Overseas Arrivals and Departures Statistics
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Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data refers to the arrival and departure of Australian residents or overseas visitors, through Australian airports and sea ports, which have been recorded on incoming or outgoing passenger cards. OAD data describes the number of movements of travellers rather than the number of travellers. That is, multiple movements of individual persons during a given reference period are all counted.
OAD data will differ from data derived from other sources, such as Migration Program Outcomes, Settlement Database or Visa Grant information.
Travellers granted a visa in one year may not arrive until the following year, or may not travel to Australia at all. Some visas permit multiple entry to Australia, so travellers may enter Australia more than once on a visa.
Settler Arrivals includes New Zealand citizens and other non-program settlers not included on the Settlement Database. The Settlement database includes onshore processed grants not included in Settler Arrivals.
Definitions used in tables
The following terms are used in the Overseas Arrivals and Departures and Temporary Entrants tables.
See: Definitions
Total movements tables
Total Arrivals: Country of Birth by Category of Traveller, 2006-07
Total Departures: Country of Birth by Category of Traveller, 2006-07
Settler Arrivals tables
Settler Arrivals: Selected Countries of Birth by Migration Stream, 2006-07
Settler Arrivals: 5 Year Age Groups by Sex, 2006-07
Settler Arrivals: Major ASCO Groups by State of Intended Residence, 2006-07
Visitor Arrivals table
Permanent Departures tables
Permanent Departures Overseas Born by Selected Country of Birth by Length of Stay, 2006-07
Permanent Departures Five Year Age Group and Sex, for the Financial Year 2006-07
Permanent Departures by Major ASCO Group and State of Residence, for the Financial Year 2006-07
Additional information collected in the OAD data
- Nationality/Citizenship
- Country of Birth
- Age
- Sex
- Occupation
- Type of Movement
- Length of Intended Stay
- Length of Actual Stay/Residence
- Reasons for Journey
- Country of Residence
- Country of Future Residence
- Country where Spent Most Time
- State of Intended Stay
- Country of Disembarkation
- Type of visa