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How many tourists visit New South Wales each year?
Approximately 41.01 million visitors travelled to New South Wales in 2024 (year ending September).
- Of these, around 37.31 million were domestic visitors, marking a 4% increase from 36.14 million in 2023.
- International visitors accounted for 3.11 million trips, which was a 30% decrease compared to the peak year of 2019, which had 4.39 million international visitors.
How much did tourists spend in New South Wales in 2024?
Tourists spent a total of $43.36 billion in New South Wales during the year ending September 2024.
- Domestic visitors were the primary contributors, spending $31.31 billion, 5% more than the $29.91 billion spent in 2023. International visitors spent $12.04 billion during the same period.
- Total tourist spending exceeded the pre-pandemic figure ($34.62 billion) by 26%.
Total Visitor Spending in New South Wales |
Year Ending September ($) |
Year | International | Domestic |
2019 | 11.45 B | 23.17 B |
2023 | 10.23 B | 29.91 B |
2024 | 12.04 B | 31.31 B |
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.
Travel Statistics Resources
- Australian Travel Statistics – Overview
- Adelaide Statistics
- Brisbane Statistics
- Cairns Statistics
- Cradle Mountain Statistics
- Darwin Statistics
- Gold Coast Statistics
- Melbourne Statistics
- Northern Territory Statistics
- Perth Statistics
- Queensland Statistics
- South Australia Statistics
- Sydney Statistics
- Tasmania Statistics
- Victoria Statistics
- Western Australia Statistics