The table illustrates how many travelers visited six World Heritage sites in Australia every 2 years from 1996 to 2000

The table illustrates how many travelers visited six World Heritage sites in Australia every 2 years from 1996 to 2000.
Overall, the number of visitors to the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve and Macquarie Island declined slightly over the period shown, as opposed to that of the rest, which witnessed a considerable increase. In addition, the Great Barrier Reef had the highest figures in all the years examined.
Concentrating on the Great Barrier Reef, its figure stood at 1,670,000 in 1996. Thereafter, this number rose significantly and peaked at 3,200,000 in 2000. Similarly, but to lesser extents, were seen in the figures for the Blue Mountains, Tasmania Wilderness, and Shark Bay, which rose significantly by 55,000, 33,000, and 5,000 tourists visiting these tourist spots during the period surveyed.
With regard to the rest of the two tourist attractions, the number of visitors to the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve started at 810,000, which is far higher than that of Macquarie, with 350 visitors paying for a visit in 1996. Both of their numbers decreased to varying degrees after four years, with 770,000 and 330 in the final year of the periods, respectively.