-98	2.90
Feb-98	2.93
Mar-98	2.94
Apr-98	2.97
May-98	3.00
Jun-98	3.02
Jul-98	3.03
Aug-98	3.06
Sep-98	3.07
Oct-98	3.10
Nov-98	3.12
Dec-98	3.14
Jan-99	3.18
Feb-99	3.18
Mar-99	3.19
Apr-99	3.20
May-99	3.20
Jun-99	3.19
Jul-99	3.21
Aug-99	3.21
Sep-99	3.22
Oct-99	3.22
Nov-99	3.22
Dec-99	3.23
Jan-00	3.21
Feb-00	3.23
Mar-00	3.23
Apr-00	3.26
May-00	3.28
Jun-00	3.30
Jul-00	3.32
Aug-00	3.33
Sep-00	3.36
Oct-00	3.37
Nov-00	3.40
Dec-00	3.42
Jan-01	3.48
Feb-01	3.50
Mar-01	3.52
Apr-01	3.53
May-01	3.53
Jun-01	3.54
Jul-01	3.56
Aug-01	3.57
Sep-01	3.55
Oct-01	3.53
Nov-01	3.48
Dec-01	3.45
Jan-02	3.40
Feb-02	3.37
Mar-02	3.37
Apr-02	3.35
May-02	3.35
Jun-02	3.34
Jul-02	3.34
Aug-02	3.34
Sep-02	3.34
Oct-02	3.36
Nov-02	3.39
Dec-02	3.39
Jan-03	3.43
Feb-03	3.44
Mar-03	3.44
Apr-03	3.40
May-03	3.36
Jun-03	3.31
Jul-03	3.28
Aug-03	3.27
Sep-03	3.28
Oct-03	3.28
Nov-03	3.30
Dec-03	3.33
Jan-04	3.40
Feb-04	3.46
Mar-04	3.50
Apr-04	3.61
May-04	3.71
Jun-04	3.81
Jul-04	3.93
Aug-04	4.00
Sep-04	4.07
Oct-04	4.17
Nov-04	4.23
Dec-04	4.28
Jan-05	4.38
Feb-05	4.39
Mar-05	4.44
Apr-05	4.47
May-05	4.50
Jun-05	4.54
Jul-05	4.59
Aug-05	4.62
Sep-05	4.68
Oct-05	4.70
Nov-05	4.71
Dec-05	4.72
Jan-06	4.74
Feb-06	4.76
Mar-06	4.75
Apr-06	4.76
May-06	4.78
Jun-06	4.79
Jul-06	4.81
Aug-06	4.82
Sep-06	4.82
Oct-06	4.85
Nov-06	4.88
Dec-06	4.90
Jan-07	4.94
Feb-07	4.95
Mar-07	4.99
Apr-07	5.05
May-07	5.08
Jun-07	5.11
Jul-07	5.15
Aug-07	5.20
Sep-07	5.24
Oct-07	5.31
Nov-07	5.37
Dec-07	5.41
Jan-08	5.49
Feb-08	5.55
Mar-08	5.60
Apr-08	5.63
May-08	5.67
Jun-08	5.72
Jul-08	5.74
Aug-08	5.78
Sep-08	5.81
Oct-08	5.83
Nov-08	5.84
Dec-08	5.84
Jan-09	5.85
Feb-09	5.84
Mar-09	5.82
Apr-09	5.84
May-09	5.86
Jun-09	5.86
Jul-09	5.91
Aug-09	5.97
Sep-09	6.02
Oct-09	6.09
Nov-09	6.15
Dec-09	6.23
Jan-10	6.35
Feb-10	6.40
