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Regional NSW statistics

Visitation statistics for regional NSW based on the latest Tourism Research Australia National and International Visitor Survey data.

VISITORS

63.9 million

6%

NIGHTS

84.1 million

1.4%

EXPENDITURE

$25.0 billion

0.6%

Travel to regional NSW

In the year ending September 2024, regional NSW welcomed 63.9 million domestic visitors, who spent $25.0 billion in the state. Domestic overnight visitors stayed a total of 84.1 million nights.

Regional NSW also welcomed around 700,000 international visitors. They stayed 16.8 million nights and spent $1.2 billion in the state.

Note: due to retroactive adjustments, some data points in historical reports may vary slightly from corresponding data points in the latest release.

Latest release: visitor profile

  • Travel to regional NSW - visitor profile: YE September 2024

Archive: visitor profiles

  • Travel to regional NSW - visitor profile: YE June 2024
  • Travel to regional NSW - visitor profile: YE March 2024
  • Travel to regional NSW - visitor profile: YE December 2023

Latest release: time series

  • Travel to regional NSW time series: YE September 2024

Archive: time series

  • Travel to regional NSW - time series: YE June 2024
  • Travel to regional NSW time series: YE March 2024
  • Travel to regional NSW time series: YE December 2023

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Tourism regions

Overviews of the 12 tourism regions in regional NSW.

Regional Tourism Satellite Account

The Regional Tourism Satellite Accounts provide information on the economic importance of tourism for each of NSW’s tourism regions. Reports include infographics and data tables for Sydney and for each tourism region in Australia.

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Local Government Area (LGA) profiles

Tourism Research Australia prepares profiles for Local Government Areas (LGAs) with adequate International Visitor Survey and/or National Visitor Survey sample to produce robust results. Data is averaged over four years, which minimises the impact of variability in estimates from year to year. It also provides more robust volume estimates. Profiles are provided for international travel, domestic overnight travel, and/or domestic day travel.

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