The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for August, which continued to show a trend rise in the number of inbound visitors, with both Chinese arrivals and student arrivals hitting an all-time high.
The number of short-term visitor arrivals fell a seasonal 4.2% in August in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures fell by 6.2% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures was flat at 81.4%: