Domestic tourism Performance

Overnight spend

$78.8 billionDay trips spend

$25.9 billion112.3 million

Overnight trips

reason for travel Intrastate v interstate travel regional v cities

238.7 millionDay trips

Holiday 38.8%

Visiting friends & relatives 34.1%

Intrastate travel 68%

Interstate travel 32%

Business 23.3%

Other 6.4%

Regional 60%

Capital cities or Gold Coast 40%

accommoDation tyPes

Food & drink 28%

Visiting friends & relatives 35%

Accommodation 25% Hotels, motels and resorts 24%

Land transport 15%

Own property 4%

Airfares 15%

Other 13%

Shopping 7%Rented apartment or

house 13%

Tours 4%

Entertainment 3%

Other 2%

travel exPenses

toP 10 overnight Domestic Destinations

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020

total overnight triPs overnight exPenDituresyDney nsW 12.2m $9.0bn

melbourne vIc 10.8m $9.3bn

brisbane QlD 7.9m $5.0bn

north coast nsW 6.2m $3.9bn

Destination Perth 4.7m $3.9bn

south coast nsW 4.4m $2.0bn

hunter nsW 4.2m $2.0bn

golD coast QlD 3.9m $3.6bn

sunshine coast QlD 3.8m $2.7bn

aDelaiDe sa 3.4m $2.8bn

Camping and caravans 14%

NEW SOUTH WALES DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$22.8 biLLiONDay trips spend

$8.2 biLLiON37 miLLiON

Overnight trips

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

NSW rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

73 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 38%

Visiting friends & relatives 33%

NSW Residents 67%

Interstate Visitors 33%

Business 23%

Other 6%

AccOmmODATiON TyPES

Food & Drink 29%

Other 9%

Shopping 7%

Airfares 11%

Transportation 17%

Accommodation 27%

TrAvEL ExPENSES

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN NEW SOUTH WALESDESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

SyDNEy 12.2 9,036

NOrTH cOAST NSW 6.2 3,907

SOUTH cOAST 4.4 2,006

HUNTEr 4.2 2,009

cENTrAL NSW 2.6 1,208

cENTrAL cOAST 1.7 648

NEW ENgLAND NOrTH WEST 1.7 685

cAPiTAL cOUNTry 1.7 589

THE mUrrAy 1.4 596

bLUE mOUNTAiNS 1.3 467

Visiting friends & relatives 38%

Hotels, motels and resorts 32%

Rented apartment or house 8%

Own property 4%

Other 11%

Camping and caravans 7%

vIcTOrIA DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$16.7 biLLiONDay trips spend

$6.4 biLLiON28.3 miLLiON

Overnight trips

vIc rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

64.4 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 41%

Visiting friends & relatives 34%

VIC Residents 70%

Interstate Visitors 30%

Business 19%

Other 6%

AccOmmODATiON TyPES

Visiting friends & relatives 38%

Hotels, motels and resorts 24%

Rented apartment or house 10%

Own property 6%

Other 12%

Camping and caravans 10%

TrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 29%

Other 9%

Shopping 8%

Airfares 13%

Transportation 15%

Accommodation 25%

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN vIcTOrIADESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

mELbOUrNE 10.8 9,310

grEAT OcEAN rOAD 2.7 1,193

PENiNSULA 1.9 740

HigH cOUNTry 1.9 922

gEELONg AND THE bELLAriNE 1.6 630

giPPSLAND 1.5 409

bENDigO LODDON 1.3 366

PHiLLiP ISLAND 1.0 369

bALLArAT 0.9 284

cENTrAL mUrrAy 0.9 469

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

QUEENSLAND DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$18.9 biLLiONDay trips spend

$5.8 biLLiON24.8 miLLiON

Overnight trips

50.2 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 38%

Visiting friends & relatives 34%

Qld Residents 69%

Interstate visitors 31%

Business 23%

Other 6%

AccOmmODATiON TyPESTrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 26%

Other 10%

Shopping 7 %

Airfares 14%

Transportation 16%

Accommodation 26%

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN QUEENSLANDDESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

briSbANE 8.3 5,042

gOLD cOAST 4.2 3,611

SUNSHiNE cOAST 4.0 2,694

TrOPicAL NOrTH QUEENSLAND 2.2 2,694

SOUTHErN QUEENSLAND cOUNTry 2.2 736

TOWNSviLLE 1.3 782

cAPricOrN 1.2 555

mAckAy 1.1 508

OUTbAck QUEENSLAND 1.1 683

bUNDAbErg 0.8 347

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

QLD rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

Visiting friends & relatives 34%

Hotels, motels and resorts 27%

Rented apartment or house 11%

Own property 3%

Other 17%

Camping and caravans 9%

WESTErN AUSTrALiA DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$8.5 biLLiONDay trips spend

