QUEENSLAND'S GERMAN CONNECTIONS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Trade and tourism

International students from Germany visiting Queensland and Australia, for the five years ending 2010–11

Although, in 2010-11, international student enrolments from Germany in Queensland declined by 11.3% to 2,212 students, it is interesting to note the higher education sector has reached a five-year high, with Queensland accounting for one-quarter of the German enrolments, and, overall, one-third of the total number of German students studying Down Under.

Financial year

Sector of study

2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

— persons —

Queensland ELICOS

57

69

78

83

67

Schools

361

489

672 106 418 963

773 129 470

767 121 504 753

VET

71

81

Higher education

415 877

384 972

Other (a)

1,040 2,495

Total

1,781

1,995

2,237

2,212

Australia

ELICOS Schools

178 785 433

213 961 497

211

268

229

1,155

1,407

1,382

VET

575

657

671

Higher education

1,813 2,904 6,113

1,777 3,061 6,509

1,849 2,774 6,564

1,967 2,598 6,897

2,000 2,394 6,676

Other (a)

Total

(a) Includes non-award, foundation and enabling courses

International visitors from Germany, by reason for journey, for the five years ending 2010–11

International visitors to Queensland from Germany eased by 4.9%, to 77,332 tourists in 2010–11, mostly in the VFR (visiting friends and relatives) category. Holiday travel has also eased back to 2007-06 numbers, but business and employment vists to Queensland from Germany are at their highest level in five years. Substantially over half of all German visits to Australia are to, or include, Queensland. German visitors account for 4% of total international visitors to Queensland and, although their total spend of $152m in calendar year 2011 was down 9%, German visitors spend 11% more (average almost $2,200 per person) than other

Financial year

Reason for journey

2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

— persons —

Queensland (b) Holiday

54,190

55,581

59,254

57,844 10,529

54,888

Visiting friends and relatives

7,796 4,646 6,046 1,738

8,180 3,113 5,109 1,206

5,911 5,242 6,615 1,639

7,920 5,422 4,451 2,404 2,247

Business Education

3,552 5,875 1,460 1,818

Employment

Other

435

428

964

Passenger card not completed

–

–

–

212

–

Total

74,851

73,617

79,625

81,291

77,332

Australia Holiday

92,173 18,824 16,748

94,909 19,620 17,549

96,720 100,444

96,647 21,757 17,379

Visiting friends and relatives

20,222 16,245 11,155

21,912 15,745

Business Education

9,588 2,987 3,294

9,694 2,424 5,493

9,892 2,966 6,544

7,283 4,115 6,700

Employment

3,222 5,350

Other

overseas visitors, with 57% visiting for the first time.

Passenger card not completed

–

–

350

315

190

Total

143,614 149,689 153,264 157,818 154,070

Information provided by Trade and Investment Queensland andTourism Queensland using data supplied by their sources including Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Education International, Federal Department of DIISRTE, Canberra. Reproduced by permission Copyright State of Queensland and Commonwealth of Australia

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