Graph Writing # 6 - Annual visits to Australia by overseas residents
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing - Line Graph + Table:
» You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The line graph below shows the number of annual visits to Australia by overseas residents. The table below gives information on the country of origin where the visitors came from.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information given.
» You should write at least 150 words.
Number of Visitors (million)
| 1975 | 2005 |
SOUTH KOREA | 2.9 | 9.1 |
Total | 8.8 | 30.4 |
Sample Answer 1:
The provided line graph delineates data on the changes of visitors' number to Australia from 1975 until 2005 while the table elaborates the percentage of tourists from various countries. At the onset, the number of foreign travellers to Australia had surged ceaselessly during the whole period and tripled by 2005. Moreover, the most substantial growth in the number of foreigners attended Australia had shown by Japan, South Korea and Europe.
The line graph shows that visit to Australia by non-residents had overwhelmingly moved upward over the period of 2 decades: it was nearly 10 million in 1975 and slightly more than 30 million in 2005. Throughout the period, the number of tourists went up as high as 5 million each decade; however, between 1985 and 1995 it boomed to almost 10 million.
While taking into consideration the table data we can easily infer that South Korea, Japan and Europe were leading sources of tourists (2.9, 3.2 and 1.1 million respectively) to Australia. In the wake of 3 decades, those figures almost quadrupled to 9.1, 12. and 4.5 million consecutively. Other countries represented less dramatic increase: China - from 0.3 to 0.8 million, the USA - from 0.4 to 1.1 million and the UK - from 0.9 to 2.9 million. It is worth noticing that the most significant growth in the number of travellers to Australia was from Japan, South Korea and Europe. Australia received the highest number of tourists from these countries during the period.
[Written by - Sukhayl]
Model Answer 2:
This line graph presents the number of visits to Australia by foreign citizens per year while the table specifies the visits per country that took place in the year 1975 and 2005. There has been a gradual increase from 1975 to 1985 while the number doubled from 1984 to 1995 as seen on the chart. However, compared to 1975, in 2005 the number of foreign visitors has increased drastically (Total 8.8 in 1975; 30.4 in 2005).
Furthermore, an interesting fact is that among the six countries given, South Korea and Japan had the most number of foreign visitors to Australia in 2005 compared to 1975 (South Korea: 2.9 in 1975 and 9.1 in 2005; Japan: 3.2 in 1975 and 12.0 in 2005). Meanwhile, China having had 0.3 million people visiting Australia in 1975 but 0.8 million in 2005 which is quite less in terms of changes that took place over the years compared to other countries over the past years.
Overall, compared to 1975 the number of foreign visitors has been increasing, reaching quite a high number of visitors of 32 million to Australia while having a majority of visitors from South Korea and Japan. On the other hand, the least number of travels was from China but it is safe to say that the majority of the visits to Australia were from Asian countries than Western countries.
[Written by - Menu Anju ]
Sample Answer 3:
The given line graph and table give data on the number of overseas visitors travelling to Australia in millions of people from the year 1975 to 2005 and shows the number of travellers from 6 different parts of the world.
As is presented in the illustration, the number of visitors travelling to Australia raised steadily and the majority of these visitors came from Japan, South Korea and Europe. Almost 10 million people visited Australia in the year 1975 and this amount increased to over 15 million after 10 years. In the year 1995, total visitor travelled Australia was approximately 24 million and finally in 2005 well over 30 million.
The second table gives data on the number of visitors from 6 different regions who came to visit Australia in 2 different years with a 30 years interval. Both in 1975 and in 2005, Australia had the largest number of Japanese tourists followed by South Korea. In 2005, tourists from these 2 countries who came to visit Australia were about 20 million while 4.5 million tourists came from Europe and only 1.1 million from the USA. The least number of tourists came to Australia during this period are from China which was only 0.3 million in 1975 and 0.8 million in 2005. The statistics of the table shows that total tourist visited Australia from 6 different parts of the world increased significantly in 300 years amounting well over 30 million in 12005 compared to the total number of 8.8 million 30 years earlier.
(Approximately 250 words)
(This model answer can be followed as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this is just one example out of many possible approaches.)
Alternative Answer 4:
The provided graphs and the table show data on the number of overseas travellers visited Australia from the year 1975 till 2005 and their origin where they came from. As is observed in the line graph, in 1975 8.8 million of foreign travellers visited Australia and this number increased steadily each year. In 2005, this visitor’s number reached to 30.4 million which is almost double than the visitors’ number in 1985.
