How many Australians travel to Italy?
Australians took 306,290 trips to Italy in the 12 months to August 2026, making it the number 13 overseas destination for Australian travellers and 2.4% of all overseas trips.
Italy has more than recovered its Australian travellers, running at 117.2% of its 2018-19 level.
Italy at a glance
Counts trips, not people: someone who goes twice is counted twice. Each trip is attributed to the one country the traveller nominated as its main destination, so a stopover on the way somewhere else is not counted separately. Trips are recorded as travellers arrive home, which puts a Christmas holiday in the January figures.
Australian trips to Italy over time
It holds the same position in the rankings that it did in 2018-19.
When Australians go to Italy
Italy has one of the most concentrated years of any destination Australians visit: 17.6% of the whole year's trips land in October alone, against the 8.3% an evenly spread month would carry. Booking into that peak costs more, and the cheaper insurance and connectivity options go first.
See the monthly figures as a table
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5% |
| Feb | 1.9% |
| Mar | 1.6% |
| Apr | 3.8% |
| May | 6.5% |
| Jun | 10.7% |
| Jul | 17.5% |
| Aug | 11.2% |
| Sep | 15.6% |
| Oct | 17.6% |
| Nov | 5.3% |
| Dec | 2.7% |
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Before You Fly (2026). Australian travel to Italy. Derived from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia. Retrieved from https://beforeyoufly.com.au/travel-statistics/italy/
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Italy travel statistics FAQs
How many Australians travel to Italy each year?
306,290 trips were taken by Australian residents to Italy in the 12 months to August 2026, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. That is 2.4% of all short-term overseas travel by Australians, ranking Italy number 13 among destinations. The count is of trips rather than individual people.
When is the busiest time for Australians to visit Italy?
October is the busiest month for Australian trips to Italy, carrying 17.6% of the year, while March is the quietest. Because the ABS counts trips as travellers arrive home, departures cluster slightly earlier than the peak month suggests.
Are more Australians visiting Italy than before the pandemic?
Yes. Australian trips to Italy are running at 117.2% of the 2018-19 figure, the last full financial year before the pandemic. It holds the same position in the rankings that it did in 2018-19.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, short-term resident returns by country of main destination. Used under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Refreshed 20 October 2026, covering data to August 2026. All Australian travel statistics.