NSW statistics

Visitation statistics for NSW based on the latest Tourism Research Australia's Domestic Tourism Statistics (DoTS) and International Visitor Survey data (IVS).

TOTAL OVERNIGHT VISITATION - YEAR ENDING MARCH 2025YOY % CHANGE

VISITORS

42.9 million

0.8%

NIGHTS

219.4 million

1.4%

EXPENDITURE

$44.2 billion

3.8%

The NSW visitor economy is leading the country with the largest share of visitors, nights and expenditure.

In the year ending March 2025, NSW welcomed 39.1 million domestic overnight visitors, who spent $30.8 billion in the state. Domestic overnight visitors stayed a total of 117.2 million nights.

NSW also welcomed 3.9 million international visitors. They stayed 102.2 million nights and spent $13.4 billion in the state.

Note: Domestic data has transitioned to the new Domestic Tourism Statistics (DoTS). Domestic overnight data is available, though with some limitations.

Domestic daytrip data is unavailable and will be released from the year ending June 2025, while international visitation data remains unchanged.

Total NSW figures will also be available from the year ending June 2025. Learn more here.

Latest release

Travel to NSW key statistics : YE March 2025
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Note: NVS results in the archived reports and DoTS results in the latest reports are not comparable to each other due to the change in methodology.

Time series: travel to NSW

Destination NSW tracks data from 2015 to 2025 to help businesses predict visitor demand.

Note: Domestic overnight data is only available since 2020. Domestic daytrip data is currently unavailable and will be added in the year ending June 2025 report (September 2025 data release).

Latest release

Travel to NSW time series : YE March 2025
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Note: NVS results in the archived reports and DoTS results in the latest reports are not comparable to each other due to the change in methodology.

State Tourism Satellite Account

The State Tourism Satellite Account (STSA) published by Tourism Research Australia (TRA) presents the direct and indirect economic contribution of tourism for all states and territories, highlighting the importance of tourism to each state and territory.

The outputs provide a comparison of expenditure, consumption, Gross State Product (GSP), Gross Value Added (GVA) & tourism industry-related jobs to earlier years and a time series of such historical results.

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Tourism forecasts

Tourism forecasts for Australia can help in understanding:

International forecasts at the national level and for many markets and purposes of travel.
Domestic forecasts at the national level and for each state and territory.

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