Mar-10	6.47
Apr-10	6.56
May-10	6.61
Jun-10	6.68
Jul-10	6.80
Aug-10	6.84
Sep-10	6.91
Oct-10	7.00
Nov-10	7.03
Dec-10	7.06
Jan-11	7.14
Feb-11	7.20
Mar-11	7.23
Apr-11	7.27
May-11	7.38
Jun-11	7.42
Jul-11	7.50
Aug-11	7.55
Sep-11	7.61
Oct-11	7.68
Nov-11	7.73
Dec-11	7.77
Jan-12	7.81
Feb-12	7.87
Mar-12	7.91
Apr-12	7.99
May-12	7.96
Jun-12	8.02
Jul-12	8.06
Aug-12	8.07
Sep-12	8.10
Oct-12	8.14
Nov-12	8.17
Dec-12	8.21
Jan-13	8.25
Feb-13	8.24
Mar-13	8.27
Apr-13	8.30
May-13	8.36
Jun-13	8.40
Jul-13	8.45
Aug-13	8.52
Sep-13	8.57
Oct-13	8.63
Nov-13	8.67
Dec-13	8.71
Jan-14	8.81
Feb-14	8.86
Mar-14	8.90
Apr-14	8.94
May-14	8.97
Jun-14	8.99
Jul-14	9.02
Aug-14	9.06
Sep-14	9.10
Oct-14	9.10
Nov-14	9.13
Dec-14	9.14
Jan-15	9.19
Feb-15	9.19
Mar-15	9.21
Apr-15	9.22
May-15	9.24
Jun-15	9.26
Jul-15	9.27
Aug-15	9.30
Sep-15	9.32
Oct-15	9.36
Nov-15	9.38
Dec-15	9.42
Jan-16	9.48
Feb-16	9.54
Mar-16	9.56
Apr-16	9.61
May-16	9.64
Jun-16	9.67
Jul-16	9.75
Aug-16	9.78
Sep-16	9.83
Oct-16	9.88
Nov-16	9.92
Dec-16	9.97
Jan-17	10.02
Feb-17	10.09
Mar-17	10.12
Apr-17	10.20
May-17	10.26
Jun-17	10.30
Jul-17	10.34
Aug-17	10.38
Sep-17	10.45
Oct-17	10.50
Nov-17	10.54
Dec-17	10.54
Jan-18	10.61
Feb-18	10.58
Mar-18	10.63
Apr-18	10.67
May-18	10.71
Jun-18	10.76
Jul-18	10.82
Aug-18	10.88
Sep-18	10.90
Oct-18	10.97
Nov-18	11.01
Dec-18	11.06
Jan-19	11.12
Feb-19	11.15
Mar-19	11.17
Apr-19	11.15
May-19	11.20
Jun-19	11.23
Jul-19	11.22
Aug-19	11.24
Sep-19	11.25
Oct-19	11.25
Nov-19	11.29
Dec-19	11.31
Jan-20	11.31
Feb-20	11.35
Mar-20	11.14
Apr-20	10.24
May-20	9.39
Jun-20	8.56
Jul-20	7.45
Aug-20	6.52
Sep-20	5.54
Oct-20	4.40
Nov-20	3.57
Dec-20	2.83
Jan-21	1.45
Feb-21	0.67
Mar-21	0.14
Apr-21	0.14
May-21	0.19
Jun-21	0.22
Jul-21	0.26
Aug-21	0.26
Sep-21	0.26
Oct-21	0.25
Nov-21	0.26
Dec-21	0.30

