Australia Tourism Statistics

Published 3 Jan 2020 · Updated 23 Sept 2026

How many tourists visit Australia each year?

Over 8.27 million international visitors travelled to Australia in 2025 (year ending December).1 This reflects an 8% increase from approximately 7.63 million in 2024.

  • However, international arrivals remained about 5% below the 2019 peak of 8.71 million.1
International visitors to Australia (millions)Trips, year ending DecemberTourism Research Australia, International Visitor Survey2468108.716.642019202320242025Australia — Year Ending December — YearYear Ending December — International Visitors
International visitors to Australia annually (year ending December).

Who visited Australia in 2025?

In the year ending December 2025, the largest source of international visitors was New Zealand, with around 1.30 million arrivals, followed by China with about 974,000 visitors.1

  • Other leading markets included the United Kingdom (721,000), the United States (697,000), and India (429,000).1
  • The number of visitors from China was still roughly 27% below 2019 levels (when there were 1.33 million Chinese visitors).1
  • New Zealand visitation has now edged past its pre-pandemic volume (1.30 million in 2019).1
Top 10 international visitor markets, 2025Trips ('000), year ending December 2025Tourism Research Australia, International Visitor SurveyNew Zealand1,303China974UK721USA697India429Singapore386Japan385Korea363Hong Kong228Indonesia2182025
Top international visitor countries to Australia, 2025.

How much did tourists spend in Australia in 2025?

International visitors spent a total of A$55.67 billion on their trips to Australia during the year ending December 2025, from 8.27 million trips. That total includes airfares and other spending outside Australia; spending within Australia itself was A$39.19 billion.1

  • This marked about a 14% increase from the previous year’s total trip spend of A$48.87 billion.1
  • Notably, international spending in 2025 surpassed the pre-pandemic peak of A$45.38 billion by approximately 23%.1
Visitor spend by year (year ending December). International is total trip spend from TRA’s International Visitor Survey, including airfares; domestic is overnight plus day-trip spend from TRA’s Domestic Tourism Statistics, using the revised 2019–2024 backcast published in June 2026.
Total Visitor Spending in Australia — Year Ending December (AUD Billion)
YearInternationalDomesticTotal
2019A$45.38 BA$90.53 BA$135.91 B
2023A$43.27 BA$141.29 BA$184.56 B
2024A$48.87 BA$144.94 BA$193.81 B
2025A$55.67 BA$153.16 BA$208.83 B

Who spent the most in Australia in 2025?

Chinese visitors were the highest spenders in 2025, contributing about A$11.25 billion in spending within Australia.1

  • Following China, the top spenders were visitors from the United Kingdom (A$2.87 billion), New Zealand (A$2.41 billion), the United States (A$2.40 billion), and India (A$1.83 billion).1
  • Other leading markets included Japan (A$1.62 billion), Korea (A$1.44 billion), Hong Kong (A$1.13 billion), Singapore (A$1.12 billion), and Taiwan (A$980 million).1
International visitor spend in Australia by market, 2025A$ billion, year ending December 2025Top 10 of 11 shownTourism Research Australia, International Visitor SurveyChina11.25United Kingdom2.87New Zealand2.41United States2.4India1.83Japan1.62Korea1.44Hong Kong1.13Singapore1.12Taiwan0.98Spend in Australia 2025 (A$ billion)
Top international visitor spending by country, Australia 2025.

How has international tourism to Australia changed since 2019?

Short-term visitor arrivals to Australia peaked at 9.34 million in the 2018/19 financial year (July to June), after almost three decades of steady growth. The pandemic then all but stopped international travel: Australia closed its border to non-residents in March 2020, and arrivals fell to just 150,880 in 2020/21, about 98% below the peak.2

  • Arrivals recovered after the border reopened to visitors in stages between November 2021 and February 2022, reaching 1.19 million in 2021/22 and 5.86 million in 2022/23.2
  • By 2023/24 arrivals were back to 7.97 million, rising to 8.40 million in 2024/25.2
  • In 2025/26, arrivals reached 9.10 million, about 3% short of the 2018/19 record.2

These border figures count every short-term arrival, including children, so they run higher than the Tourism Research Australia survey figures at the top of this page, which count trips by visitors aged 15 and over. On that measure, 2019 remains the record year at 8.71 million trips.1

International visitors to Australia by yearShort-term visitor arrivals by financial year, 1991/92 to 2025/262M4M6M8M10MShort-term visitor arrivals1991/921995/961999/002003/042007/082011/122015/162019/202023/24Financial year
International visitors to Australia by financial year, 1991/92 to 2025/26 (short-term visitor arrivals).

More Australian tourism statistics

How long do international tourists spend in Australia?

  • International visitors spent 312.7 million nights in Australia in 2025 (year ending December), 14% more than in 2019.1
  • That works out to an average of about 38 nights per trip.
  • Holidays were the most common reason to visit (3.6 million trips), but education visitors spent the most in Australia, at A$14.5 billion.1

Australian camping & campervan statistics

  • The number of camping trips throughout Australia has grown significantly in recent years. In 2025, a record 17.3 million caravan and camping trips were made in Australia (up 14% on 2024).3
  • Around $12.6 billion was spent during caravan and camping trips in Australia in 2025, well above the pre-COVID level of $10.2 billion.3 Find out more about recent camping statistics in Australia as well as glamping trends.

Australian Outbound Tourism Statistics

How many overseas trips do Australians take?

Australians returned from 12.71 million short-term overseas trips in 2025/26 (year ending June), the most on record and 13% more than the pre-pandemic peak of 11.23 million in 2018/19.2

  • Outbound travel all but stopped during the pandemic, with only 223,820 short-term trips in 2020/21, when Australians needed an exemption to leave the country.2
  • Overseas trips passed their pre-pandemic level in 2024/25, at 12.26 million.2
  • Australians now take about 3.6 million more short-term trips abroad each year than international visitors make to Australia (12.71 million compared with 9.10 million in 2025/26).

Where do Australians travel overseas?

  • Indonesia was the most popular destination in 2025/26, with 1.78 million trips, followed by New Zealand (1.49 million), Japan (993,000), China (744,000) and the United States (680,000).4
  • Trips to Japan have more than doubled since 2018/19 (484,000), while trips to the United States were 37% below their pre-pandemic level of 1.08 million.4

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References

  1. International tourism results — year ending December 2025 (International Visitor Survey) · Tourism Research Australia ↑ b c d e f g h i j k l m n o
  2. Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, July 2026 (time series tables 1, 7 and 8) · Australian Bureau of Statistics ↑ b c d e f g
  3. Caravan and Camping Data (Tourism Research Australia) · Tourism Research Australia ↑ b
  4. Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia — 2025-26 financial year · Australian Bureau of Statistics ↑ b
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