The highest number of tourists came from Japan. In 1975, more than 3 million tourists came from Japan which is more than the total tourists came from Europe, Britain, China and USA. This number reached to 12 million in 2005 which contributed one-third of the total tourist of this year. The second largest tourists came to Australia from South Korea both in 1975 and in 2005. The Chinese tourist is the lowest in number among the 6 regions.
In short, the number of total tourists who came to visit Australia increased steadily and the highest number of tourist came from Asia, specifically from Japan and South Korea.
(Approximately 177 words)
Sample Answer 5:
The given line graph and table give data on the number of foreign travellers who visited Australia from the year 1975 to 2005 and shows where they came from. As is observed from the given illustrations, the number of overseas visitors increased steadily each year and the highest number of tourists came to Australia from Japan and South Korea.
As is presented in the given line graph, around 9 million tourists came to Australia initially in 1975. This number kept on increasing steadily and reached over 15 million in 1985. In the year the number of tourists who visited Australia reached to 24 million and finally in 1995, this number rocketed to well over 30 million. The number increased each year starting from 1975 and in 30 years, the total tourists’ number got well over 30 million.
The table then compares the foreign tourists who visited Australia in 1975 and 2005 and shows the origins of these tourists. In 1975, total 8.8 millions of tourists visited Australia and among them, 2.9 million came from South Korea and 3.2 million from Japan. The remaining travellers came from China, USA, Britain and Europe. After 30 years in 2005, the total Australia visiting tourists increased to 30.4 million compared to the 8.8 million in 30 years back. 9.1 millions of South Korean tourists came to visit Australia in 2005 and this number is more than 3 times compared to tourists number of 1975. In 2005 the Japanese tourists’ number increased to almost four times than the tourists’ number of 1975. The tourists’ number increased for all the given six countries in 2005 than the tourists of 1975. The majority of the tourists came to visit Australia from Asia than the USA and Europe. In 2005, around 22 millions of tourists came to Australia from Asian countries compared to the remaining 8.5 millions of tourists from Britain, the USA and Europe.
Model Answer 6:
The given line graph illustrates the annual visits to Australia by foreigners in million from the year 1975 to 2005 while the table represents these visits from six different countries in both 1975 and 2005. A staggering increase in the number of visits to Australia is noticeable. A large portion of this increase can be attributed to South Koreans and Japanese tourists as is evident in the table data.
An upward moving trend is clearly visible in the line graph that shows an increase in visits to Australia by foreigners as the number rose from 8.8 million in 1975 to 30.2 million in 2005, almost trebling in value in the period spanning from 1975 to 2000.
This spike in numbers can be largely attributed to South Koreans and Japanese tourists as their tourism rose a whopping 15 million collectively. This trend was not seen in the United States, China, or Britain as their tourists' numbers who visited Australia did not increase significantly (1.1, 0.8 and 2.9 respectively in 2005). European tourism, however, also saw a rise in appetite towards Australia their tourism almost quadrupled from 1975 to 2005.
(Approximately 188 words | Written by Madu Sane)
Overall, Australia experienced a steady increase in foreign visitors over the three-decade period. Notably, Japanese and South Koreans emerged as the most popular visitors while Europe, China, the USA, and Britain constituted comparatively smaller proportions of those tourists.
Commencing in 1975, the line graph shows a gradual rise in foreign tourists to Australia, starting at 8.8 million and surging to over 15 million within a decade. In the year 1995, the total visitor of Australia had reached approximately 24 million, soaring to over 30 million by 2005.
Regarding specific countries, Japan and South Korea both commenced as the leading sources of visitors with 3.2 million and 2.9 million in 1975, respectively. However, by 2005, Japanese visitors reached 12 million while South Koreans were 9.1 million. Conversely, European visitors experienced substantial growth from 1.1 million in 1975 to 4.5 million visitors in 2005. Meanwhile, arrivals from Britain, the USA, and China, only starting for less than a million in 1975, saw modest increases to 2.9 million, 1.1 million, and 0.8 million in 2005, respectively.
Overall, the number of visitors hugely increased in 30 years and the most visitors every now and then were from Japan.
In detail, the total number of tourists was just fewer than 8.8 million in 1975, and then it steadily increased to approximately 7.7 million per decade until it reached around 30.4 million visitors in 2005. These overseas residents, who visited Australia, were mostly from Japan with 3.2 million people in 1975 and 12 million people in 2005.