COVID-19
GFC
SARS
2002 Bali bombings
2001 Sept 11 attacks
Early 1990s recession

14.2 Short-term resident returns, Australia — year ending up to December 2021

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Destination countries

In 2021:

Short-term resident returns for all top 5 destination countries continue to be low due to the impact of COVID-19
New Zealand (159,760 trips) was the leading destination country
The USA (17,140) was the second most popular destination
The UK (14,580) was the third leading destination.

14.3 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Top 5 destination countries(a) — year ending up to December 2021
	New Zealand ('000)	USA ('000)	UK ('000)	India ('000)	Fiji ('000)
Dec-11	1,088.30	815.54	516.48	189.14	337.13
Jan-12	1,095.39	826.35	520.43	191.09	338.39
Feb-12	1,097.02	831.30	522.17	197.37	338.14
Mar-12	1,096.94	836.14	521.24	198.57	342.07
Apr-12	1,100.19	843.94	527.44	205.17	337.73
May-12	1,092.42	840.78	525.11	205.86	336.95
Jun-12	1,103.06	842.77	532.82	208.51	338.12
Jul-12	1,109.64	843.38	524.25	212.07	338.37
Aug-12	1,112.98	847.03	520.03	212.52	337.37
Sep-12	1,108.25	851.15	512.72	213.51	336.50
Oct-12	1,102.63	866.63	513.71	213.15	337.91
Nov-12	1,103.83	869.30	517.27	212.71	336.22
Dec-12	1,106.63	878.74	519.32	216.72	333.61
Jan-13	1,100.64	886.30	527.28	221.82	331.08
Feb-13	1,097.42	887.48	525.46	223.37	329.43
Mar-13	1,106.03	892.60	526.33	224.62	323.63
Apr-13	1,116.63	896.65	522.36	225.02	331.17
May-13	1,125.59	911.11	526.29	227.20	335.05
Jun-13	1,126.35	921.01	526.49	229.07	337.56
Jul-13	1,134.55	934.08	535.67	229.57	335.27
Aug-13	1,137.24	946.97	550.53	230.83	337.08
Sep-13	1,141.65	958.85	560.74	233.37	337.23
Oct-13	1,142.63	962.09	565.40	236.02	336.67
Nov-13	1,148.95	968.78	562.14	239.96	337.49
Dec-13	1,161.53	972.02	563.16	239.65	339.68
Jan-14	1,168.27	977.48	568.03	245.40	341.10
Feb-14	1,179.95	975.64	569.78	249.97	342.93
Mar-14	1,183.58	974.08	569.43	255.35	347.23
Apr-14	1,182.81	973.93	571.12	255.87	343.75
May-14	1,180.44	975.10	568.47	257.98	343.45
Jun-14	1,185.56	970.23	564.31	258.35	343.02
Jul-14	1,185.77	968.82	567.86	258.01	342.88
Aug-14	1,190.02	966.42	570.72	258.70	343.36
Sep-14	1,189.06	961.13	573.91	258.49	342.66
Oct-14	1,187.04	963.22	568.15	260.81	341.47
Nov-14	1,194.03	972.40	566.18	262.69	340.12
Dec-14	1,192.09	974.34	563.93	260.80	339.42
Jan-15	1,202.28	981.28	565.64	268.73	341.26
Feb-15	1,205.37	989.53	565.57	270.58	340.45
Mar-15	1,212.07	996.06	565.99	271.48	338.68
Apr-15	1,213.65	997.98	568.46	274.46	342.70
May-15	1,217.75	996.50	568.41	276.50	342.53
Jun-15	1,224.84	999.44	570.93	276.60	342.48
Jul-15	1,229.79	1,005.92	576.40	278.24	345.72
Aug-15	1,232.45	1,012.98	579.49	281.19	344.65
Sep-15	1,239.82	1,020.61	581.31	280.64	347.59
Oct-15	1,246.59	1,026.57	590.10	280.42	350.94
Nov-15	1,249.66	1,027.60	599.71	279.75	353.77
Dec-15	1,256.51	1,030.75	600.01	285.10	357.93
Jan-16	1,261.98	1,040.16	602.17	288.73	360.85
Feb-16	1,274.17	1,044.08	603.26	294.03	359.90
Mar-16	1,284.37	1,038.53	604.69	297.11	360.45
