In 2003, the estimated number of visits by local residents to the Great Barrier Reef in the past 12 months, including going to the beach, tourist trips and swimming, was 4.9 million visits.

 A survey of households conducted in 2008 estimated that 14.6 million recreational visits were made to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the previous 12 months by residents living within the Great Barrier Reef catchment.

The majority of Queensland coastal residents who visited the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park went between one and ten times, with a substantial number visiting greater than ten times in a year.

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Citation and/or URL

Norris, A., Moscardo, G. & McCoy, A. (draft 2003). Recreational use of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report no.XX

Office of Economic and Statistical Research (DRAFT 2008). Queensland Household Survey Summary Report prepared for Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Queensland Government, DRAFT unweighted data. 

Spatial Coverage

Great Barrier Reef Catchment Area 

Temporal Coverage

2003 and 2008 

Update Frequency

Nil 

Other Information

Needs updating when OESR report is published - otherwise, graph is not to be used.