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Tourism

In 2010 the South West region received approximately 1.4 million tourists (overnight visitors) who directly contributed $590 million into the South West economy.

Of these, 93 per cent were domestic visitors with the remaining 7 per cent being international visitors.

Number of international visitors ('000)

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Number of domestic visitors (million)

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Origin of visitors

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Tourism expenditure ($ million)

    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Domestic visitors 518 513 589 551 521
International visitors 62 56 66 69 71
TOTAL VALUE ($M) 580 569 654 620  592


Source
Tourism Western Australia and Department of Regional Development and Lands.

Footnote
Tourism data is based on calendar years.

Visitor information

Tourism Western Australia produces annual data on the number of international, interstate and intrastate visitors, their length of stay, and how much they spend. It also details the types of accommodation used and main activities while in the region. Go to the Tourism WA website for more on visitor statistics and research.