Monthly Statistical Bulletin
7.3 Overseas arrivals—visitors and settlers
Month	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009-10
Visitors (a) – '000
July	502.0	483.4	486.4	531.6	463.8
August	432.2	413.6	437.1	420.2	416.7
September	414.4	426.2	435.3	402.2
October	464.7	476.2	465.7	456.0
November	472.7	492.7	498.8	473.3
December	601.2	643.4	615.0	611.4
January	466.7	458.2	446.1	458.3
February	488.5	514.7	543.5	504.0
March	476.0	524.2	513.7	488.6
April	437.7	438.6	424.1	455.6
May	345.5	368.0	380.9	374.9
June	382.5	402.0	382.7	364.8
Annual	5 484.1	5 641.2	5 629.3	5 540.9
Settlers (b) – '000
July	10.0	10.3	10.0	11.5	11.2
August	11.5	12.2	12.8	15.5	13.3
September	11.1	11.7	11.4	13.9
October	11.1	11.5	10.8	13.7
November	10.8	11.5	12.5	14.0
December	11.4	11.0	12.0	13.2
January	11.4	11.8	13.0	14.2
February	11.0	11.0	13.4	14.0
March	11.0	12.9	14.7	13.7
April	11.1	11.2	12.5	12.1
May	10.6	11.4	13.2	11.4
June	10.7	13.7	13.1	11.0
Annual	131.6	140.2	149.4	158.0
(a) Visitors are overseas visitors whose intended stay in Australia is less than 12 months.
(b) Settlers are travellers who hold migrant visas, New Zealand citizens who indicate an intention to settle, and those who are otherwise eligible to settle.
								Update
Source: ABS, Overseas arrivals and departures, Cat. no. 3401.0								6 November 2009