Short-Term Arrivals to Australia Continue to Grow Faster

Earlier today the Australian Bureau of Statistics released overseas arrivals and departures data for December 2016.  The data is important because it provides insight around how many people are coming to and leaving from Australia.  It also provides some insight into where they come from, why they are coming to Australia, how long they intend to stay and where they are spending most of their time.

Throughout 2016, there were 715,680 permanent and long-term arrivals to Australia which…