Apr-16	1,289.34	1,052.65	603.62	301.44	356.71
May-16	1,294.04	1,059.41	601.19	300.84	355.98
Jun-16	1,292.55	1,061.50	600.62	301.25	353.00
Jul-16	1,303.11	1,068.20	597.00	302.84	353.11
Aug-16	1,307.24	1,069.88	590.21	305.44	352.91
Sep-16	1,310.40	1,068.00	590.54	308.89	350.81
Oct-16	1,326.89	1,070.18	584.64	311.32	351.46
Nov-16	1,330.07	1,077.12	580.47	315.84	350.14
Dec-16	1,342.78	1,082.83	586.16	317.21	349.76
Jan-17	1,360.71	1,083.38	593.58	326.56	351.31
Feb-17	1,364.14	1,082.38	595.54	335.09	351.92
Mar-17	1,371.16	1,088.12	597.30	335.45	349.88
Apr-17	1,393.22	1,082.09	602.09	338.37	351.93
May-17	1,404.47	1,084.38	606.97	341.62	352.93
Jun-17	1,411.62	1,086.23	610.88	343.25	353.34
Jul-17	1,416.36	1,086.27	612.97	346.54	352.77
Aug-17	1,420.53	1,087.78	619.20	346.10	350.94
Sep-17	1,427.02	1,092.62	623.14	347.07	350.69
Oct-17	1,427.57	1,085.03	627.54	354.92	349.29
Nov-17	1,436.39	1,076.33	627.85	355.65	347.68
Dec-17	1,435.85	1,074.70	628.46	360.91	346.95
Jan-18	1,433.47	1,074.84	630.45	372.92	342.05
Feb-18	1,432.57	1,072.09	630.93	373.49	341.52
Mar-18	1,429.37	1,070.46	632.65	379.29	340.88
Apr-18	1,422.70	1,074.20	633.37	382.07	340.71
May-18	1,419.96	1,076.12	635.58	383.04	340.52
Jun-18	1,417.76	1,083.20	643.92	383.40	340.27
Jul-18	1,420.19	1,082.29	647.12	384.72	339.80
Aug-18	1,422.18	1,080.55	650.49	387.19	343.68
Sep-18	1,421.05	1,079.27	651.43	391.07	341.68
Oct-18	1,422.42	1,090.28	658.14	389.48	341.53
Nov-18	1,428.28	1,090.77	659.12	393.35	344.70
Dec-18	1,435.45	1,094.69	663.46	392.42	342.08
Jan-19	1,438.68	1,093.82	667.79	397.86	344.04
Feb-19	1,437.34	1,090.72	668.02	407.17	343.70
Mar-19	1,443.19	1,090.81	667.28	409.48	343.51
Apr-19	1,441.47	1,083.48	665.48	407.23	344.91
May-19	1,441.83	1,083.91	669.39	413.12	344.75
Jun-19	1,444.17	1,078.84	667.81	416.30	345.35
Jul-19	1,442.29	1,076.07	668.65	416.77	347.16
Aug-19	1,446.13	1,075.62	668.40	416.72	346.44
Sep-19	1,456.49	1,074.09	666.61	418.54	344.48
Oct-19	1,462.50	1,064.48	664.63	419.35	341.85
Nov-19	1,461.03	1,061.27	666.13	424.04	342.07
Dec-19	1,462.81	1,055.59	663.43	426.11	345.02
Jan-20	1,467.45	1,043.14	665.24	424.48	345.29
Feb-20	1,476.91	1,045.46	665.69	426.58	347.07
Mar-20	1,441.44	1,037.81	672.22	417.25	341.22
Apr-20	1,313.08	957.58	638.08	389.50	312.17
May-20	1,224.28	863.67	591.32	363.79	283.74
Jun-20	1,144.97	778.66	528.01	347.25	255.80
Jul-20	1,022.70	675.81	435.62	326.17	218.29
Aug-20	910.97	592.26	363.92	307.68	185.93
Sep-20	800.96	497.83	291.18	285.17	157.05
Oct-20	677.34	381.72	214.09	256.65	124.04
Nov-20	560.02	304.10	179.64	219.92	93.74
Dec-20	438.67	235.49	146.93	186.18	66.73
Jan-21	238.57	124.03	65.39	98.75	30.63
Feb-21	115.12	64.73	42.33	40.29	14.70
Mar-21	17.57	11.57	12.99	12.53	0.58
Apr-21	26.98	11.26	11.78	10.68	0.51
May-21	81.03	10.99	11.20	8.51	0.57
Jun-21	122.74	10.59	10.44	7.33	0.65
Jul-21	157.50	9.95	10.05	7.45	0.69
Aug-21	160.87	9.50	9.76	7.61	0.75
Sep-21	160.16	9.62	9.26	7.43	0.76
Oct-21	158.94	9.35	8.40	7.12	0.70
Nov-21	159.36	11.68	10.21	8.20	0.71
Dec-21	159.76	17.14	14.58	11.67	8.70

