The given bar chart depicts changes in the number of visitors to Australia from three countries between 1995 and 2005, whilst the line chart categorizes them by their types of stay.
Overall, tourists originating from the UK and USA rose during the period, achieving roughly the same amount in 2005, whilst those coming from Japan decreased, having made up the bulk of the tourist base in 1995. The number of visitors staying in hotels experienced fluctuations but generally remained as the preferred choice, and there was gradual growth in the number backpackers throughout the period. By the end of the examined timeframe, there were an equal number of foreign hotel guests and backpackers on Australian soil.
Japanese tourists were the most numerous in 1995, peaking at over 1.6 million tourists. In contrast, the number of travelers from the UK was less than half of their Japanese counterparts with only roughly 800,000. There were less than 600,000 American visitors present in Australia then, the lowest of all countries examined. By 2005, Japanese visitors were no longer the most numerous, having dropped to around 1.3 million. By contrast, tourists from the UK nearly doubled to roughly 1.5 million, and those from the US saw the most substantial growth, having more than tripled to the same amount.
The number of overseas hotel occupants from 1995-2005 was highest, starting with more than 1.5 million and increasing by 1 million more. Statistics for those who backpacked experienced marginal growth in contrast, having roughly doubled in number from less than 500,000 in 1995 to around 1 million in 2000. Backpacking continued to grow, and there were roughly 1.25 million backpackers in 2005, whereas hotel accommodations plummeted to the same amount.