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. Further information is provided below.
IMPACT
The monthly 
IMPACT 
[PDF, 89KB] 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).
Australian Tourism Satellite Account 2008–09
The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes a Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for the Australian tourism industry on an annual basis. A TSA is recognised internationally as the benchmark for estimating the economic contribution of tourism. The Australian TSA provides measures of tourism gross domestic product (GDP), tourism gross value added (GVA), tourism trade, and employment in tourism. The Australian TSA is funded by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.
The 2008-09 TSA was published on 4 June 2010. A Summary of Key Results [PDF, 43KB] is now available.
Key Facts - Tourism
The Key Facts - Tourism March 2010 [PDF, 432KB] 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 May 2010 [PDF, 2.95MB] 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.
Changes to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Tourist Accommodation
The Survey of Tourist Accommodation (STA) is a quarterly survey undertaken by the ABS to measure the demand and supply of tourist accommodation. Funding for the expanded scope will cease at the end of the June quarter 2010. Results for the June quarter will be published on 30 September 2010. The STA will continue to collect and publish information from accommodation providers in the core scope of the survey from September quarter 2010. Please refer to the following for further information [PDF, 40KB].