This statistic shows the share of Chinese arrivals to Australia between 2012 and 2016, with a breakdown by purpose of travel. In that period, some 19 percent of the arrivals from China to Australia were to visit their friends or relatives.
Distribution of Chinese visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by travel purpose*
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Tourism Australia. (May 13, 2017). Distribution of Chinese visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by travel purpose* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667069/china-visitors-most-important-purpose-of-visiting-australia/
Tourism Australia. "Distribution of Chinese visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by travel purpose*." Chart. May 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667069/china-visitors-most-important-purpose-of-visiting-australia/
Tourism Australia. (2017). Distribution of Chinese visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by travel purpose*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667069/china-visitors-most-important-purpose-of-visiting-australia/
Tourism Australia. "Distribution of Chinese Visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by Travel Purpose*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667069/china-visitors-most-important-purpose-of-visiting-australia/
Tourism Australia, Distribution of Chinese visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by travel purpose* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667069/china-visitors-most-important-purpose-of-visiting-australia/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Distribution of Chinese visitors to Australia from 2012 to 2016, by travel purpose* [Graph], Tourism Australia, May 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667069/china-visitors-most-important-purpose-of-visiting-australia/