游客数量比较

The table compares visitor numbers to six Australian World Heritage Sites in three years: 1996, 1998 and 2000. Overall, the Great Barrier Reef was by far the most visited site across the period, while Macquarie Island received the fewest tourists. Most sites saw an increase in visitor numbers, apart from the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve, which experienced a steady decline, and Shark Bay, which had a fluctuation. In detail, visits to the Great Barrier Reef nearly doubled from 1.67 million in 1996 to 3.2 million in 2000, making it the most popular destination. The Blue Mountains and Tasmania Wilderness also saw gradual rises, growing from 526,000 and 450,000 respectively to 581,000 and 483,000 over the four years. By contrast, visitor numbers to the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve fell slightly from 810,000 to 770,000. Shark Bay had a peak of 102,000 visitors in 1998 before dropping to 89,000 in 2000, which was still marginally higher than its 1996 figure. Macquarie Island remained the least visited site throughout, with numbers staying between 310 and 350, a tiny fraction of the visitor counts of the other five sites.