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North Coast

The North Coast NSW is home to some of the most spectacular and accessible coastline in Australia. Major towns include Forster, Taree, Wingham, Port Macquarie, South West Rocks, Macksville, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Ballina, Lismore, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads.

VISITORS

13.3 million

NIGHTS

25.6 million

EXPENDITURE

$5.6 billion

Note: Domestic data has transitioned to the new Domestic Tourism Statistics (DoTS) data. Learn more here.

Latest releases

  • Travel to North Coast NSW visitor profile : YE December 2025
  • Travel to North Coast NSW time series : YE December 2025

Note: NVS results in the archived reports up to YE December 2024 and DoTS results in the latest reports are not comparable to each other due to the change in methodology

Archive : Visitor profiles

  • Travel to North Coast NSW visitor profile : YE December 2024

Archive : Time series

  • Travel to North Coast NSW time series : YE December 2024

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