International travel to NSW: year ending September 2023

The NSW visitor economy is leading Australia's recovery from the pandemic, with new data showing NSW recorded the largest absolute increase nationally for international visitors, nights and expenditure in the year ending September 2023.

According to Tourism Research Australia, international visitors took 6.1 million trips to Australia during the period, with the lion's share - over 3.1 million - coming to NSW (up 229.1 per cent on the year ending September 2022). They stayed 78.8 million nights in NSW (up 135 per cent) and spent
$10.2 billion (up 184.3 per cent) in the state.

TRA data revealed international expenditure reached 58.4 per cent of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2030 target.

Destination NSW uses data provided by the Tourism Research Australia quarterly International Visitor Surveys (IVS) and monthly Australian Bureau of Statistics Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) information to give insights on international visitation to NSW.