| Visitor Arrival 1961 - 1998 | Visitor Arrival 1995 | Visitor Arrival 1996 | |
| Visitor Arrival 1997 | Visitor Arrival 1998 | Visitor Arrival 1999 | |
| Visitor Arrival 2000 |
Visitor Arrivals 1997
| YEAR | TOTAL | Aust | NZ | USA | Canada | UK | Europe | Pacific | Japan | Taiwan | S.Korea | Asia | Other |
| 1997 TOTAL |
359441 | 80351 | 68116 | 44376 | 13359 | 35019 | 32806 | 20381 | 44783 | 518 | 12181 | 5827 | 1724 |
| JAN | 28456 | 7159 | 3189 | 2841 | 1674 | 3145 | 2950 | 1754 | 3398 | 65 | 1611 | 516 | 154 |
| FEB | 26078 | 4417 | 2483 | 3104 | 1682 | 3985 | 2627 | 1835 | 4290 | 89 | 969 | 479 | 118 |
| MAR | 29901 | 6503 | 3688 | 3853 | 1631 | 3617 | 3218 | 1330 | 4228 | 61 | 1102 | 536 | 134 |
| APR | 25307 | 4781 | 4209 | 3593 | 1183 | 2698 | 2911 | 1313 | 2782 | 39 | 1345 | 374 | 79 |
| MAY | 26008 | 5724 | 5106 | 3246 | 597 | 2476 | 3390 | 1510 | 2408 | 36 | 891 | 449 | 175 |
| JUNE | 32236 | 8768 | 9813 | 3391 | 485 | 1999 | 1695 | 1522 | 3401 | 22 | 681 | 323 | 136 |
| JULY | 35207 | 6634 | 9390 | 4543 | 936 | 2647 | 2517 | 1891 | 4961 | 70 | 862 | 601 | 155 |
| AUG | 33954 | 5981 | 7772 | 4051 | 943 | 2820 | 2870 | 1977 | 5455 | 55 | 1240 | 651 | 139 |
| SEPT | 30498 | 7848 | 7498 | 2735 | 611 | 1886 | 2098 | 1504 | 4997 | 32 | 686 | 475 | 128 |
| OCT | 31307 | 6948 | 7023 | 4324 | 840 | 2648 | 2920 | 1631 | 3165 | 27 | 1230 | 434 | 117 |
| NOV | 30208 | 7217 | 3872 | 4982 | 1352 | 3745 | 2731 | 2020 | 2480 | 22 | 1196 | 412 | 179 |
| DEC | 30281 | 8371 | 4073 | 3713 | 1425 | 3353 | 2879 | 2094 | 3218 | 368 | 577 | 210 |
