The pie chart and the table show the proportion of the nationality of tourists to Australia and the factors contributing to their arrival in 2008.
Overall, while the number of Asian visitors to Australia was consistently the highest, the opposite was true for those from other nations. Besides, the holiday purpose accounted for the majority, while employment and other reasons were the least common.
Looking at the pie chart, the percentage of tourists coming from Asia was the highest with 26%, while the figure for those from other countries was the lowest at 5%. In addition, there was a similarity between the number of New Zealand visitors and North America when figures were both one-fifth. Moreover, the proportion of European tourists was 15%, which was slightly higher than in China by 1%.
The table reveals that the primary reason for visiting Australia was holidays, at 60%. Meanwhile, business purposes were the second most common at 18%, education constituted 9% of visits . Followed by the figures for employment and other reasons, which accounted for 5% and 2%, respectively.