Page last updated: 02 January 2025
Key Highlights:
- Approximately 1 million Australian residents visit New Zealand on average each year.
- Australians travelling to Indonesia outnumbered those visiting New Zealand in 2024 for the first time, with 1.53 million Australian residents travelling to Indonesia.
- 1.37 million New Zealand residents visited Australia in 2024, contributing the largest share of Australia’s 7.97 million international visitors.
How many Australians visit New Zealand each year?
Over 1.31 million Australians visited New Zealand in 2024 (year ending June), representing a 9% increase from 1.2 million visitors in the same period of 2023.
On average, over 1 million Australians visit New Zealand each year.
- The number of travellers in 2024 remained 9% lower than the 1.44 million Australians recorded in 2019.
- In 2021, Australian travellers dropped to 120,000 due to travel restrictions. This reflected an 89% decrease from 1.14 million in 2020.
- Recovery began in 2022, with 200,000 Australian travellers, marking a 67% increase from 2021.
How many New Zealand residents visit Australia each year?
Over 1.37 million New Zealand residents visited Australia in 2024 (year ending June), reflecting a 27% increase compared to 1.08 million visitors in the same period of 2023.
- The 2024 figure is still 2.8% lower than the 1.41 million visitors recorded in 2019.
- Compared to 2014, when there were 1.23 million visitors, 2024 figures reflected an 11% increase.
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, representing 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%)
- 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 New Zealand?
With over 1.3 million travellers, Australia remained the largest source of visitors to New Zealand, contributing 40.46% of the total international arrivals in the year ending June 2024.
- Other major countries contributing to New Zealand’s international tourism include:
- United States: 378,044 visitors (11.76%)
- China: 230,989 visitors (7.19%)
- United Kingdom: 170,097 visitors (5.29%)
- India: 84,701 visitors (2.64%)
- South Korea: 69,773 visitors (2.17%)
- Germany: 64,876 visitors (2.02%)
- Japan: 62,155 visitors (1.93%)
- Canada: 60,837 visitors (1.89%)
- Singapore: 50,158 visitors (1.56%)
- In total, 3.21 million international visitors travelled to New Zealand in the year ending June 2024.
- New Zealand’s annual international visitor numbers typically range between 2 million and 3 million.
New Zealand’s Overseas Visitor Arrivals (Year ended June)
| Main country source | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 (% ) |
| Australia | 205,642 | 1,234,861 | 1,299,969 | 40.46% |
| United States of America | 14,526 | 267,169 | 378,044 | 11.76% |
| China, People’s Republic of | 2,929 | 59,584 | 230,989 | 7.19% |
| United Kingdom | 14,977 | 167,551 | 170,097 | 5.29% |
| India | 3,100 | 59,762 | 84,701 | 2.64% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1,848 | 37,722 | 69,773 | 2.17% |
| Germany | 1,957 | 51,052 | 64,876 | 2.02% |
| Japan | 1,456 | 33,151 | 62,155 | 1.93% |
| Canada | 3,657 | 53,996 | 60,837 | 1.89% |
| Singapore | 5,139 | 48,454 | 50,158 | 1.56% |
| Other Countries | 54,719 | 524,097 | 741,728 | 23.08% |
| Total International Visitors | 309,950 | 2,537,399 | 3,213,327 | 100.00% |
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Where do Australians travel most?
Over 1.53 million Australians travelled to Indonesia in 2024 (year ending June), making it the top overseas destination for Australian travellers, surpassing New Zealand, which received about 1.31 million Australian travellers.
- New Zealand has consistently been a top destination for Australians for nearly 50 years. However, for the first time since the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) began recording travel data, Indonesia surpassed New Zealand as the most popular destination for Australians in 2024.
Where do New Zealand residents travel the most?
With over 1.17 million travellers, Australia remained the top destination for New Zealand residents, accounting for 40.1% of the total travellers in the year ending June 2024.
New Zealand-resident traveller (Year ended June)
| Main country visited | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 (% ) |
| Australia | 160,069 | 870,989 | 1,171,188 | 40.13% |
| Fiji | 28,249 | 183,480 | 207,358 | 7.11% |
| United States of America | 17,212 | 134,661 | 169,435 | 5.81% |
| China, People’s Republic of | 2,687 | 37,376 | 136,789 | 4.69% |
| United Kingdom | 16,201 | 96,948 | 116,642 | 4.00% |
| India | 18,326 | 101,116 | 94,635 | 3.24% |
| Japan | 1,876 | 31,040 | 67,071 | 2.30% |
| Indonesia | 1,430 | 34,634 | 64,799 | 2.22% |
| Samoa | 776 | 41,636 | 64,383 | 2.21% |
| Philippines | 3,135 | 38,723 | 46,686 | 1.60% |
| Other Countries | 123,177 | 636,762 | 779,458 | 26.71% |
| Total Outbound Visit | 373,138 | 2,207,365 | 2,918,444 | 100.00% |
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