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Survey of Tourism Accommodation

2007 Accom ReportThe 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 - March 2007

  • Room occupancy rates for Tasmanian accommodation establishments with 15 rooms or more decreased slightly during the year ending March 2007 when compared to the year ending March 2006, while takings from accommodation were up.
  • Occupancy rates in smaller hotels, motels and serviced apartments (5-14 rooms) declined across all Tasmania’s tourism regions in the March quarter 2007 when compared to the same period in 2006. While Hobart/Surrounds experienced only a marginal decrease, the largest decreases were evident for the West Coast and Launceston/Tamar Valley.
  • For larger hotels, motels and serviced apartments (15 or more rooms), all Tasmanian tourism regions recorded declines in occupancy rates during the March quarter 2007 with the exception of the East Coast and Launceston/Tamar Valley.

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The survey is available here.