Monthly Statistical Bulletin
7.3 Overseas arrivals—visitors and settlers
Month	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008-09
Visitors (a) – '000
July	472.0	502.0	483.4	486.4	531.6
August	405.8	432.2	413.6	437.1
September	395.6	414.4	426.2	435.3
October	449.9	464.7	476.2	465.7
November	479.9	472.7	492.7	498.8
December	593.1	601.2	643.4	615.0
January	462.4	466.7	458.2	446.1
February	501.6	488.5	514.7	543.5
March	504.7	476.0	524.2	513.7
April	409.5	437.7	438.6	424.1
May	353.9	345.5	368.0	380.9
June	379.8	382.5	402.0	382.7
Annual	5 408.2	5 484.1	5 641.2	5 629.3
Settlers (b) – '000
July	10.2	10.0	10.3	10.0	11.5
August	10.7	11.5	12.2	12.8
September	10.2	11.1	11.7	11.4
October	9.7	11.1	11.5	10.8
November	9.5	10.8	11.5	12.5
December	10.3	11.4	11.0	12.0
January	10.9	11.4	11.8	13.0
February	9.8	11.0	11.0	13.4
March	11.7	11.0	12.9	14.7
April	10.7	11.1	11.2	12.5
May	9.9	10.6	11.4	13.2
June	10.0	10.7	13.7	13.1
Annual	123.4	131.6	140.2	149.4
(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								3 October 2008