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Domestic tourism: (a)(b) Day visitors by Queensland Tourism region visited, 2001–02 to 2011–12

		Financial Year
		2001–02		2002–03		2003–04		2004–05		2005–06		2006–07		2007–08		2008–09		2009–10		2010–11		2011–12
		'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%	'000	%
Intrastate	Gold Coast	5,177	20.5	4,969	21.4	5,693	19.1	5,894	20.0	5,232	19.9	5,456	19.1	4,961	17.6	5,637	18.1	5,276	16.0	6,726	20.1	6,384	17.7
	Brisbane	7,767	30.8	6,880	29.7	9,834	33.0	9,150	31.0	8,092	30.8	8,055	28.3	8,502	30.2	10,121	32.6	10,728	32.5	11,812	35.4	12,099	33.6
	Sunshine Coast	3,935	15.6	4,105	17.7	4,777	16.0	4,713	16.0	4,294	16.3	5,277	18.5	4,636	16.5	5,153	16.6	5,050	15.3	4,323	12.9	5,084	14.1
	Fraser Coast	426	1.7	658	2.8	960	3.2	884	3.0	817	3.1	726	2.5	880	3.1	1,017	3.3	976	3.0	977	2.9	1,347	3.7
	Darling Downs	2,048	8.1	1,787	7.7	1,942	6.5	2,675	9.1	2,069	7.9	2,233	7.8	2,290	8.1	2,781	8.9	2,894	8.8	2,887	8.6	2,869	8.0
	Bundaberg	531	2.1	502	2.2	788	2.6	646	2.2	572	2.2	607	2.1	586	2.1	635	2.0	942	2.9	760	2.3	1,013	2.8
	Central Queensland	1,654	6.6	1,064	4.6	1,577	5.3	1,571	5.3	1,224	4.7	1,723	6.0	1,855	6.6	1,520	4.9	2,185	6.6	1,444	4.3	1,929	5.4
	Mackay	732	2.9	511	2.2	632	2.1	667	2.3	584	2.2	832	2.9	609	2.2	542	1.7	921	2.8	726	2.2	1,018	2.8
	Whitsundays	214	0.8	232	1.0	190	0.6	226	0.8	182	0.7	434	1.5	322	1.1	248	0.8	370	1.1	184	0.6	240	0.7
	Northern	1,303	5.2	682	2.9	1,188	4.0	886	3.0	1,102	4.2	1,057	3.7	972	3.5	1,065	3.4	1,301	3.9	1,457	4.4	1,234	3.4
	Tropical North Queensland	1,233	4.9	1,423	6.1	1,842	6.2	1,695	5.8	1,595	6.1	1,566	5.5	1,981	7.0	2,108	6.8	2,084	6.3	1,808	5.4	2,420	6.7
	Outback	166	0.7	330	1.4	386	1.3	469	1.6	503	1.9	540	1.9	532	1.9	238	0.8	257	0.8	300	0.9	360	1.0
	Transit QLD	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Other QLD	16	0.1	25	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	31	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Total	25,200	100.0	23,170	100.0	29,808	100.0	29,478	100.0	26,297	100.0	28,506	100.0	28,125	100.0	31,087	100.0	32,983	100.0	33,405	100.0	35,996	100.0

Interstate	Gold Coast	376	44.9	547	50.7	585	49.0	504	45.0	550	37.9	565	45.0	490	40.3	487	43.1	593	42.9	622	48.0	657	50.7
	Brisbane	371	44.3	337	31.2	510	42.7	524	46.7	495	34.1	469	37.4	611	50.3	479	42.4	627	45.4	573	44.2	561	43.3
	Sunshine Coast	0	0.0	28	2.6	34	2.8	11	1.0	52	3.6	51	4.1	21	1.7	72	6.4	42	3.0	21	1.6	10	0.8
	Fraser Coast	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	1.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Darling Downs	57	6.8	52	4.8	45	3.8	76	6.8	79	5.4	52	4.1	31	2.6	41	3.6	86	6.2	62	4.8	46	3.5
	Bundaberg	0	0.0	9	0.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	54	3.7	16	1.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	0.1	0	0.0	5	0.4
	Central Queensland	0	0.0	13	1.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	1.7	19	1.5	8	0.7	23	2.0	13	0.9	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Mackay	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	0.9	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Whitsundays	0	0.0	3	0.3	13	1.1	0	0.0	13	0.9	13	1.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Northern	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	44	3.0	15	1.2	16	1.3	13	1.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	1.5
	Tropical North Queensland	3	0.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	68	4.7	20	1.6	22	1.8	6	0.5	0	0.0	17	1.3	0	0.0
	Outback	30	3.6	48	4.4	5	0.4	0	0.0	70	4.8	32	2.5	0	0.0	9	0.8	5	0.4	1	0.1	0	0.0
	Transit QLD	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Other QLD	0	0.0	42	3.9	0	0.0	6	0.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Total	837	100.0	1,079	100.0	1,193	100.0	1,121	100.0	1,450	100.0	1,255	100.0	1,215	100.0	1,130	100.0	1,382	100.0	1,296	100.0	1,297	100.0