14.3 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Top 5 destination countries(a) — year ending up to December 2021

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(a) Top 5 destination countries based on year ending December 2021.

Among the top 10 destination countries, the strongest growth over the last decade was for Australians visiting Asian countries. Recent declines for these countries are due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

14.4 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Top 10 destination countries(a) — 2021
Destination country	'000	2020 to 2021 change ('000)	2011 to 2021 change ('000)
New Zealand	159.76	-278.91	-928.54
USA	17.14	-218.36	-798.41
UK	14.58	-132.35	-501.90
India	11.67	-174.51	-177.48
Fiji	8.70	-58.03	-328.43
Singapore	6.41	-81.74	-279.11
PNG	4.85	-19.46	-73.42
China(b)	4.83	-117.28	-351.32
United Arab Emirates	4.40	-13.40	-31.21
Pakistan	4.00	-18.32	-12.29
ALL COUNTRIES	300.38	-2531.97	-7465.55

(a) Top 10 source countries based on year ending December 2021.
(b) Excludes SARs and Taiwan.

State or territory of residence

All travellers are asked their intended address in Australia upon arrival.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of state borders and airports have been closed to international visitors at different times.

The proportion of short-term residents returning from a short-term trip to Australia by their state or territory of residence in 2021 were as follows:

NSW (60.0% of all short-term resident returns)
Vic. (16.3%)
Qld (14.5%)
SA (1.9%)
WA (5.1%)
Tas. (0.7%)
NT (0.4%)
ACT (1.2%).

In 2011 the proportions were different especially for the two most populated states, with those travelling overseas from NSW accounting for 35.1% of all visitors and Vic. accounting for 24.7%.

14.5 Short-term resident returns, Australia — State/Territory of Stay — 2011 and 2021
	2011 (M)	2021 (M)
NSW	2.73	0.18
Vic.	1.92	0.05
Qld	1.34	0.04
SA	0.34	0.01
WA	1.15	0.02
Tas.	0.07	0
NT	0.08	0
ACT	0.13	0

14.5 Short-term resident returns, Australia — State/Territory of Stay — 2011 and 2021

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Most states and territories recorded growth in residents taking overseas trips in the ten year period up to early 2020. Western Australia, however, remained flat from 2014 until the impact of the pandemic. While the Northern Territory wavered during the decade and had started to decline in the year before COVID-19. However, there was a considerable drop for all states and territories from March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the state and territory level, the mix of destination countries is similar to that at the national level.

During 2021 New Zealand was the leading destination country for residents of all states due to the trans-Tasman travel bubble.

Ten years earlier in 2011, New Zealand was the leading destination for residents of all states and territories except for SA, WA, and the NT (for which Indonesia was the leading destination).

Age and sex

14.6 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Age and Sex — 2021
Age	Male ('000)	Female ('000)
0	1.64	1.57
1	2.02	1.93
2	1.3	1.27
3	1.21	1.2
4	1.23	1.17
5	0.98	1.01
6	0.88	0.86
7	0.87	0.82
8	0.89	0.89
9	0.85	0.82
10	0.87	0.81
11	0.78	0.86
12	0.79	0.73
13	0.8	0.8
14	0.81	0.83
15	0.75	0.78
16	0.73	0.83
17	0.68	0.68
18	0.94	1.09
19	1.34	1.68
20	1.51	1.72
21	1.56	1.7
22	1.65	1.72
23	1.84	1.92
24	2.02	2.03
25	2.2	2.25
26	2.5	2.48
27	2.73	2.72
28	2.92	2.92
29	3.09	3.09
30	3.39	3.26
31	3.63	3.39
32	3.63	3.31
33	3.66	3.18
34	3.93	3.05
35	3.8	2.89
36	3.81	2.77
37	3.82	2.58
38	3.73	2.53
39	3.77	2.36
40	3.69	2.31
41	3.45	2.17
42	3.37	2.12
43	3.24	2.1
44	3.08	2
45	3.21	2.05
46	3.22	2.21
47	3.31	2.17
48	3.52	2.28
49	3.56	2.29
50	3.52	2.41
51	3.42	2.26
52	3.25	2.28
53	3.05	2.25
54	2.91	2.26
55	2.94	2.33
56	2.95	2.28
57	2.81	2.19
58	2.79	2.26
59	2.61	2.14
60	2.4	2.03
61	2.2	1.83
62	2.01	1.7
63	1.79	1.57
64	1.66	1.4
65	1.53	1.29
66	1.36	1.14
67	1.22	1.13
68	1.1	0.95
69	0.94	0.83
70	0.89	0.73
71	0.75	0.61
72	0.67	0.56
73	0.55	0.46
74	0.59	0.44
75	0.45	0.29
76	0.35	0.22
77	0.25	0.2
78	0.22	0.16
79	0.18	0.16
80	0.16	0.13
81	0.13	0.1
82	0.09	0.07
83	0.05	0.07
84	0.07	0.05
85	0.06	0.03
86	0.03	0.03
87	0.01	0.02
88	0.02	0.02
89	0.01	0.01
90	0.01	0.01
91	0.01	0.01
92	0.01	0.01
93	0	0
94	0	0
95	0	0
96	0	0
97	0	0
98	0	0
99	0	0
100+	0	0

