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How many tourists visit New South Wales each year?
Approximately 37.3 million visitors travelled to New South Wales in 2024 (year ending March 2024).
- Of these, around 36.1 million were domestic visitors, marking a 3% increase from 36.1 million in 2023.
- International visitors accounted for 694,000 trips, which was a 20% decrease compared to the peak year of 2019, which had 869,000 international visitors.
How much did tourists spend in New South Wales in 2024?
Tourists spent a total of $31 billion in New South Wales during the year ending March 2024.
- Domestic visitors were the primary contributors, spending $30.9 billion, 3.6% more than the $29.8 billion spent in 2023. International visitors spent $1.09 billion during the same period.
- Despite the growth in domestic spending, overall spending by international visitors remains below the levels seen in 2019.
How many tourists visited New South Wales in 2023?
Over 38.9 million tourists and other visitors travelled to New South Wales in 2023 (year ending June 2023).
- This total included over 2.7 million international visitors and over 36.1 million domestic overnight visitors
- Visitors were up over 53% when compared with the over 25 million who visited in 2022
- Visitor numbers are down 6.4% when compared to the over 41.6 million who visited in pre-pandemic 2019
How much did visitors spend in New South Wales in 2023?
Tourists spent over $38.8 billion during trips to New South Wales in 2023 (year ending June).
- This total included over $8.6 billion from international visitors and over $30.2 billion from domestic overnight trips
- Spending was up 98.8% when compared to the over $19.5 billion spent during 2022
- Spending has increased by 14.6% when compared with the over $33.9 billion spent during pre-pandemic 2019
How many people visited NSW in 2021?
For the first quarter of 2021 (January-March), NSW received over 8.2 million domestic overnight visitors.
- Visitors were up 6.1% when compared with the over 7.7 million visitors of the first quarter of 2020.
How much did visitors spend in NSW in 2021?
Overnight visitors spent over $5.4 billion during visits to NSW for the first quarter of 2021 (January-March).
- Spending was up 8.9% when compared with the over $5 billion spent during the first quarter of 2020.
How many tourists visited New South Wales in 2020?
Over 33 million travellers visited NSW in the year ending June 2020.1
- This total was made up of 3 million international visitors and over 30 million domestic visitors
- Total visitors saw a 22% decrease when compared to the 42.7 million tourists of the previous year
Impact of the Coronavirus on NSW Tourism Expenditure
International
International visitors spent an estimated total of $7.9 billion during trips to NSW in the year ending June 2020
- International spending in NSW was down 29.4% when compared to the 11.2 billion of 2018/19
Domestic
Domestic visitors spent an estimated total of $18 billion during trips to NSW in the year ending June 2020
- Domestic spending was down 19.9% when compared to the $22.6 billion of the previous year
Total
Combined, visitors to NSW spent a total of $25.9 billion in the year ending June 2020
- Total spending was down 23.3% when compared with the $33.8 billion of the previous year
How many tourists visited New South Wales in 2019?
- Over 42.7 million tourists and other visitors arrived in New South Wales for the year ending September 2019.1
- This total includes 4.4 million international visitors and 38.3 million domestic overnight visitors.
How many tourists visit Sydney each year?
- A total of 16.1 million tourists and other visitors arrived in Sydney between July 2018 to June 2019.
- Check more Sydney tourism statistics
How many tourists visit the Blue Mountains each year?
- Over 3.3 million tourists visited the Blue Mountains in 2018.2
- Over 3.2 million were domestic visitors, and 106,000 million came from international sources.
How much do visitors spend at the Blue Mountains?
- Visitors spent over $567 million during visits to the Blue Mountains in 2018.
How long do visitors stay at the Blue Mountains?
- Visitors stayed for an average of 3 nights during visits to the Blue Mountains in 2018.
- Visitors spent a total of 2.2 million visitor nights at the Blue Mountains in 2018.
How many tourists visit Byron Bay each year?
- Over 2 million tourists visited Byron Bay in 2018.
How much do visitors spend at Byron Bay?
- Visitors spent over $769 million during visits to Byron Bay in 2018.
How long do visitors stay at Byron Bay?
- Visitors stayed for an average of 4 nights during visits to byron bay in 2018.