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4 SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM MAJOR MARKETS -
AUGUST 2005
CHARACTERISTICS
TOTAL USA CANADA
NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆
MODE OF ARRIVAL 810,423 100.0 8.6 31,789 100.0 11.8 6,715 100.0 14.3
Air 561,277 69.3 11.5 26,849 84.5 13.7 5,193 77.3 18.5
Sea 117,667 14.5 0.6 1,371 4.3 23.5 289 4.3 22.5
Land 131,479 16.2 4.2 3,569 11.2 -3.9 1,233 18.4 -1.9
GENDER 810,423 100.0 8.6 31,789 100.0 11.8 6,715 100.0 14.3
Male 425,572 52.5 6.7 20,299 63.9 8.6 3,661 54.5 14.2
Female 347,763 42.9 8.8 10,300 32.4 16.7 2,811 41.9 12.7
Not Stated 37,088 4.6 33.1 1,190 3.7 27.8 243 3.6 40.5
AGE GROUP (YEARS) 810,423 100.0 8.6 31,789 100.0 11.8 6,715 100.0 14.3
14 & Below 76,779 9.5 11.6 3,411 10.7 11.4 878 13.1 18.2
15 - 19 32,562 4.0 10.3 1,206 3.8 19.1 463 6.9 -6.8
20 - 24 62,300 7.7 7.7 1,764 5.5 15.4 700 10.4 24.3
25 - 34 191,946 23.7 8.6 4,948 15.6 6.9 1,055 15.7 14.3
35 - 44 194,989 24.1 9.2 7,543 23.7 4.0 1,161 17.3 12.6
45 - 54 143,239 17.7 7.1 7,568 23.8 16.9 1,420 21.1 18.6
55 - 64 74,250 9.2 7.2 3,992 12.6 19.6 688 10.2 6.8
65 & Above 32,406 4.0 9.4 1,290 4.1 23.1 339 5.0 28.4
Not Stated 1,952 0.2 -15.2 67 0.2 -33.7 11 0.2 -8.3
Average Age (Years) 36.4 -0.1 38.6 0.4 35.7 0.1
LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 793,355 100.0 7.5 31,843 100.0 12.0 6,830 100.0 16.6
Under 1 Day 175,702 22.1 7.1 5,400 17.0 16.9 1,105 16.2 15.0
1 Day 190,486 24.0 1.3 7,273 22.8 11.7 1,836 26.9 20.8
2 Days 138,914 17.5 9.1 5,241 16.5 14.0 1,048 15.3 15.0
3 Days 107,429 13.5 10.2 4,107 12.9 17.1 794 11.6 19.8
4 Days 53,361 6.7 15.9 2,691 8.5 15.9 496 7.3 17.8
5 Days 26,929 3.4 12.9 1,592 5.0 14.3 320 4.7 24.0
6 Days 18,069 2.3 13.8 1,085 3.4 -7.0 219 3.2 11.7
7 Days 14,162 1.8 13.1 860 2.7 12.0 136 2.0 19.3
8 - 10 Days 18,821 2.4 8.3 1,197 3.8 -1.2 260 3.8 3.6
11 - 14 Days 23,452 3.0 12.5 920 2.9 4.2 235 3.4 2.6
15 - 29 Days 16,852 2.1 2.3 1,029 3.2 -0.4 300 4.4 12.4
30 - 59 Days 6,643 0.8 15.1 334 1.0 2.1 64 0.9 28.0
60 Days & Over 2,535 0.3 6.3 114 0.4 7.5 17 0.2 6.3
Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.42 1.7 4.10 -4.9 4.17 -2.1
VISITOR DAYS 1 2,773,497 100.0 10.5 130,422 4.7 6.3 27,983 1.0 11.9
1 The percentage figure in the second column for each market indicates the respective market share.
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Tourism Focus August 2005