Tourism Research Australia released (Apr-2018) its State Tourism Satellite Accounts for 2017, outlining the following direct economic contribution of :
- Australia total:
- Consumption: AUD135.5 billion (USD104.5 billion), +5.3% year-on-year
- Employed: 598,000, +3.0%;
- Gross state product (GSP)*: AUD55.3 billion (USD42.6 billion), +6.1%.
- New South Wales:
- Consumption: AUD40.5 billion (USD31.2 billion), +5.4%
- Employed: 171,100, +2.0%
- GSP: AUD17.3 billion (USD13.3 billion), +6.0%
- Australian Capital Territory:
- Consumption: AUD2.8 billion (USD2.2 billion), +8.5%
Employed: 106,000, +5.3%
GSP: AUD1.1 billion (USD848 million), +9.4%
- Consumption: AUD2.8 billion (USD2.2 billion), +8.5%
- Tasmania:
- Consumption: AUD4.1 billion (USD3.2 billion), +20.0%;
- Employed: 18,900 +17.6%;
- GSP: AUD1.4 billion (USD1.1 billion) +20.2%.
- Victoria:
- Consumption: AUD31.2 billion (USD24.1 billion), +8.8%;
- Employed: 143.8,000 +7.2%;
- GSP: AUD12.2 billion (USD9.4 billion), +9.3%.
- South Australia
- Consumption: AUD7.9 billion (USD6.1 billion), +2.4%;
- Employed: 36.0,000 +0.9%;
- GSP: AUD3.1 billion (USD2.4 billion), +4.6%
- Western Australia:
- Consumption: AUD15.3 billion (USD11.8 billion) +0.4%
- Employed: 71.1,000 -1.4%
- GSP: AUD6.1 billion (USD4.7 billion) +2.0%
- Northern Territory:
- Consumption: AUD3.3 billion (USD2.5 billion) +7.0%
- Employed: 90,000, -1.5%;
- GSP: AUD1.2 billion (USD925 billion), +3.9%. [more - original PR]
*GSP is defined as tourism gross value add plus net taxes on products that are attributable to the tourism industry.