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Tourism

The Australian Government is committed to maximising tourism's net economic contribution to the Australian economy and to fostering an industry that promotes the principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
Tourism Statistics

Timely and reliable data and research are critical to helping businesses make sustainable investment and capacity planning decisions. The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (the Department) is committed to assisting the tourism sector with robust research and statistics.

Publications released by the Department are provided below.

IMPACT

The monthly IMPACT  [PDF, 70KB] fact sheet contains a snapshot of the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics' Overseas Arrivals and Departures data. This document is published monthly, shortly after the release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' monthly statistical publication Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (ABS Cat. No. 3401.0).

Key Facts - Tourism

The Key Facts - Tourism October 2009 [PDF, 537KB] document is a statistics based data card summarising the latest statistics for the industry. This document is released twice a year.  

Tourism Industry Facts and Figures at a Glance

The Tourism Industry Facts and Figures at a Glance October 2009 [PDF, 1.17MB] document is a pocket-size booklet providing the latest statistics for the industry. This document is released twice a year. 

Tourism Employment Data

The Tourism Channel provides a comprehensive suite of Tourism employment data, including an employment overview, profiles for each Tourism occupation, state characteristics for each occupation, profiles for Tourism industries, links to key occupational career and vacancy websites for each tourism occupation.

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