The state of New South Wales in Australia had the highest number of people employed directly by the tourism sector in 2021 at around 146 thousand people. Queensland accounted for the largest group of people employed indirectly in the tourism sector that year. Overall, New South Wales employed the highest number of people in the tourism sector.
Total employees in the tourism sector in Australia in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s)
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Tourism Research Australia. (February 14, 2023). Total employees in the tourism sector in Australia in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827970/australia-tourism-employment-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia. "Total employees in the tourism sector in Australia in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827970/australia-tourism-employment-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia. (2023). Total employees in the tourism sector in Australia in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827970/australia-tourism-employment-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia. "Total Employees in The Tourism Sector in Australia in Financial Year 2021, by State (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827970/australia-tourism-employment-by-state/
Tourism Research Australia, Total employees in the tourism sector in Australia in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827970/australia-tourism-employment-by-state/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Total employees in the tourism sector in Australia in financial year 2021, by state (in 1,000s) [Graph], Tourism Research Australia, February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/827970/australia-tourism-employment-by-state/