Tourist Accommodation

Number of tourist accommodation establishments

 

Selected Tourist Accommodation Types
Pilbara, December Quarter 2008

 

Establish
ments

Capacity

Nights occupied

Occupancy rate (%)

Hotels (a)

23

1,830

114,999

68.3

Caravan parks (b)

11

1,882

89,112

51.5

(a) Hotels, Motels and Serviced Apartments with 15 or more rooms

(b) Excludes information from Ashburton(S), which has been confidentialised

Source: Tourist Accommodation, ABS

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Tourism Developments, Pilbara

 

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Under construction

             

Projects

2

1

2

3

5

1

2

Cost ($ Millions)

2.5

0.1

2.7

5.2

29.1

0.5

0.3

Lettable units

77

12

113

170

610

15

45

Completed

             

Projects

0

1

5

3

3

4

2

Cost ($ Millions)

0

2

3.6

1.4

5.4

28.8

0.7

Lettable units

0

65

55

67

86

646

31

Source: West Australian Tourism Commission

 

The number of lettable units and project costs under construction in the Pilbara region jumped significantly in 2004 and remained consistent for 2005 and 2006. The average cost of the developments for each lettable unit has fluctuated substantially between 2000 and 2008. The completion of projects may not occur during the same year due to building constraints and timelines experienced in the Pilbara.

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