The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for September, 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 6.9% in September in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures rose by 16.3% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures rose to 81.5%:
