Source: Fuel Australia / Dept. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (31 Mar 2026 MSO)31 Mar 2026
National Fuel Reserves — PetrolPublished monthly
40 days
Volume
1,756 ML
Daily consumption
44 ML/d
IEA deficit
50 days short of 90
Source: Fuel Australia / Dept. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (31 Mar 2026 MSO)31 Mar 2026
National Fuel Reserves — Jet FuelPublished monthly
26 days
Volume
660 ML
Daily consumption
25 ML/d
IEA deficit
64 days short of 90
Source: Fuel Australia / Dept. of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (31 Mar 2026 MSO)31 Mar 2026
Consumer Demand Signals
Sentiment, search intent and booking behaviour
Consumer confidence
62.30.0% YoY
Below COVID low of 65.3
Good time to buy
—
Bad time to buy
—
2026 weekly avg
65.2
12-week trendLong-term avg: 108.9
Weekly index
4-wk moving avg
Source: ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer ConfidenceWeek ending: 8 Apr 2026
Domestic avg fare (AFPV)10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026
$255.75+14.4% YoY
Prior year (same period)
$223.62
Fare change
+$32.13
Travel window
Mar – Dec 2026
Source: Localis (searches 10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026, travel Mar – Dec 2026)Data as of 7 Apr 2026
Domestic redirects (booking intent)10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026
978,001-9.2% YoY
Prior year (same period)
1,076,748
Redirects lost YoY
−98,747
Travel window
Mar – Dec 2026
Source: Localis (searches 10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026, travel Mar – Dec 2026)Data as of 7 Apr 2026
Outbound intl avg fare (AFPV)10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026
$1,128.84+15.7% YoY
Prior year (same period)
$975.66
Fare change
+$153.18
Travel window
Mar – Dec 2026
Source: Localis (searches 10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026, travel Mar – Dec 2026)Data as of 7 Apr 2026
Outbound intl redirects (booking intent)10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026
2,065,997-4.9% YoY
Prior year (same period)
2,173,054
Redirects lost YoY
−107,057
Travel window
Mar – Dec 2026
Source: Localis (searches 10 Mar – 7 Apr 2026, travel Mar – Dec 2026)Data as of 7 Apr 2026
Australian Outbound Travel — Booking Intent
Redirect YoY change by international destination · Mar 10 – Apr 7, 2026 vs same period 2025 · Source: Skyscanner Competition Analysis Dashboard
Korea
+32.99%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$755.05
Fare YoY
+16.23%
Indonesia
+1.69%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$422.08
Fare YoY
+9.97%
Japan
+0.53%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$924.44
Fare YoY
+15.29%
Thailand
-15.45%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$663.47
Fare YoY
+10.56%
Fiji
-16.12%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$508.87
Fare YoY
+15.49%
New Zealand
-16.74%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$455.27
Fare YoY
+15.88%
Italy / Greece
-19.43%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$1,683.02
Fare YoY
+12.24%
USA
-23.97%
redirects YoY
Avg fare
$1,567.51
Fare YoY
+10.16%
Key insight: Only Korea (+32.99%) shows genuine booking growth. 6 of 8 international destinations are in redirect decline despite search growth — indicating price resistance driven by Iran-war fare surcharges. Domestic routes show more resilience (6 of 11 Melbourne routes positive).
Redirects = click-throughs to airline/OTA booking pages (genuine booking intent). Period captures travel searches from Mar 10, 2026 (Iran war commencement). Data: Skyscanner Partner Portal · Extracted Apr 7, 2026.
Data note: Localis-specific metrics (occupancy, spend categories, flight search/redirect volumes) are currently populated with synthetic placeholder data. Live Localis data will be integrated upon receipt. External macro signals (oil, fuel, Hormuz, sentiment, exchange rates) are fetched via automated daily cron jobs.
