All the latest travel and tourism statistics available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and BITRE in one helpful place.
MAIN DOMESTIC ROUTES
Top 10 domestic city pairs, December 2023
| City pair | Passengers YE Dec 22 (000) | Passengers YE Dec 23 (000) | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne - Sydney | 6,572.7 | 8,202.4 | 24.8 |
| Brisbane - Sydney | 3,594.3 | 4,579.5 | 27.4 |
| Brisbane - Melbourne | 2,806.5 | 3,562.7 | 26.9 |
| Gold Coast - Sydney | 2,298.5 | 2,649.8 | 15.3 |
| Adelaide - Melbourne | 1,964.7 | 2,464.5 | 25.4 |
| Gold Coast - Melbourne | 2,291.1 | 2,422.1 | 5.7 |
| Melbourne - Perth | 1,347.8 | 2,085.5 | 54.7 |
| Adelaide - Sydney | 1,410.6 | 1,879.7 | 33.3 |
| Perth - Sydney | 1,118.8 | 1,721.8 | 53.9 |
| Hobart - Melbourne | 1,086.4 | 1,408.1 | 29.6 |
| ALL CITY PAIRS | 50,197.5 | 57,273.4 | 14.1 |
DOMESTIC AIR MARKET
December 2023
| Dec 22 | Dec 23 | Growth % | Year end Dec 22 | Year end Dec 23 | Growth % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total pax carried | 4.56m | 4.90m | 7.5 | 50.20m | 57.27m | 14.1 |
| Revenue pax km (RPK) | 5.53bn | 5.89bn | 8.3 | 59.17bn | 68.42bn | 15.6 |
| Available seat kms (ASK) | 6.92bn | 7.22bn | 4.2 | 75.06bn | 85.01bn | 13.3 |
| Load factor (%) | 79.9 | 81.6 | 1.7* | 78.8 | 80.5 | 1.6* |
| Aircraft trips (000) | 49.6 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 558.2 | 612.2 | 9.7 |
