In the financial year 2019, a total of 666,000 people were employed in the tourism industry in Australia. This number has been rising steadily since 2001 when under 500,000 people where employed in the industry.
Direct tourism employment in Australian from the financial year 2001 to the financial year 2019 (in 1,000s)
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Tourism Research Australia. (December 11, 2019). Direct tourism employment in Australian from the financial year 2001 to the financial year 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/828039/australia-direct-tourism-employment/
Tourism Research Australia. "Direct tourism employment in Australian from the financial year 2001 to the financial year 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/828039/australia-direct-tourism-employment/
Tourism Research Australia. (2019). Direct tourism employment in Australian from the financial year 2001 to the financial year 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/828039/australia-direct-tourism-employment/
Tourism Research Australia. "Direct Tourism Employment in Australian from The Financial Year 2001 to The Financial Year 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/828039/australia-direct-tourism-employment/
Tourism Research Australia, Direct tourism employment in Australian from the financial year 2001 to the financial year 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/828039/australia-direct-tourism-employment/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Direct tourism employment in Australian from the financial year 2001 to the financial year 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Tourism Research Australia, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/828039/australia-direct-tourism-employment/