International Visitor Survey (IVS)

Update June 2025

This release includes rolling annual results for year-ending March 2025 and for March Quarter 2025 (January to March). High level results and visualisations can be found on the Tourism Evidence and Insights Centre (TEIC):

Tourism Evidence and Insights Centre(external link)

For year ending March 2025, the larger sample size for annual data means results are available for Total (all countries), Australia, UK, USA, Rest of Europe, Asia, Germany, Canada, Rest of World, and China. Consistent with the increase in international visitor arrivals, the total sample size for the March quarter is higher than for the December quarter (October to December 2024).  

We advise caution when using and interpreting IVS quarterly-level results.  These statistics have a higher margin of error than annual level statistics due to the smaller sample size from the shorter survey period.  

This quarter is the first implementation of a new weighting scheme, which has reduced the number of small and large weighting factors. This change enhances the stability of the results by minimizing the influence of any single observation on the overall outcome. Previously released quarterly results are not affected by this change. However, please note that the rolling annual results now include one quarter that uses the new weights. The impact of this change is minimal when comparing results derived from the old and new weights.   

Micro data can be found on the IVS data download page:

IVS data download

More information on data quality, including sample sizes, response rates, and margins of error can be found on the Survey quality page:

Survey quality for the IVS