In the 2020 financial year, a total of 439 thousand international backpackers visited Australia, significantly less than in the previous financial year. This significant reduction in travelers was heavily influenced by travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak throughout 2020.
Number of international backpackers in Australia in financial year 2020, by state visited
(in 1,000s)
Backpacker is defined as visitor who spent at least one night in a backpackers hostel or accommodation.
Individual state totals do not sum up to the Australian total as international backpackers may have visited more than one state during their stay in Australia.
No release date was provided by the source. Date of release is the date the data was accessed.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Tourism Research Australia. (December 3, 2020). Number of international backpackers in Australia in financial year 2020, by state visited (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618346/australia-international-backpackers-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia. "Number of international backpackers in Australia in financial year 2020, by state visited (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618346/australia-international-backpackers-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia. (2020). Number of international backpackers in Australia in financial year 2020, by state visited (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/618346/australia-international-backpackers-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia. "Number of International Backpackers in Australia in Financial Year 2020, by State Visited (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618346/australia-international-backpackers-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia, Number of international backpackers in Australia in financial year 2020, by state visited (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/618346/australia-international-backpackers-by-state/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of international backpackers in Australia in financial year 2020, by state visited (in 1,000s) [Graph], Tourism Research Australia, December 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/618346/australia-international-backpackers-by-state/
