Passengers
1,285,644
12 months to Jun 2026
Australia and Guangzhou
5 city pairs with recent passenger traffic · 1 in the lost-route record · data from Jan 1985
Inbound
638,841
arriving in Australia
Outbound
646,803
leaving Australia
Australian ports
6
represented in this record
Traffic: 12 months to Jun 2026
Passengers over time
To Jun 2026
International history milestones
Passenger milestones use complete calendar years only; a missing month stays missing and the partial current year cannot set the historical peak. Current breadth uses the global passenger window 2025-07 to 2026-06. Recorded Australian ports describe passenger records, not necessarily nonstop current services.
First positive record
Jan 1985
first month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
2018
1,195,607 passengers
Latest complete year
2025
1,027,644 passengers
Australian ports in latest 12 months
5
positive in global latest 12 months; not necessarily nonstop
Peak port breadth
6
complete years: 2017–2019
Part of China.
Recent passenger traffic
Positive passenger traffic appears within the latest year of the published BITRE series. This is record recency, not real-time operating status.
| Route | Passengers, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Sydney ↔ Guangzhou | 531,074 |
| Melbourne ↔ Guangzhou | 393,969 |
| Brisbane ↔ Guangzhou | 273,166 |
| Adelaide ↔ Guangzhou | 44,548 |
| Perth ↔ Guangzhou | 42,887 |
Routes Australia has lost
No passenger traffic recorded in the comparable published series for over a year. See the lost-route record for the full methodology.