# Australia International tourist arrivals (ABS OAD_COUNTRY)

Australia International tourist arrivals (ABS OAD_COUNTRY) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 703,480 persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −99.7% (Apr 2020) to 9,661.2% (Oct 2022), averaging 325.2%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.TOURISTS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1975-07-01 to 2026-09-01 (615 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/international-tourist-arrivals-abs-oad-country

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 703,480 persons | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 755,530 persons | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 710,980 persons | −4.3 |
| June 2026 | 566,910 persons | −9.2 |
| May 2026 | 609,040 persons | −0.4 |
| April 2026 | 644,770 persons | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 818,990 persons | 7.6 |
| February 2026 | 943,220 persons | 19.7 |
| January 2026 | 716,680 persons | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 1,036,660 persons | 9.7 |
| November 2025 | 831,170 persons | 19.5 |
| October 2025 | 740,650 persons | 9.3 |
| September 2025 | 696,500 persons | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 753,320 persons | 14.3 |
| July 2025 | 743,210 persons | 12.8 |
| June 2025 | 624,510 persons | 6.3 |
| May 2025 | 611,180 persons | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 641,150 persons | 8.1 |
| March 2025 | 761,230 persons | 0.02 |
| February 2025 | 787,770 persons | −8.2 |
| January 2025 | 710,040 persons | 17.6 |
| December 2024 | 945,280 persons | 7.8 |
| November 2024 | 695,360 persons | 4.8 |
| October 2024 | 677,410 persons | 11.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.TOURISTS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.TOURISTS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```