Main reason for journey

In 2021, the most frequently stated main reason for journey by Australian residents returning home after a short-term trip was:

Visiting friends/relatives (53.4%)
Holiday (16.4%)
Business (11.2%).

14.7 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Reason for Journey(a) — 2020 and 2021
	2020 (%)	2021 (%)
Visiting friends/relatives	32.4	53.4
Holiday	53.3	16.4
Business	5.5	11.2
Employment	2.5	7.7
Education	1.4	1.4
Convention/conference	1.4	0.7
Exhibition	0.1	0.1
Other	3.4	9.1

14.7 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Reason for Journey(a) — 2020 and 2021

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(a) As a percentage of all short-term resident returns.

Female resident returns were more likely than males to record their main reason for journey as ‘visiting friends/relatives’ or ‘other’. Male residents were more likely to record ‘business’ or ‘employment’.

During the pandemic and associated travel restrictions there has been an increase in travellers recording 'Other' as their main reason for journey.

14.8 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Main reason for journey and Sex — 2021
Main reason for journey	Males (%)	Females (%)
Visiting friends/relatives	46.4	61.9
Business	16.0	5.3
Holiday	15.9	17.0
Employment	10.7	4.1
Education	1.3	1.5
Convention/conference	0.8	0.5
Exhibition	0.1	0.1
Other	8.8	9.6
Total	100.0	100.0

Duration of stay

14.9 Short-term resident returns, Australia — Top 10 destination countries(a) by State/Territory of Residence — Median duration of stay (days) — 2021
	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(b)
China(c)	154	156	153	147	150	190	209	122	154
Pakistan	87	112	107	101	101	144	109	83	97
PNG	65	64	70	62	60	65	67	91	67
India	45	79	95	75	99	79	127	52	57
USA	37	62	75	71	87	97	45	41	46
UK	35	56	95	90	88	72	47	36	43
Singapore	23	47	72	80	90	32	51	39	31
Unit Arab Emir	21	39	90	56	87	46	52	20	27
New Zealand	9	10	10	10	15	11	16	10	10
Fiji	8	8	94	172	84	8	28	9	8
All countries	17	18	14	25	30	15	33	25	17

Recent changes

Jan 2022 — data quality issue with state and territory of stay/residence

The ABS is currently conducting an investigation into a potential data quality issue with OAD source data which is affecting the state and territory level data. Due to this investigation, state and territory level data is not currently available. Data will be updated in this publication as soon as possible.

COVID-19 from Feb 2020

In response to the need for additional data and analysis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ABS will continue to release information containing additional state and territory level analysis of overseas visitor arrivals, as well as national and state and territory information on arrivals of overseas students. See the left hand navigation pane to access information on a specific state/territory or article.

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Initially the Australian Government placed travel restrictions on those travelling to Australia from mainland China commencing 1 February 2020 and restrictions on other countries soon followed. From 20 March 2020, all overseas travel was banned, with few exceptions. The pandemic has continued to disrupt international travel.

From 1 November 2021, the Australian Government began to ease international travel restrictions with some fully vaccinated groups. Initially, Australian citizens and permanent residents were permitted to travel to and from Australia without exemption. This was then extended to citizens from additional countries and eligible visa holders. On 21 February 2022, the Australian Government removed the international travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated visa holders. For more information, see the Prime Minister's media release on reopening to tourists and other international travellers.

