Research & Surveys
Tourism Satellite Account
The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes a Tourism Satellite Account for the Australian tourism industry on an annual basis. The Tourism Satellite Account is recognised internationally as the benchmark for estimating the economic contribution of tourism. It provides measures of tourism gross domestic product, tourism gross value added, tourism trade, and employment in tourism.
Tourism Research Australia
Tourism Research Australia is a branch of the Federal Department of Resources, Energy & Tourism undertaking respected, reliable research and analysis in relation to the inbound, domestic and outbound markets, as well as information on traveller expenditure, places visited, activities, accommodation, transportation and demographics.
- Forecast for 2012 Issue 1, 2012
- Business Event Visitors: 2011
- National Visitor Survey - December Quarter 2011
- International Visitor Survey - December Quarter 2011
- Experience Development Strategy Pilot - Flinders Ranges
- Barossa Product Gap Audit
- State of the Industry 2011
- Snapshots 2011 - Internet Use in Trip Planning and Booking
- Tourism's Contribution to the Australian Economy, 1997-98 to 2009-10
- Forecast for 2011 Issue 2, 2011
- Strategic Regional Research - South Australia: The Impacts of Regional Visitor Information Centres on Visitor Behaviour in South Australia
- Disaggregation of Tourism Employment Data - A Scoping Paper
- Snapshot 2011: Indigenous Tourism Visitors in Australia
- The Economic Importance of Tourism in Australia's Regions: Phase 2 - Large Tourism-Dependent Regions
- Travel Expenditure by Domestic and International Visitors in Australia's Regions, 1999-2010
- Population Changes and the Impacts on Tourism
- Tourism Investment in Australia
- The Tourism Industry Facts and Figures at a Glance - May 2011
- Key Facts - Australian Tourism Sector Data Card - May 2011
- South Australian Regional Visitor Guide Study
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Timely and reliable data and research are critical to helping business make sustainable investment and capacity planning decisions. TRA also provide the following Tourism Statistics:
Tourism Australia
Tourism Australia provides consumer and market insights, plus industry and strategic insights to Australia’s tourism industry. Tourism Australia identify new and high yielding markets and analyse and communicate trends in global and domestic tourism.
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) was formed to assist in the development of a dynamic, internationally competitive, and sustainable Australian tourism industry. STCRC research reports, tools & products are now available as free PDF downloads.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides statistics on a wide range of economic and social matters, serving government, business and the general population, as well as producing statistics on a range of tourism related activities.