All	Gold Coast	5,553	21.3	5,516	22.7	6,278	20.3	6,398	20.9	5,782	20.8	6,021	20.2	5,451	18.6	6,124	19.0	5,869	17.1	7,348	21.2	7,041	18.9
	Brisbane	8,138	31.3	7,217	29.8	10,344	33.4	9,674	31.6	8,587	30.9	8,524	28.6	9,113	31.1	10,600	32.9	11,355	33.0	12,385	35.7	12,660	33.9
	Sunshine Coast	3,935	15.1	4,133	17.0	4,811	15.5	4,724	15.4	4,346	15.7	5,328	17.9	4,657	15.9	5,225	16.2	5,092	14.8	4,344	12.5	5,094	13.7
	Fraser Coast	426	1.6	658	2.7	960	3.1	884	2.9	817	2.9	726	2.4	895	3.1	1,017	3.2	976	2.8	977	2.8	1,347	3.6
	Darling Downs	2,105	8.1	1,839	7.6	1,987	6.4	2,751	9.0	2,148	7.7	2,285	7.7	2,321	7.9	2,822	8.8	2,980	8.7	2,949	8.5	2,915	7.8
	Bundaberg	531	2.0	511	2.1	788	2.5	646	2.1	626	2.3	623	2.1	586	2.0	635	2.0	944	2.7	760	2.2	1,018	2.7
	Central Queensland	1,654	6.4	1,077	4.4	1,577	5.1	1,571	5.1	1,248	4.5	1,742	5.9	1,863	6.3	1,543	4.8	2,198	6.4	1,444	4.2	1,929	5.2
	Mackay	732	2.8	511	2.1	632	2.0	667	2.2	584	2.1	835	2.8	609	2.1	542	1.7	934	2.7	726	2.1	1,018	2.7
	Whitsundays	214	0.8	235	1.0	203	0.7	226	0.7	195	0.7	447	1.5	322	1.1	248	0.8	370	1.1	184	0.5	240	0.6
	Northern	1,303	5.0	682	2.8	1,188	3.8	886	2.9	1,146	4.1	1,072	3.6	988	3.4	1,078	3.3	1,301	3.8	1,457	4.2	1,253	3.4
	Tropical North Queensland	1,236	4.7	1,423	5.9	1,842	5.9	1,695	5.5	1,663	6.0	1,586	5.3	2,003	6.8	2,114	6.6	2,084	6.1	1,825	5.3	2,420	6.5
	Outback	196	0.8	378	1.6	391	1.3	469	1.5	573	2.1	572	1.9	532	1.8	247	0.8	262	0.8	301	0.9	360	1.0
	Transit QLD	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Other QLD	16	0.1	67	0.3	0	0.0	6	0.0	31	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
	Total	26,037	100.0	24,249	100.0	31,001	100.0	30,599	100.0	27,747	100.0	29,761	100.0	29,340	100.0	32,217	100.0	34,365	100.0	34,701	100.0	37,293	100.0

Note: Tourism Research Australia have undertaken an extensive backcasting exercise during 2011-12 and as such data back to 1998 has been revised.

(a) Day visitors are those aged 15 years and over who travel for a round trip distance of at least 50 kilometres, are away from home for at least 4 hours and who do not spend a night away from home as part of their travel.

(b) Estimates are based on survey data from the national Visitor Survey. Estimates are subject to sampling variability. As such, annual changes in the data should be interpreted with caution.

Source: Tourism Research Australia, National Visitor Survey

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