How many walk the Overland Track

[rogo]

Just out of curiosity, how many people walk the track per year? Roughly.

[bearded bushwalker]

Hi Rogo,
The good old ABS has the answer on this webpage (for the registered walkers that is)
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected] ... endocument

1999-2000 7,240
2000-01 7,273
2001-02 7,537
2002-03 8,154

[walkinTas]

Interesting! I imagine that continued to increase for the missing decade. That's and average of 19-22 people a day, or if you look at it over a six month booking season, it would be much higher. I think the current limit is 60 people per day. You'll find more info in the OLT forum.

[ULWalkingPhil]

I hope I'll be one of those persons in the statistics next year. Can't wait to get down there.

[bearded bushwalker]

More info from page 16 of the Overland Track Recreation Zone Draft Plan 2006:
3.4 Walker Statistics
Prior to the commencement of the booking system for the Overland Track in July 2005, it was estimated that 8,800 people were walking the Overland Track per year (PWS, 2005). In addition to those people walking the entire Overland, the number of walkers registering for overnight trips departing Cradle Valley, but not walking the Overland, was estimated to be 1900 in 2000-01. The number of non-Overland walkers using Waterfall Valley was approximately 750 per year and about 630 walkers per year for the Arm River Track. (Most of these would spend at least one night at Pelion.) PWS has estimated that around 10% of Waterfall and Pelion users are non-Overland Track walkers.
Pine Valley is located at the southern end of the Overland, and is a popular side trip. For 2002-03 it was estimated that approximately 3,300 walkers went to Pine Valley. Of these, 64% were going there as part of their trip on the Overland Track. Pine Valley is currently not included as part of the Overland Track Booking System and walkers can make the journey from Cynthia Bay to Pine Valley and return without booking – in effect, avoiding the Overland Track fees.

Will keep looking for more up to date figures.

[tastrax]

Our visitor stats person has just passed these numbers on - will be posted on the web eventually (the officer only works one day a week)

Overland Track - commercial, group and independent - full Overland

1971/72 1,407
1972/73 1,595
1973/74 2,021
1974/75 1,899
1975/76 1,859
1976/77 2,313
1977/78 2,495
1978/79 2,233
1979/80 2,266
1980/81 2,944
1981/82 2,713
1982/83 2,750
1983/84
1984/85 2,456
1985/86 2,745
1986/87
1987/88 3,017
1988/89 3,349
1989/90 3,551
1990/91 4,078
1991/92 4,791
1992/93 4,526
1993/94 4,610
1994/95 4,634
1995/96 5,853
1996/97 5,957
1997/98 7,169
1998/99 7,311
1999/2000 7,200
2000/01 7,273
2001/02 7,537
2002/03 8,169
2003/04 7,586
2004/05 8,025
2005/06 7,426
2006/07 7,900
2007/08 7,878
2008/09 8,267
2009/10 7,601
2010/11 7,242
2011/12 7,070