Data notes

This release contains overseas movement data which should not be interpreted as 'persons'. See the Scope section, paragraph 1 in the Methodology for more detail.

The statistics in this release have been rounded. See the Confidentiality section in the Methodology for more detail.

Inquiries

For inquiries about these and related statistics, contact the Customer Assistance Service via the ABS website Contact Us page. The ABS Privacy Policy outlines how the ABS will handle any personal information that you provide to the ABS.

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I-notes

1. The ABS is currently conducting an investigation into a potential data quality issue with OAD source data which is affecting the state and territory level data. Due to this investigation, the data for tables 11,12 and 13 are not currently available. Data will be updated for tables 11,12 and 13 as soon as possible.

2. For all Short-term Visitor Arrivals (STVA) and Short-term Resident Returns (STRR) series, the trend estimates have been suspended from February 2020 and the seasonally adjusted estimates have been suspended from April 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel. For more information, see the Seasonally adjusted and trend estimates section in the Methodology page associated with this release.

3. The quality of the imputation used to estimate duration of stay for some resident departures has been impacted by changed travel behaviour during COVID-19 travel restrictions. The proportional split between short-term resident departures and long-term resident departures has been impacted. Where possible, instead of departure volumes, we recommend clients use short-term resident returns and long-term resident returns for greater accuracy. For more information on how this variable is imputed, please see paragraph 28 of the Imputations and derivations section of the Methodology page.

4. Short-term arrival movements are usually based on a sample and subject to sampling error. However, from April 2020 to February 2022, a full enumeration has been undertaken due to the small volume of international travel movements caused by the impact of COVID-19. See paragraphs 1-2 of the Sampling section in the Methodology page.

5. Occasionally situations occur that necessitate breaks being applied to the trend series. For an overview of the breaks currently included in the trend series, see paragraph 14 of the Seasonally adjusted and trend estimates section in the Methodology.

6. For further information about the data, including updates or changes, see the Methodology page.

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Table 1: Total movement, arrivals - category of movement
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Table 3: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - selected countries of residence: trend
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Table 4: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - selected countries of residence: seasonally adjusted
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Table 6: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - intended length of stay and main reason for journey: original
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Table 7: Short-term movement, residents returning - selected destinations: trend
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Table 10: Short-term movements, residents returning - length of stay and main reason for journey: original
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Table 14: Total Arrivals and Total Departures - Country of Citizenship: original
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Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia

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Overseas Migration Statistics

Arrivals and departures

Provisional Estimates

Visitor arrivals - short-term

Countries where visitors came from

Details

State or territory of stay

Visitor arrivals - short-term - state and territory

Visitor arrivals - short-term - Calendar year 2021

Effects of COVID-19 outbreak

Annual visitor arrivals

Countries where visitors came from

State or territory of stay

Age and sex

Main reason for journey

Duration of stay

Arrivals - international students

Australia

Resident returns - short-term

Destination countries

Details

State or territory of residence

Resident returns - short-term - Calendar year 2021

Effects of COVID-19 outbreak

Annual resident returns

Destination countries

State or territory of residence

Age and sex

Main reason for journey

Duration of stay

Recent changes

Jan 2022 — data quality issue with state and territory of stay/residence

COVID-19 from Feb 2020

Data notes

Inquiries

Data downloads

I-notes

Time series spreadsheets

Table 1: Total movement, arrivals - category of movement

Table 2: Total movement, departures - category of movement

Table 3: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - selected countries of residence: trend

Table 4: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - selected countries of residence: seasonally adjusted

Table 5: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - selected countries of residence: original

Table 6: Short-term movement, visitors arriving - intended length of stay and main reason for journey: original

Table 7: Short-term movement, residents returning - selected destinations: trend

Table 8: Short-term movement, residents returning - selected destinations: seasonally adjusted

Table 9: Short-term movement, residents returning - selected destinations: original

Table 10: Short-term movements, residents returning - length of stay and main reason for journey: original

Table 14: Total Arrivals and Total Departures - Country of Citizenship: original

Table 15: Total Arrivals and Total Departures - Visa Group: original

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