Page last updated: 05 September 2024
Table of Contents
How many South Korean tourists visit Australia each year?
Over 301,000 South Korean tourists visited Australia in 2024 (year ending March 2024).
- This represented a 154% increase compared to the 118,000 South Korean visitors recorded in 2023.
- The number of visitors in 2024 was 14.1% higher than the 263,000 visitors recorded in 2019 (pre-pandemic).
- South Korea ranked 9th among all international visitor markets to Australia in 2024.
How much did South Korean tourists spend in Australia in 2024?
South Korean tourists spent approximately $1.81 billion in Australia in 2024 (year ending March 2024).
- This marked a 111% increase compared to the $860 million spent by South Korean visitors in 2023.
- Spending in 2024 (year ending March) was 21.5% higher than the $1.49 billion spent during 2019 (pre-COVID).
- South Korea ranked 7th in terms of total spending by international visitors in Australia in 2024.
How many South Korean tourists travelled to Australia in 2021?
Over 460 Korean visitors came to Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Visitors from Korea were down 99.8% when compared to the over 222,000 visitors of the previous year.
How many Korean tourists visited Australia in 2021?
Visitors from Korea spent over $5.6 million during visits to Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Spending by Korean visitors was down 99.6% when compared to the over $1.3 billion spent during the previous year.
How many South Korean tourists visited Australia in 2019?
280,700 South Korean tourists visited Australia between July 2018 and June 2019.1
South Korea tourism through the years
- South Korea tourism reached a peak in 2017/18 with 304,400 visitors.
- 2018/19 saw a decrease of 7%.
Data source: ABS. Image credit: Camper Champ
South Korea’s share in the Australian tourism industry
- South Korea contributed 3.1% of all international visitors in 2018/19.
Top countries that sent visitors to Australia in 2019
South Korea’s contribution to tourism expenditure
- At $1.5B, South Korea contributed over 3.3% of all tourism expenditure in Australia in 2018/19.2
- The majority of spending came from holidaymakers, at $833M.