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Australia Attracts Record Number of International Visitors in 2015
Australia’s visitor economy continues to grow from strength to strength with the latest ABS figures confirming that 2015 was another record breaking year for overseas arrivals said the Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF).
The latest ABS Overseas Arrivals figures released today confirm that 7.4 million people travelled to Australia last year – up 8.2 per cent on the previous year.
2015 Top 10 Overseas Arrivals League Table Country of Origin |
Arrivals |
Increase/Decrease |
1. New Zealand |
1,309,900 |
5.5% |
2. China |
1,023,600 |
21.9% |
3. UK |
688,400 |
5.6% |
4. USA |
609,900 |
7.5% |
5. Singapore |
395,800 |
6.4% |
6. Malaysia |
338,800 |
4.4% |
7. Japan |
335,500 |
2.8% |
8. India |
233,100 |
18.6% |
9. South Korea |
230,100 |
12.7% |
10. Hong Kong |
219,700 |
9.0% |