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SINGAPORE, 13 November 2025: Australia\u2019s international visitor arrivals in September exceeded the pre-COVID-19 September 2019 benchmark for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, Tourism Australia called it \u201ca long-awaited milestone\u201d for the country\u2019s international arrivals data. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Tourism Australia.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

TA also noted that it \u201cwas positive news\u201d when compared to September 2024, with arrivals up 10.4% year-on-year. New Zealand was once again the leading source market with more than 135,000 Kiwis visiting Australia in September, followed by China with 83,000 and the UK with almost 47,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOverall, the numbers for September are very encouraging as we approach the Summer period, which is traditionally the peak time for so much of our tourism industry around the country\u201d, Tourism Australia concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key September statistics from ABS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short-term visitor arrivals: 696,500 \u2013 an increase of 10.4% on one year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short-term resident returns: 1,050,090 \u2013 an increase of 2.9% on one year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total arrivals: 1,830,370 \u2013 an increase of 5.6% on one year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total departures: 1,921,380 \u2013 an increase of 6.9% on one year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short-term visitor arrivals, Australia – top 10 source countries (a)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The statistics represent the number of international border crossings rather than the number of people. (ABS)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Source: Tourism Australia and ABS)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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