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%