❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding interstate and international visitor numbers to major infrastructure sites in 2017 and 2018. Data availability varies significantly by site, with some sites lacking tracking mechanisms.
AnsweredQoN 4774Legislative Assembly
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For the following major infrastructure, how many interstate
and international visitors have visited each site in 2017 and 2018: (a) Elizabeth Quay; (b) Perth Stadium; (c) Redeveloped Scarborough Beach; (d) The Gap Albany; (e) Kalbarri Skywalks; and (f) National Anzac Memorial Centre and Mount Clarence Albany?
and international visitors have visited each site in 2017 and 2018: (a) Elizabeth Quay; (b) Perth Stadium; (c) Redeveloped Scarborough Beach; (d) The Gap Albany; (e) Kalbarri Skywalks; and (f) National Anzac Memorial Centre and Mount Clarence Albany?
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Answered
19 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
6 days
(a) Elizabeth Quay is an ‘open’ public site with no mechanism in place to identify the number of interstate and international visitors who visited in 2017 and 2018.
(b) Perth (Optus) Stadium officially opened on 21 January 2018. Research commissioned by Tourism Western Australia on selected events the agency supported at the stadium in 2018 identified the following interstate and international visitors who travelled specifically to Perth for the events. The figures do not include interstate and international visitors who attended an event but had not originally planned to do so.
2018
Interstate Visitors
31,676
International Visitors
399
However, Optus Stadium is an asset of VenuesWest and these figures do not cover the full spectrum of events held at the venue during the course of the year. VenuesWest has engaged Deloitte to undertake an Economic Impact Assessment of the stadium’s first year of operation. The project is due for completion by the end of March 2019.
(c) Redeveloped Scarborough Beach is an ‘open’ public site with no mechanism in place to identify the number of interstate and international visitors who visited in 2017 and 2018.
(d) Visitation figures for the Gap Albany have been provided by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and are only available for the financial year, not calendar year.
2016-17
2017-18
Interstate Visitors
56,338
51,149
International Visitors
29,826
27,079
(e) The Kalbarri Skywalk is still in development and not open to the public.
(f) The National Anzac Centre is operated by the City of Albany, which advises that origin market data is not collected with each entry ticket transaction. Visitor numbers recorded in 2017 and 2018 are:
2017
2018
Interstate Visitors
16,684
16,586
International Visitors
3,815
4,154
Origin Data Not Collected
9,652
7,273
Mount Clarence Albany is an ‘open’ public site with no mechanism in place to identify the number of interstate and international visitors who visited in 2017 and 2018.
(b) Perth (Optus) Stadium officially opened on 21 January 2018. Research commissioned by Tourism Western Australia on selected events the agency supported at the stadium in 2018 identified the following interstate and international visitors who travelled specifically to Perth for the events. The figures do not include interstate and international visitors who attended an event but had not originally planned to do so.
2018
Interstate Visitors
31,676
International Visitors
399
However, Optus Stadium is an asset of VenuesWest and these figures do not cover the full spectrum of events held at the venue during the course of the year. VenuesWest has engaged Deloitte to undertake an Economic Impact Assessment of the stadium’s first year of operation. The project is due for completion by the end of March 2019.
(c) Redeveloped Scarborough Beach is an ‘open’ public site with no mechanism in place to identify the number of interstate and international visitors who visited in 2017 and 2018.
(d) Visitation figures for the Gap Albany have been provided by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, and are only available for the financial year, not calendar year.
2016-17
2017-18
Interstate Visitors
56,338
51,149
International Visitors
29,826
27,079
(e) The Kalbarri Skywalk is still in development and not open to the public.
(f) The National Anzac Centre is operated by the City of Albany, which advises that origin market data is not collected with each entry ticket transaction. Visitor numbers recorded in 2017 and 2018 are:
2017
2018
Interstate Visitors
16,684
16,586
International Visitors
3,815
4,154
Origin Data Not Collected
9,652
7,273
Mount Clarence Albany is an ‘open’ public site with no mechanism in place to identify the number of interstate and international visitors who visited in 2017 and 2018.
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