$2.4 biLLiON10.7 miLLiON

Overnight trips

22.4 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 36%

Visiting friends & relatives 27%

WA Residents 83%

Interstate Visitors 17%Business 31%

Other 6%

AccOmmODATiON TyPESTrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 25%

Other 13%

Shopping 5 %

Airfares 19%

Transportation 17%

Accommodation 22%

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN WESTErN AUSTrALiADESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

DESTiNATiON PErTH 4.7 3,939

AUSTrALiA'S SOUTH WEST 2.9 1,624

AUSTrALiA'S NOrTH WEST 1.6 1,377

AUSTrALiA'S gOLDEN OUTbAck 1.3 796

AUSTrALiA'S cOrAL cOAST 1.0 641

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

WA rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

Visiting friends & relatives 27%

Hotels, motels and resorts 17%

Rented apartment or house 10%

Own property 4%

Other 36%

Camping and caravans 9%

SOUTH AUSTrALiA DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$5 biLLiONDay trips spend

$1.7 biLLiON7.8 miLLiON

Overnight trips

17.2 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 39%

Visiting friends & relatives 30%

SA Residents 63%

Interstate Visitors 37%

Business 22%

Other 9%

AccOmmODATiON TyPESTrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 25%

Other 14%

Shopping 7 %

Airfares 14%

Transportation 19%

Accommodation 21%

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN SOUTH AUSTrALiADESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

ADELAiDE 3.4 2,755

fLiNDErS rANgES AND OUTbAck 0.8 384

fLEUriEU PENiNSULA 0.7 306

yOrkE PENiNSULA 0.6 189

LimESTONE cOAST 0.6 274

EyrE PENiNSULA 0.5 307

mUrrAy rivEr, LAkES AND cOOrONg 0.4 118

rivErLAND 0.4 156

bArOSSA 0.3 119

cLArE vALLEy 0.2 94

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

SA rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

Visiting friends & relatives 32%

Hotels, motels and resorts 21%

Rented apartment or house 13%

Own property 6%

Other 19%

Camping and caravans 9%

TASmANiA DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$2.9 biLLiONDay trips spend

$0.7 biLLiON3.1 miLLiON

Overnight trips

6.9 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 51%

Visiting friends & relatives 25%

TAS Residents 49%

Interstate Visitors 51 %

Business 18%

Other 5%

AccOmmODATiON TyPESTrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 25%

Other 13%

Shopping 5 %

Airfares 19%

Transportation 17%

Accommodation 22%

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN TASmANIADESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

HObArT AND THE SOUTH 1.7 1,548

LAUNcESTON AND THE NOrTH 1.0 610

NOrTH WEST 0.6 313

EAST cOAST 0.5 230

WEST cOAST 0.2 104

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

TAS rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

Visiting friends & relatives 32%

Hotels, motels and resorts 29%

Rented apartment or house 13%

Own property 5%

Other 14%

Camping and caravans 7%

NOrTHErN TErrITOry DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$2.1 biLLiONDay trips spend

$0.2 biLLiON1.7 miLLiON

Overnight trips

1.6 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 42%

Visiting friends & relatives 11%

NT Residents 37%

Interstate Visitors 63 %Business 40%

Other 7%

AccOmmODATiON TyPESTrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 19%

Other 20%

Shopping 6 %

Airfares 20%

Transportation 16%

Accommodation 20%

OvErNigHT viSiTATiON iN NOrTHErN TErrITOryDESTiNATiONS

OvErNigHT TriPS(miLLiON)

ExPENDiTUrE ($m)

DArWiN 0.7 960

ALicE SPriNgS 0.3 339

kATHEriNE DALy 0.3 162

LiTcHfiELD kAkADU ArNHEm 0.3 160

LASSETEr 0.3 351

mAcDONNELL 0.1 53

bArkLy 0.1 86

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

NT rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

Hotels, motels and resorts 36%

Other 26%

Visiting friends & relatives 21%

Own property 1%

Rented apartment or house 4%

Camping and caravans 12%

AUSTrALIAN cAPITAL TErrITOry DOmESTic TOUriSm PErfOrmANcE

National Visitor Survey, year ending March 2020.

Overnight spend

$1.8 biLLiONDay trips spend

$0.4 biLLiON3.0 miLLiON

Overnight trips

2.6 miLLiONDay trips

Holiday 26%

Visiting friends & relatives 34%

Interstate Visitors 100 %

Business 34%

Other 7%

AccOmmODATiON TyPESTrAvEL ExPENSES

Food & Drink 19%

Other 7%

Shopping 7 %

Airfares 16%

Transportation 15%

Accommodation 30%

rEASON fOr TrAvEL

AcT rESiDENTS v iNTErSTATE viSiTOrS

Hotels, motels and resorts 38%

Other 12%

Visiting friends & relatives 40%

Own property 1%

Rented apartment or house 5%

Camping and caravans 4%