The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its overseas short-term arrivals and departures figures for December, 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 surged by a seasonal 32% in December in original terms, whereas short-term resident departures surged by 52% over the month. The ratio of annual arrivals to departures also fell to 81.0%: