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Research - Fast Facts
Survey of Tourism Accommodation
The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the Survey of Tourist
Accommodation (STA). The
purpose of the STA is to measure activity in short-term commercial
accommodation in
Australia. It is a quarterly census of the following accommodation
establishments:
- licensed hotels and resorts with facilities and 5 or more rooms
- motels, private hotels and guest houses with facilities and 5 or more rooms
- serviced apartments with 5 or more units
- caravan parks with 40 or more powered sites
- holiday flats, units and houses of letting entities with 15 or more rooms or units
- visitor hostels with 25 or more bed spaces.
Key Results - Dec 2007
- In the December Quarter 2007 (compared to December Quarter 2006):
• Takings from accommodation increased 14% to $5.3 million (up from $4.7 million),
• Room occupancy rates reached 47.7% (up from 45.1%),
• Average length of stay in Tasmanian accommodation was 1.8 days (up from 1.7 days) and equal with the National average,
• An average taking per room night was $118, well above the National average of $98. Only Western Australia was higher with $124,
• There were 124 accommodation establishments with 5–14 rooms, one less than last corresponding quarter and approximately 6.4% of all 5-14 room establishments in Australia,
• There were 814 persons employed in Tasmanian accommodation with 5-14 rooms – approximately 7% of all employment in Australia.
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