The given bar and line charts illustrate the number of tourists traveling to Australia from three different countries (the UK, the US, and Japan) in 1995 and 2005, as well as the types of travel (staying at resorts vs. backpacking) over the period from 1995 to 2005.
Overall, the total number of tourists from the UK and the US to Australia increased significantly over the 10-year period, while the number of tourists from Japan decreased. Regarding types of travel, backpacking was consistently more popular than staying at resorts, although the number of backpackers declined after peaking in 2000, whereas resort tourism steadily rose.
In 1995, around 800,000 tourists came from the UK, and this figure nearly doubled to approximately 1.5 million in 2005. A similar trend can be observed for the US, where the number of tourists increased from about 500,000 to 1.5 million. In contrast, Japan saw a drop in tourist numbers, from 1.5 million in 1995 to roughly 1 million in 2005.
Turning to types of travel, backpacking attracted about 1.6 million travelers in 1995, rising sharply to over 2.5 million by 2000, before declining to around 1.1 million in 2005. On the other hand, the number of tourists staying at resorts grew steadily from roughly 300,000 in 1995 to just over 1 million in 2005.
