The Southern Thunderer (TST) Readership February 2019

Victor P Taffa

The Southern Thunderer Visit Statistics and Page Views for the month of February 2019 have been released and are as follows:

February 2019

Visits: 2,196

Page Views: 2,950

Bounce Rate: 87.80 %

January 2019

Visits: 2,029

Page Views: 2,781

February 2018

Visits: 1,270

Page Views: 1,940

 

Monthly Change

Visits: 167+

Page Views: 169+

Annual Change

Visits: 926+

Page Views: 1,010+

 

Highest Monthly Visits Since 14 October 2009

March 2011

Visits: 10,437

Highest Monthly Page Views Since 14 October 2009

March 2011

Page Views: 14,386

 

February 2019 Top 10 Country And Top 25 City Visits:

The Southern Thunderer is read in many countries around the world. The Top 10 Country and Top 25 City Visits are as follows:

	Country	Visits	% Of Total Visits
1	Australia	1,592	80.85%
2	United States	158	8.02%
3	United Kingdom	34	1.73%
4	India	22	1.12%
5	Canada	20	1.02%
6	Philippines	18	0.91%
7	South Korea	12	0.61%
8	(Not Set)	8	0.41%
9	China	7	0.36%
10	New Zealand	7	0.36%
	City	Visits	% Of Total Visits
1	Sydney	456	23.09%
2	Melbourne	310	15.70%
3	Adelaide	211	10.68%
4	Perth	203	10.28%
5	Brisbane	146	7.39%
6	Canberra	68	3.44%
7	(Not Set)*	67	3.39%
8	Ashburn	56	2.84%
9	Darwin	42	2.13%
10	Chicago	37	1.87%
11	Hobart	23	1.16%
12	Gold Coast	17	0.86%
13	Central Coast	12	0.61%
14	Newcastle	11	0.56%
15	Launceston	10	0.51%
16	Muju-Gun	10	0.51%
17	London	9	0.46%
18	New York	9	0.46%
19	Mandurah	6	0.30%
20	Columbus	6	0.30%
21	Geelong	5	0.25%
22	Paranaque	5	0.25%
23	Sunshine Coast	5	0.25%
24	Wollongong	4	0.20%
25	Zhengzhou	4	0.20%

 

 

*Statistics courtesy of Google Analytics

 

Milestones Reached With Articles Published

On 13 January 2015 The Southern Thunderer reached the achievement of having published 10,000 articles and we would like to thank all the readers from across Australia and around the world that have consistently logged onto The Southern Thunderer and kept up-to-date with the news.

While 10,000 published articles are a relatively small milestone, we look forward to achieving the larger milestone of 100,000 published articles.

The Southern Thunderer would like to thank our readers for the loyal and continued support and we look forward to publishing articles long into the future.

• 17,236 articles published as at 28 February 2019.
• 17,000 articles published as at 18 January 2019.
• 16,000 articles published as at 26 August 2018.
• 15,000 articles published as at 19 December 2017.
• 14,000 articles published as at 04 June 2017.
• 13,000 articles published as at 29 October 2016.
• 12,000 articles published as at 09 May 2016.
• 11,000 articles published as at 26 August 2015.
• 10,000 articles published as at 13 January 2015.

 

Advertising

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Statistical Fluctuations

Since October 2009 in the month leading up to a Federal, State or Territory General Election, traffic to The Southern Thunderer increases as people seek information regarding that particular election.

Once an election has been held traffic to The Southern Thunderer returns to a regular pattern. However, in order to grasp a better appreciation of traffic flows, statistics relating to the same time last year provides a more reliable guide as to readership levels.

Furthermore, as Federal, State and Territory General elections are held at varied times this factor affects statistical readership flows.

Federal, State or Territory By-Elections affects readership flows to a lesser degree than a General Election.

Differences between Visit Statistics and Page View Statistics also vary for different reasons.

While The Southern Thunderer publishes articles from a broad range of categories, the single most consistent factor affecting readership flow is people’s desire for accurate and reliable information on Public Elections.

 

TST Monthly Visits And Page Views Since First Published On 14 October 2009

Page Views and Visit Statistics:

Page Views and Visit Statistics increases during Federal, State and Territory General Elections covered by The Southern Thunderer including By-Elections. This is a list of General Elections covered in TST and dates.

Visits Statistics and Page Views since 14 October 2009 are as follows:

