The bar chart compares the number of tourists who travelled to Australia from the UK, the US, and Japan in the years 1995 and 2005. The line chart illustrates the types of accommodation chosen by tourists—either staying at resorts or backpacking—over the same period.
Overall, the number of visitors from all three countries increased significantly between 1995 and 2005. Tourists from the UK and the US saw a particularly large rise, while Japan experienced a slight decline. In terms of accommodation, staying at resorts remained the more popular option, although backpacking gradually became more common.
In 1995, around 700,000 people travelled from the UK, compared to nearly 1.6 million in 2005. A similar trend is seen with US tourists, whose numbers grew from about 500,000 to 1.5 million. Japan, on the other hand, had the highest number of visitors in 1995 at nearly 1.6 million, but this figure dropped to roughly 1 million in 2005.
As for the type of stay, staying at resorts was more popular throughout the period. It started at around 1.5 million in 1995, peaked at 2.5 million in 2000, and then fell to 1 million in 2005. In contrast, backpacking began with less than 500,000 people in 1995 but showed steady growth, reaching around 1.1 million by
2005.