In financial year 2020, Sydney was the most popular tourist region with around 2.8 million international visitors. The other major east coast cities, Melbourne and Brisbane, ranked second and third in terms of international visitors in that year.
Leading tourism regions in Australia in financial year 2020, by number of international visitors
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Tourism Research Australia. (October 1, 2020). Leading tourism regions in Australia in financial year 2020, by number of international visitors (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/618713/australia-leading-tourism-regions-by-number-of-visitors/
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