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How many tourists from Malaysia travelled to Australia each year?
Over 346,000 Japanese tourists visited Australia in 2024 (year ending September).
- This represented a 55.16% increase compared to the 223,000 Japanese visitors recorded in 2023.
- The number of Japanese visitors in 2024 was 23.96% lower than the 2019 level of 455,000 visitors (pre-pandemic).
- Japan ranked 7th among all international visitor markets to Australia in 2024.
How much did tourists from Malaysia spend in Australia in 2024?
Over 182,000 Malaysian tourists visited Australia in 2024 (year ending September).
- This represented a 19.74% increase compared to the 152,000 Malaysian visitors recorded in 2023.
- The number of Malaysian visitors in 2024 was 47.09% lower than the pre-pandemic level of 344,000 visitors in 2019.
- Malaysia ranked 11th among all international visitor markets to Australia in 2024.
| Tourism Spending by Malaysian Visitors in Australia |
| Year Ending September ($) |
| Year | Spend in Australia | Total Trip Spend |
| 2019 | .97 B | 1.27 B |
| 2020 | .59 B | – |
| 2021 | .01 B | .01 B |
| 2022 | .23 B | .29 B |
| 2023 | .00 B | .78 B |
| 2024 | .68 B | .90 B |
How many tourists from Malaysia visited Australia in 2021?
Over 660 visitors from Malaysia came to Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Visitors from Malaysia were down 99.8% when compared to the over 318,000 visitors of the previous year.
How much did Malaysian visitors spend in 2021?
Visitors from Malaysia spent over $7 million during visits to Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Spending by visitors from Malaysia was down 99.4% when compared to the over $1.1 billion spent during the previous year.
How many tourists from Malaysia visited Australia in 2019?
389,300 Malaysian tourists visited Australia between July 2018 and June 2019.1
Malaysian tourism through the years
- Malaysian tourism saw a 1% decrease from the 393,600 visitors during the 2017/18 year.
- Malaysian tourism peaked in 2016/17 with 405,600 visitors and has been on a slow decline since then.
Data source: ABS. Image credit: Camper Champ
Malaysia’s share in the Australian tourism industry
- Malaysia accounted for 4.3% of all visitors to Australia.
Top countries that sent visitors to Australia in 2019
Malaysia’s contribution to tourism expenditure
- At $1.3B, Malaysia accounted for 2.9% of all expenditure for the 2018/19 year.2
- The highest average spenders were those visiting for business purposes, at $411 per night.
- Spend on holidays was also high, at $252 per night.