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Over *** million visitors to Australia were residents of New Zealand in the year ended June 2024. Visitors from China were the second most prevalent visitor group at just below **. These numbers represented an increase from the previous year, indicating a recovery from the slump caused by coronavirus pandemic-related travel restrictions worldwide in 2020 and 2021. 

Why do people visit Australia?

From the beautiful beaches on the Gold Coast to the city streets of Sydney, Australia is a popular destination among international and domestic tourists alike. In the 2024 financial year, the majority of visitors to Australia came for a vacation or to see their family or friends living in the country. Around million visited for a holiday, and a little over ** traveled to the country for business purposes. 

How much do international visitors spend when in Australia?

Total trip expenditure of international visitors contributed about ** billion Australian dollars to the country’s economy in 2024. This marked a rise in spending from the previous year and exceeded pre-pandemic levels, in which international visitor spending came in at around **** billion Australian dollars in 2019. In financial year 2024, those who visited the country for holiday purposes accounted for the highest trip expenditure of international visitor arrivals to Australia by purpose, at approximately **** billion Australian dollars. The second-highest spenders were visitors who went to Australia for education; they spent over **** billion Australian dollars that year.