NSW statistics

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

TOTAL VISITATION - YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 2024YOY % CHANGE

VISITORS

101.1 million

4.6%

NIGHTS

215.3 million

5.2%

EXPENDITURE

$53.2 billion

3.6%

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

In the year ending December 2024, NSW welcomed 97.3 million domestic visitors, who spent $41.2 billion in the state. Domestic overnight visitors stayed a total of 114.6 million nights.

NSW also welcomed 3.8 million international visitors. They stayed 100.8 million nights and spent $12.0 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.

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Travel to NSW key statistics: YE December 2024
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Time series: travel to NSW

Destination NSW tracks data from 2015 to 2024 to help businesses predict visitor demand.

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Travel to NSW time series: YE December 2024
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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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