Tourism Research Australia released (21-Jun-2017) results of the National Visitor Survey, which determines travel by Australians, for the year ending Mar-2017. Key highlights of the report include:
- Domestic travel by Australians:
- Overnight trip spend increased 6% to reach a record AUD61.7 billion (USD46.6 billion);
- Overnight trips increased 3% to reach a record 91.7 million;
- Nights increased 4% to reach 335.5 million;
- Interstate travel vs intrastate travel:
- Average trip expenditure for an interstate trip was AUD1150 (USD868.4), compared to AUD444 (USD335.3) for intrastate;
- Average length of stay for an interstate trip is five nights, compared to three nights for intrastate;
- Overnight trips and regional expenditure by state:
- New South Wales:
- 29.4 million visitors, up 4%;
- AUD16.7 billion (USD12.6 billion) spend, up 3%;
- Victoria:
- 22.5 million visitors, up 6%;
- AUD12.7 billion (USD9.6 billion) spend, up 12%;
- Queensland:
- 21.2 million visitors, up 4%;
- AUD15.3 billion (USD11.6 billion) spend, up 6%;
- South Australia:
- 6.1 million visitors, up 1%;
- AUD3.9 billion (USD2.9 billion) spend, up 8%;
- Western Australia:
- 9.5 million visitors, down 5%;
- AUD7.3 billion (USD5.5 billion) spend, down 2%;
- Northern Territory:
- 1.5 million visitors, down 7%;
- AUD1.9 billion (USD1.4 billion) spend, up 2%;
- Tasmania:
- 2.5 million visitors, up 7%;
- AUD2.3 billion (USD1.7 billion) spend, up 30%;
- Australian Capital Territory:
- 2.5 million visitors, up 3%;
- AUD1.6 billion (USD1.2 billion) spend, up 16%. [more - original PR]
- New South Wales: