How many Australians travel to United States?
Australians took 678,390 trips to United States in the 12 months to August 2026, making it the number 5 overseas destination for Australian travellers and 5.3% of all overseas trips.
Australian travel to United States has not returned to what it was: 62.9% of the 2018-19 figure, one of the wider gaps still open.
United States 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 United States over time
It has slipped 2 places since 2018-19, when it ranked 3.
When Australians go to United States
Travel to United States has a clear high season: October carries 11.2% of the year, noticeably above the 8.3% an even month would hold. February is the quietest.
See the monthly figures as a table
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| Jan | 10.5% |
| Feb | 5.1% |
| Mar | 6.7% |
| Apr | 7.5% |
| May | 8.8% |
| Jun | 7.5% |
| Jul | 10.1% |
| Aug | 7.8% |
| Sep | 9.3% |
| Oct | 11.2% |
| Nov | 8.2% |
| Dec | 7.4% |
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Before You Fly (2026). Australian travel to United States. Derived from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia. Retrieved from https://beforeyoufly.com.au/travel-statistics/united-states/
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United States travel statistics FAQs
How many Australians travel to United States each year?
678,390 trips were taken by Australian residents to United States in the 12 months to August 2026, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. That is 5.3% of all short-term overseas travel by Australians, ranking United States number 5 among destinations. The count is of trips rather than individual people.
When is the busiest time for Australians to visit United States?
October is the busiest month for Australian trips to United States, carrying 11.2% of the year, while February 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 United States than before the pandemic?
Not yet. Australian trips to United States are running at 62.9% of the 2018-19 figure, the last full financial year before the pandemic. It has slipped 2 places since 2018-19, when it ranked 3.
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.