Impact of Coronavirus Travel Ban on Chinese Visitors to Sydney
A travel ban implemented by the Australian government on the 1st of February 2020 for non-citizens travelling from or through China is expected to cause significant disruption during the peak travel period for Chinese visitors.
Sydney is the most prominent arrival gateway for Chinese tourists to Australia.
February has been the most popular month for arrivals from China in the last couple of years, with over 206,000 visitors in February 2019 and 227,000 in February 2019.
February is the peak period for Chinese visitors to Australia. The coronavirus travel ban has impacted over 100,000 students. The full impact on visitors to Australia in 2020 is not yet known. Data source: TRA/ABS. Image credit: Camper Champ
How many people visit the Sydney Opera House each year?
More than 10.9 million people visit the Sydney Opera House each year.2
How many people visit Bondi Beach every year?
2.9 million people visited Bondi Beach for the year ending March 2018.3
1.8 million were international visitors.
1.1 million were domestic visitors.
How many people visit the Sydney Harbour Bridge each year?
More than 10.9 million people visit each year the Sydney Opera House, nearby the Sydney Harbour Bridge. While specific numbers for the Sydney Harbour Bridge aren’t available, the bridge is consistently cited by tourists as one of the top reasons to visit Sydney.
More than 150,000 vehicles cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge each day.4
Sydney camping & campervan statistics
The number of camping trips throughout New South Wales has grown by 14.5% over the 10-year period from 2008 to 2018.5
In 2018 over 2.2 million overnight camping trips were made in New South Wales.
Camping trips – including caravan, campervan, commercial and non-commercial camping – made up 15% of visitor nights for domestic travellers to New South Wales in 2019 (year ending September)