Month	Visits	Page Views	Elections Covered In TST
Year
2009	Visits	Page Views
31/10/2009	414	2,303
30/11/2009	356	913
31/12/2009	601	1,217
Totals	1371	4,433
2010	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2010	1,018	2,684
28/02/2010	2,593	4,728
31/03/2010	3,254	4,831	South Australia /Tasmania Elections 20 March 2010
30/04/2010	874	1,200
31/05/2010	1,747	2,512
30/06/2010	2,193	3,376
31/07/2010	2,427	3,413
31/08/2010	4,957	6,755	Federal Election 21 August 2010
30/09/2010	3,469	4,655
31/10/2010	3,573	4,554
30/11/2010	6,407	8,943	Victoria State Election 27 November 2010
31/12/2010	5,049	6,793
Totals	37,561	54,444
2011	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2011	5,820	8,081
28/02/2011	6,610	8,910
31/03/2011	10,437	14,386	New South Wales State Election 26 March 2011
30/04/2011	6,483	8,109
31/05/2011	9,715	12,951
30/06/2011	5,072	6,783
31/07/2011	3,338	4,821
31/08/2011	3,206	4,424
30/09/2011	2,734	3,666
31/10/2011	2,915	3,857
30/11/2011	2,540	3,419
31/12/2011	1,737	2,418
Totals	60,607	81,825
2012	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2012	2,223	3,329
29/02/2012	2,261	3,077
31/03/2012	2,486	3,318	Queensland State Election 24 March 2012
30/04/2012	2,174	2,906
31/05/2012	2,868	3,893
30/06/2012	2,102	2,967
31/07/2012	2,044	2,895
31/08/2012	1,883	2,673	Northern Territory Election 25 August 2012
30/09/2012	1,694	2,343
31/10/2012	3,378	4,502	Australian Capital Territory Election 20 October 2012
30/11/2012	1,485	2,078
31/12/2012	1,067	2,476
Totals	25,665	36,457
2013	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2013	542	1,153
28/02/2013	323	560
31/03/2013	425	841	Western Australia State Election 9 March 2013
30/04/2013	555	1,129
31/05/2013	549	980
30/06/2013	533	948
31/07/2013	690	1,298
31/08/2013	718	1,425
30/09/2013	407	786	Federal Election 7 September 2013
31/10/2013	406	802
30/11/2013	336	749
31/12/2013	346	906
Totals	5830	11,577
2014	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2014	440	1,266
28/02/2014	394	1,200
31/03/2014	644	1,455	South Australia/ Tasmania Elections 15 March 2014
30/04/2014	587	1,326
31/05/2014	675	1,805
30/06/2014	846	1,791
31/07/2014	714	1,408
31/08/2014	772	1,701
30/09/2014	679	1,370
31/10/2014	906	1,662
30/11/2014	949	1,735	Victoria State Election 29 November 2014
31/12/2014	794	1,652
Totals	8400	18,371
2015	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2015	1,846	3,136	Queensland State Election 31 January 2015
28/02/2015	1,163	1,981
31/03/2015	2,296	3,418	New South Wales State Election 28 March 2015
30/04/2015	1,096	2,040
31/05/2015	1,233	2,165
30/06/2015	1,104	2,248
31/07/2015	968	5,712
31/08/2015	1,049	4,889
30/09/2015	1,118	4,516
31/10/2015	958	4,358
30/11/2015	977	3,467
31/12/2015	790	4,178
Totals	14,598	42,108
2016	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2016	1,120	5,113
29/02/2016	1,023	5,704
31/03/2016	1,131	3,375
30/04/2016	1,146	2,370
31/05/2016	1,174	2,222
30/06/2016	5,314	7,409	Federal Election 2 July 2016
31/07/2016	2,545	3,462
31/08/2016	1,600	2,746	Northern Territory Election 27 August 2016
30/09/2016	1,180	1,849
31/10/2016	1,303	2,166	Australian Capital Territory Election 15 October 2016
30/11/2016	1,507	2,735
31/12/2016	1,184	2,058
Totals	20,227	41,209
2017	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2017	1,284	2,039
28/02/2017	2,415	3,490
31/03/2017	3,118	4,230	Western Australia State Election 11 March 2017
30/04/2017	1,171	1,801
31/05/2017	1,496	2,537
30/06/2017	1,291	2,436
31/07/2017	1,129	1,922
31/08/2017	1,253	2,499
30/09/2017	1,114	1,786
31/10/2017	1,299	1,847
30/11/2017	5,424	6,840	Queensland State Election 25 November 2017
31/12/2017	1,149	1,929
Totals	22,143	33,356
2018	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2018	1,044	1,263
28/02/2018	1,270	1,940
31/03/2018	2,255	2,992	South Australia/ Tasmania Elections March 2018
30/04/2018	1,190	1,488
31/05/2018	1,334	1,977
30/06/2018	1,255	1,739
31/07/2018	1,373	1,934
31/08/2018	1,549	2,197
30/09/2018	1,760	2,655
31/10/2018	1,895	3,147
30/11/2018	4,000	5,311	Victoria State Election 24 November 2018
31/12/2018	1,430	2,108
Totals	20,355	28,751
2019	Visits	Page Views
31/01/2019	2,029	2,781
28/02/2019	2,196	2,950
31/03/2019			New South Wales State Election 23 March 2019
30/04/2019
31/05/2019
30/06/2019
31/07/2019
31/08/2019
30/09/2019
31/10/2019
30/11/2019
31/12/2019
Totals	4,225	5,731
2020	Visits	Page Views

 

 

Clarifications:

South Australia and Tasmania State Elections were both held on 20 March 2010 and 15 March 2014. However South Australia and Tasmania State Elections were held on 17 March and 3 March 2018 respectively.

 

Abbreviations:

ACT                Australian Capital Territory

NSW               New South Wales

NT                   Northern Territory

QLD                Queensland

SA                   South Australia

TAS                 Tasmania

VIC                 Victoria

WA                 Western Australia