Besides Japan, visitors from South Korea also had a huge rise - about 2.9 to 9.1millions people in 30 years. Furthermore, tourists from other countries also increased over time. The number of Chinese tourists to Australia was the least both in 1975 (just 0.3 million) and 2005 (fewer than a million).
Now, turning to the detail, in 1995 the number of visitors was slightly below 10 million, of which Japanese and South Korean were the highest among all those visitors presented. 10 years later, the number of visitors that came to Australia increased by around 50 per cent from the previous year. And in 1995 the number of visitors touched nearly 25 million which was the highest upsurge from the data given. In 2005 the number exceeded 30 million in total with Japanese and South Korean tourists still having the biggest impact on it. In 1975, China made the smallest contributors, and it remained so in 2005.
It is interesting to note that, Japan and South Korea were significantly bigger visitor sources for Australia from 1995 to 2005. Furthermore, the number of visitors to Australia always increased from decades to decades. And finally, the table data reveals that from 1995 to 2005, the total number of visitors soared about 4 times.
Overall, the line graph shows an upward trend, and in 3 decades, the number of tourists gradually increased. Among them, the major portions of visitor came from Japan, South Korea and Europe and a minor portion from China, the USA and Britain.
In 1975, total visitors to Australia were 8.8 million which steadily increased and reached 30.4 million within the next 30 years. Throughout the period, on an average, 5 million visitors were included each 10 years interval. In 1985 the number of foreign tourists was just above 15 million, and in 1995, it increased to just below 25 million.
Considering the table data, it is clearly seen that South Korea, Japan and Europe was in the leading position of the Australian tourist source (2.9, 3.2 and 1.1 million respectively) which also increased dramatically over the time and reached to 9.1, 12.0 and 4.5 million sequentially on the year of 2005. tourists from other countries also showed an increasing trend of visitors.
According to the line graph, the number of visitors to Australia was slightly under 10 million in 1975. However, there had been a gradual increase in visitors during the next three decades. By the year 2005, Australia hosted more than 30 million people from overseas.
Turning to the table data, in 1975, the Japanese people were the majority of visitors in Australia (3.2 million) and the number of Chinese visitors was the least (0.3 million). In 2005, the visitors from Japan was much more than other countries, while the scenario with the visitors from China was still the same as before. The remarkable acclivity of the number of visitors from all six countries was seen by the year 2005, meanwhile, the majority of people were from Japan, South Korea and Europe in the same year.
At a cursory glance, it is adequate to mention here that the number of visitors soared up from 8.8 million in 1975 to above 30 million in 2005.
Turning to details in 1975, it is interesting to know that Japanese constitutes the most number of visitors (3.2 million) and Korean accounts for 2.9 million which makes the second-highest country with visitors to Australia. On the contrary, China is undoubtedly the bottom-most country exactly at 0.3 million with the smallest amount of visitors to Australia. Visitors from USA, Britain and Europe are consecutively 0.4 million, 0.9 million, 1.1 million respectively.
Moving to details in 2005, a dramatic surge can be seen in this year. Visitors from Japan had skyrocketed to 12 million and South Korea visitors boomed to 9.1 million and they still hold the same ranking as 30 years ago. China had the least number of visitors but it rose to 0.8 million in just three decades. The trend for tourists' numbers who visited Australia from the United States and China increase markedly almost trebling in value which is 1.1 and 2.9 million respectively.
All in all, this spike in the number of visitors to Australia can be largely attributed to South Koreans and Japanese tourists as their tourism rose a whopping 15 million collectively during this time.
The most significant feature reflected from the diagram is the steady upsurge in the number of tourists who visited Australia as shown in 30 years period.
Nearly 10 million people visited Australia in 1975 and it grew to 15 million after 10 years. 20 years later, it grew to approximately 25 million. Finally, in 2005, it had reached more than 30 million - three times than that of 1975.
The second tabulation indicates the comparison of visits made to Australia by citizens from 6 different countries in the year 1975 (with a total of 8.8 million people) and of that in 2005 (with a total of 30.4 million people). Within the span of 30 years, the majority of visitors came from Japan and South Korea from 3.2 and 2.9 million in 1975 to 9.1 and 12.0 million in 2005, which is then seconded by Europe and Britain with the figures of 1.1 and 0.9 million in 1975 to 4.5 and 2.9 million in 2005. Moreover, among the countries presented, China and the USA had the least number of tourists to Australia accounting for only 0.3 and 0.4 to 0.8 and 1.1 million respectively.
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