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Central Coast

The Central Coast region is renowned for its beaches, national parks and calm waterways. Major towns include Gosford, Terrigal, The Entrance and Wyong.

VISITORS

0.7 million

NIGHTS

2.1 million

EXPENDITURE

$419 million

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

Time series reports only cover international visitation. Domestic data will be available in the YE December 2026 report (March 2027 release) once two full years of data are available.

Latest releases

  • Travel to Central Coast visitor profile : YE March 2025
  • Travel to Central Coast time series : YE March 2025

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.

Archive : Visitor profiles

  • Travel to Central Coast visitor profile : YE December 2024
  • Travel to Central Coast visitor profile : YE September 2024
  • Travel to Central Coast visitor profile : YE June 2024
  • Travel to Central Coast visitor profile : YE March 2024

Archive : Time series

  • Travel to Central Coast time series : YE December 2024
  • Travel to Central Coast time series : YE September 2024
  • Travel to Central Coast time series : YE June 2024
  • Travel to Central Coast time series : YE March 2024

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