Page last updated: 02 January 2025
Key Highlights:
- Over 1.53 million Australians visited Indonesia in 2024, making it the most popular international destination for Australian travellers, surpassing New Zealand.
- 215,690 Indonesian residents visited Australia in 2024, accounting for 2.71% of Australia’s total international visitors.
- Indonesia became the top destination for Australians for the first time in five decades, while Australia remains a key destination for Indonesian travellers, ranking 8th in 2023.
How many Australians visit Indonesia each year?
Over 1.53 million Australians visited Indonesia in 2024 (year ending June), marking a 17% increase compared to 1.31 million visitors in the same period of 2023.
This increase shows a clear shift, with Indonesia overtaking New Zealand as the most popular overseas destination for Australians for the first time.
Yearly Breakdown of Australians Visiting Indonesia:
- 2024: 1.53 million visitors (highest recorded).
- 2023: 1.31 million visitors.
- 2022: 90,000 visitors (due to pandemic-related restrictions).
- 2019: 1.31 million visitors.
The growth highlights a rising preference for Indonesia, particularly destinations like Bali, which remain popular among Australian tourists.
How many Australians visit Bali each year?
From 2014 to 2023, Australia was consistently the leading source of foreign tourists to Bali followed by China, India, the UK, and the USA.
- Australia was the top source of international visitors to Bali, accounting for 8.7 million total visits since 2014.
How many Indonesian residents visit Australia each year?
Over 215,690 Indonesian residents visited Australia in 2024 (year ending June), contributing 2.71% of Australia’s total international visitors.
- This represented a 30.8% increase from 164,900 visitors in 2023 but remained slightly below pre-pandemic levels (214,840 visitors recorded in 2019).
What countries are the top sources of visitors to Australia?
New Zealand residents visited Australia the most, accounting for 1.37 million visits for the year ending June 2024, which represented 17.17% of the total international visitors.
- Other major countries contributing to Australia’s international tourism include:
- China: 800,390 visits (10.05%)
- United States: 714,790 visits (8.97%)
- United Kingdom: 615,280 visits (7.72%)
- India: 416,440 visits (5.23%)
- Singapore: 392,340 visits (4.93%)
- Japan: 360,120 visits (4.52%)
- South Korea: 353,170 visits (4.43%)
- Indonesia: 215,690 visits (2.71%)
- Hong Kong: 211,240 visits (2.65%)
- Indonesia, while being the top destination for Australians, only ranked 9th on the list of visitors to Australia in 2024.
- Overall, 7.97 million international visitors travelled to Australia in the year ending June 2024.
- Australia’s annual averages for international arrivals typically range between 6 million and 9 million visitors.
What countries are the top sources of visitors to Indonesia?
Malaysia remained the largest source of visitors in 2023, contributing 16.28% of the total international arrivals.
Australia remained the second-largest source of international visitors to Indonesia in 2023, with 1.43 million visits, marking 12.26% of the total international visitors.
The other top country sources include:
- Singapore: 1.41 million visitors (12.11%).
- China: 787,924 visitors (6.75%).
- Timor Leste: 728,586 visitors (6.24%).
Indonesia’s annual international visitors typically range between 10 million and 16 million (pre-pandemic levels).
Indonesia’s Overseas visitor arrivals (Year ended December)
| Main country source | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023(%) |
| Malaysia | 2,980,753 | 980,118 | 480,723 | 1,212,574 | 1,901,242 | 16.28% |
| Australia | 1,386,803 | 256,291 | 3,196 | 655,370 | 1,431,177 | 12.26% |
| Singapore | 1,934,445 | 280,492 | 18,704 | 736,797 | 1,414,447 | 12.11% |
| China | 2,072,079 | 239,768 | 54,713 | 169,378 | 787,924 | 6.75% |
| Timor Leste | 1,178,381 | 99,459 | 819,488 | 703,780 | 728,586 | 6.24% |
| India | 6,573 | 111,724 | 6,670 | 281,814 | 606,439 | 5.19% |
| USA | 457,832 | 91,782 | 21,962 | 188,764 | 392,310 | 3.36% |
| South Korea | 388,316 | 75,562 | 9,497 | 122,221 | 347,185 | 2.97% |
| United Kingdom | 397,624 | 69,997 | 5,177 | 170,881 | 335,209 | 2.87% |
| France | 283,814 | 43,438 | 3,776 | 134,541 | 273,682 | 2.34% |
| Other Countries | 5,020,334 | 1,804,292 | 133,624 | 1,512,911 | 3,459,624 | 29.63% |
| Total International Visitors | 16,106,954 | 4,052,923 | 1,557,530 | 5,889,031 | 11,677,825 | 100.00% |
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Where do Australians travel the most?
Over 1.53 million Australians travelled to Indonesia in 2024 (year ending June), making it the top overseas destination for Australians, surpassing New Zealand, which received 1.31 million Australian travellers.
- New Zealand had consistently been a top destination for Australians for nearly 50 years, but for the first time since the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) began recording travel data, Indonesia surpassed New Zealand as the most popular destination.
Where do Indonesian residents travel the most?
Malaysia was the top destination for Indonesian residents in 2023, accounting for 28.33% of total outbound trips.
- Saudi Arabia followed with 17.03%, while Singapore accounted for 16.93%.
- Australia, ranked 8th, remained a key destination for Indonesian travellers. With 215,690 visits recorded in the year ending June 2024, Australia consistently represents 1% to 2% of Indonesia’s annual outbound trips.
Indonesian’s Distribution of Outbound Trips (Year ended December)
| Main country visited | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Malaysia | 38.87% | 39.30% | 45.42% | 18.56% | 28.33% |
| Arab Saudi/Saudi Arabia | 10.74% | 11.17% | 0.27% | 19.21% | 17.03% |
| Singapura/Singapore | 16.61% | 9.24% | 4.22% | 18.05% | 16.93% |
| Thailand | 3.65% | 2.12% | 0.17% | 3.95% | 4.75% |
| Timor Leste | 9.15% | 22.60% | 43.09% | 1.80% | 4.91% |
| Tiongkok/China | 4.09% | 1.47% | 0.41% | 0.73% | 3.02% |
| Jepang/Japan | 2.84% | 2.96% | 0.50% | 2.50% | 2.92% |
| Australia | 1.67% | 1.33% | 0.11% | 1.32% | 1.66% |
| Korea Selatan/South Korea | 1.51% | 1.43% | 0.35% | 1.23% | 1.59% |
| Filipina/Philippines | 0.54% | 0.39% | 0.20% | 1.05% | 1.29% |
| Other Countries | 10.33% | 7.99% | 5.26% | 31.60% | 17.57% |
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References
- ABS: Overseas arrivals and departures – Australia
- ABS: International travel arriving in and departing from Australia
- ABS: Top destination for Australian travellers
- STATS: International travel: June 2024
- BPS-SI: Tourism Key Figures and Statistics
- BPS: Number of Foreign Tourist Visits to Indonesia by Nationality & Outbound Tourism Statistics 2023 – BPS-Statistics Indonesia