Overseas Arrivals and Departures

Brief description

Please Note: As announced by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on 25 June 2017, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) retired the paper-based Outgoing Passenger Cards (OPC) from 1 July 2017. The information previously gathered via paper-based outgoing passenger cards is now be collated from existing government data and will continue to be provided to users. Further information can be accessed here: http://www.minister.border.gov.au/peterdutton/Pages/removal-of-the-outgoing-passenger-card-jun17.aspx.

Due to the retirement of the OPC, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) undertook a review of the OAD data based on a new methodology. Further information on this revised methodology is available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/3401.0Appendix2Jul%202017?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=3401.0&issue=Jul%202017&num=&view=

A sampling methodology has been applied to this dataset. This method means that data will not replicate, exactly, data released by the ABS, but the differences should be negligible.

Due to ‘Return to Source’ limitations, data supplied to ABS from non-DIPB sources are also excluded.

Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data refers to the arrival and departure of Australian residents or overseas visitors, through Australian airports and sea ports, which have been recorded on incoming or outgoing passenger cards. OAD data describes the number of movements of travellers rather than the number of travellers. That is, multiple movements of individual persons during a given reference period are all counted.
OAD data will differ from data derived from other sources, such as Migration Program Outcomes, Settlement Database or Visa Grant information.
Travellers granted a visa in one year may not arrive until the following year, or may not travel to Australia at all. Some visas permit multiple entries to Australia, so travellers may enter Australia more than once on a visa.
Settler Arrivals includes New Zealand citizens and other non-program settlers not included on the Settlement Database. The Settlement Database includes onshore processed grants not included in Settler Arrivals.

These de-identified statistics are periodically checked for privacy and other compliance requirements. The statistics were temporarily removed in March 2024 in response to a question about privacy within the emerging technological environment. Following a thorough review and risk assessment, the Department of Home Affairs has republished the dataset.

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BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2024-25 to 31 January 2025.XLSX - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2024-25 to 31 January 2025.XLSX
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2024-25 to 31 December 2024.XLSX - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2024-25 to 31 December 2024.XLSX
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2023-24 to 30 June 2024 - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2023-24 to 30 June 2024
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2022-23 - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2022-23
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2021-22 - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2021-22
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures at 2021-06-30.xlsx - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2020-21
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2019-20 - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2019-20
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) 2018-19 - BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) pivot table 2018-19
BP0022 Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) ABS Revised Pivot 2017-18 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2017-18
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2016-17 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2016-17
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2015-16 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2015-16
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2014-15 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2014-15
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2013-14 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2013-14
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2012-13 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2012-13
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2011-12 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2011-12
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2010-11 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2010-11
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2009-10 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2009-10
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2008-09 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2008-09
BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2007-08 - BP0022 OAD ABS Revised Pivot 2007-08
Pivot Table User Guide - The Department of Home Affairs has published a range of data in pivot table format. The purpose of this guide is to assist users to understand how to make the most of this data.
Outgoing Passenger Card Review - Information sheet
OAD Explanatory Notes and Definitions - This link takes you to the ABS publication \r\n3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia. \r\nExplanatory notes and a glossary of terms to be used with OAD pivot tables is available on the Explanatory Notes tab.
3401.0 - Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Aug 2014 - Changes in this issue - Revsions have been made to OAD data for the period Oct 2013 to July 2014. This document contains consolidated information regarding the error and impacts on data.
Department Website -