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.

The line graph gives information about how many people came yearly to

Australia

from foreign countries between 1975 and 2005

while

the table indicates data related to the

number

of visitors. Looking from an

overall

perspective, it is obvious that the

number

of visits jumped abruptly during the given period.

In addition

, the greatest rise was witnessed in Japan, increasing by about a fourth. The line graph shows that ten

million

overseas residents visited

Australia

at the beginning of the period.

This

figure soared to 15 and approximately 24

million

, in 1985 and 1995 respectively. In 2005, the

number

of visits reached a peak of over 30

million

. The table shows that the

number

of inhabitants from six various countries who came to

Australia

increased between 1975 and 2005. In South Korea and Japan, many people left their hometown in 2005, 9.1 and 12.0

million

respectively. During the period, the citizens of China, the USA, Europe and Britain tended to visit

Australia

.