Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes monthly Overseas Arrivals and Departures information of short-term (under 12 months duration) international visitors to Australia, regardless of age. Overseas arrival data relate to the State of intended stay in Australia while overseas Departure data relate to the State where visitors spent the most time in Australia.
Notes on the OAD data
The ABS rebuilt its OAD data system to improve data quality. To preserve the time series, the ABS revised OAD data back from July 2004 onwards. This change impacted the OAD and the International Visitor Survey time series as international visitor estimates are benchmarked on the OAD data. January 2014 OAD results are the first to be based on the revised OAD methodology.
In February 2018, the ABS identified data quality issues affecting visitor arrivals data extending as far back as July 2017. The ABS has now revised the OAD time series. OAD reports from year ended March 2018 include revised arrivals and departure data from July 2017 onwards.
Latest OAD
OAD Trend March 2021 (PDF 183 kb)
Archived OAD
February 2021 | January 2021 | December 2020 | November 2020 | October 2020 | September 2020 | August 2020 | July 2020 | June 2020 | May 2020 | April 2020
International Visitor Survey (IVS)
Tourism Research Australia conducts quarterly International Visitor Surveys of departing short-term (under 12 months duration) international visitors aged 15 years and over.
The IVS Snapshot provides the total international visitation to New South Wales. It covers visitor numbers, nights and expenditure as well as country of origin, purpose of visit, demographics, top activities, transport and accommodation statistics.
Notes on the International Visitor Survey (IVS) data
International visitor statistics are sourced from TRA’s IVS. Recent changes to Overseas arrivals data has led TRA to revise IVS estimates in the December 2018 data release. The revisions focus on purpose-of-visit estimates, with minimal change to visitor, nights and spend estimates.
Care should be taken when comparing current IVS data with previously published data.
Latest IVS
International Travel to NSW (IVS) Snapshot December 2020 (PDF 220 kb)
International Travel to NSW Time Series December 2020 (PDF 246 kb)
Archived IVS Snapshots
September 2020 | June 2020 | March 2020 | December 2019 | September 2019 | June 2019 | March 2019 | December 2018
Archived IVS Time Series
September 2020 | June 2020 | March 2020 | December 2019
International market profiles
The international market profiles provide snapshot and time series visitation information from each country market to New South Wales. It also reports on each country market’s purpose of travel, demographics, travel party, places visited, top activities, accommodation and transport used.
Other information
International Market Factsheets
International Market Segments
