Toursism & Hotel Property Statistics


 

 

  Occupany Room Rate
Sydney Inner 77.7% $160
Melbourne Inner 74.2% $121
Brisbane Core 75.5% $105
Perth Inner 73.2% $90
Western Australia 52.7% $78

Source: ABS Catalogue 8635.1

 

 

Forecast of International Visitor Arrivals (Thousands)

Year North America Europe New Zealand Japan Other Asia Rest of World Total Annual Growth(%)
1995* 363 752 538 783 1118 186 3726 10.8
1996 382 827 598 849 1320 191 4167 11.8
1997 400 886 654 923 1525 211 4598 10.3
1998 420 954 662 998 1747 230 5011 9.0
1999 442 1028 670 1084 1983 251 5458 8.9
2000 482 1107 713 1187 2248 276 6013 10.2
2001 526 1193 722 1303 2518 301 6563 9.2
2002 563 1287 731 1403 2807 327 7118 8.4
2003 590 1388 740 1456 3114 351 7639 7.3
2004 602 1497 749 1511 3445 376 8180 7.1
2005 617 1615 758 1568 3806 403 8767 7.2
Average Annual Growth(%) 5.5 7.9 3.5 7.2 13.0 8.9 8.9  

 

* Figures for 1995 are actual figures.

Source:Forecast June'96 (as quoted in Forecast November '96)


Performance of Key Tourist Destinations 1995-96
Destination Real Takings per available Room Night (%) Occupancy Rate (% points) Occupancy Rate (%)
National 4.6 0.8 58.7
Sydney 9 3.6 72.5
Melbourne 15 5.2 *69.0
Brisbane -5 N/A *68.0
Far North Queensland -2 N/A *64.5
Gold Coast (Queensland) *0.1 N/A *70.1
Perth 5 -2 72.3
Adelaide 3 1.2 60
Canberra 5 -2.7 *62.5
Darwin 3.5 -2.7 *69.5
Hobart -6 -2.5 *63.6

* Figures are estimates.

"Real takings per available Room Night" is expressed in 1989-90 dollar terms as its primary measure of profitability. This takes into account changes in total room stock, giving a better picture of the performance of tourist accommodation investment return than "rates per occupied room".

Sources:
Tourism Forecasting Council Media Release-1 Nov '96
Australian Bureau of Statistics - various sources


Additions to Supply of Tourist Accommodation by completion date.
  October to end 1996 1997
Expected New Hotel/Motel Rooms 1337 3313
Expected New Units,Apartments or Beds 245 units, 882 beds 1489

Source:Forecast November'96 (pg 19).


Financial Performance of Tourist Accommodation Businesses with more than 200 employees.
  1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95
Businesses surveyed 42 46 47 58 55
Employment ('000) 28 25 22 29 27
Operating profit before tax ($m) -167 -248 -251 -139 -74
Profit margin (%) -11.3 -15 -15.9 -7.9 -3.9
Net worth ($m) 1564 949 590 135 777
Long term debt equity (times) 0.8 2.0 3.9 20.9 2.8

Employment = Includes part and full-time and casuals.
Operating Profit before tax = profit before extraordinary items and before tax and dividend payments
Net Worth = The total value of shareholders' and other owners' interest in the business calculated by deducting total liabilities from assets.
Long term debt equity = Non-current liabilities as a multiple nett worth.

Source:ABS, Special data service for ANZSIC571-Accommodation (as quoted in Forecast November '96 pg 15)

Forecast is published by the Office of National Tourism, Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Tourism.


June Quarter

 Takings 94 Takings 95 Change Occupancy
Sydney Inner $143.72 $157.54 9.6% 73.1%
Sydney Suburban $92.44 $96.65 4.6% 73.3%
         
Melbourne Inner $105.68 $120.23 13.8% 70.3%
Melbourne Suburban $89.82 $107.04 19.2% 66.7%
         
Brisbane $95.54 $117.68 23.2% 78.8%
Cairns $91.05 $96.37 5.3% 68.7%
Gold Coast $91.58 $100.24 9.5% 64.4%
         
Perth $91.60 $102.59 12.0% 74.8%
         
Adelaide $83.08 $85.81 3.3% 57.8%
         
Darwin $83.02 $93.86 13.1% 76.3%
         
Canberra $86.46 $91.90 6.3% 64.0%

 

Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (as quoted in "Hotel Watch" Blake Dawson Waldron,Oct 95; p6-7)


Airport International Passengers

Year to November

 1993 1994 Change
Sydney 4,778,000 5,356,800 12%
Melbourne 1,847,900 1,870,300 1%
Brisbane 1,542,200 1,684,400 9%
Perth 1,000,900 1,120,200 12%
Cairns 651,400 678,900 4%
Adelaide 216,400 214,400 -1%
Darwin 103,100 131,800 28%
Hobart 8,900 8,000 -10%
Townsville 5,100 4,000 -22%
Port Hedland 4,500 2,300 -49%
Total 10,158,300 11,071,000 9%

 

Source:
Australian Government statistics as quoted in "Northern Territory: Window of Opportunity" May 1995.

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