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How many tourists visit the Northern Territory each year?
Over 1.72 million tourists visited the Northern Territory in 2024 (year ending September), combining both domestic and international travellers.
- Domestic visitors accounted for 1.51 million trips during this period while international visitors made up 210,000 trips.
- Total tourist numbers were still 12% below 2019’s pre-pandemic peak (1.95 million visitors).
How much did tourists spend in the Northern Territory in 2024?
Tourists spent approximately $3.05 billion in the Northern Territory in the year ending September 2024.
- This amount included $2.6 billion from domestic visitors and $450 million from international visitors.
- Total tourist spending exceeded the 2019 total by 17% ($2.6 billion).
| Total Visitor Spending in the Northern Territory |
| Year Ending September ($) |
| Year | International | Domestic |
| 2019 | .47 B | 2.13 B |
| 2023 | .40 B | 2.57 B |
| 2024 | .45 B | 2.60 B |
How many tourists visited the Northern Territory in 2023?
Over 1.5 million tourists and other visitors travelled to the Northern Territory in 2023 (year ending June 2023).
- This total included 150,000 international visitors and over 1.4 million domestic visitors
- Visitors were up 14.5% when compared with the over 1.3 million visitors in 2022
Visitor numbers in 2023 are on par with the over 1.5 million who visited in 2019
How much did visitors spend in the Northern Territory in 2023?
Visitors spent over $3 billion during trips to the Northern Territory in 2023. (year ending June 2023).
- This total included $339 million from international visitors and over $2.6 billion from domestic overnight visitors
- Spending was up 42% when compared with the over $2.1 billion spent during 2022 (year ending June)
How many tourists visit Uluru each year?
- Uluru had a total of 222,118 visitors in 2022 (year ending December 2022)2
- After record numbers in 2019, visitor numbers have taken a significant hit due to the impact of the pandemic
- Visitor numbers in 2023 are predicted to be lower than the previous year, with only 164,678 visiting so far this year (YTD October)
How many people visited the Northern Territory in 2022?
Over 1.4 million travellers visited the northern territory in 2022 (year ending September 2022).
- This total included 43,913 international visitors and over 1.4 million domestic visitors
- Total visitors increased by 9% when compared with the over 1.3 million visitors in 2021 (year ending September 2021)
How much did visitors spend in the Northern Territory in 2022?
Visitors spent over 2.5 billion during trips to the Northern Territory in 2022 (year ending September 2022).
- This total included $107 million from international visitors and over $2.5 billion from domestic visitors
- Spending was up 38% when compared with the over 1.8 billion spent during 2021 (year ending September 2021)
How many people visited the Northern Territory in 2021?
Over 1.3 million travellers visited the Northern Territory in 2021 (year ending September 2021).
- This total was made up of 4,189 international visitors and over 1.3 million domestic visitors
How much did visitors spend in the Northern Territory in 2021?
Visitors spent over $1.8 billion during trips to the Northern Territory in 2021 (year ending September 2021).
- This total included $25 million from international visitors and over $1.8 billion from domestic visitors
How many tourists visited the Northern Territory in 2020?
Over 1.5 million travellers visited the Northern Territory in the year ending June 2020.1
- This total was made up of 233,000 domestic visitors and over 1.3 million domestic visitors
- Visitors to the Northern Territory decreased by 21% when compared to the 1.9 million visitors of 2018/19
Impact of the Coronavirus on Tourism Expenditure in the Northern Territory
International
International visitors spent a total of $338 million during trips to the Northern Territory in the year ending June 2020
- International spending was down 25.5% when compared to the $454 million of the 2018/19
Domestic
Domestic visitors spent a total of $1.5 billion during trips to the Northern Territory in the year ending June 2020
- Domestic spending was down 33.3% when compared to the $2 billion of the 2018/19 year
Total
Combined, visitors to the Northern Territory spent a total of $1.8 billion in the year ending June 2020
- Spending was down 25.3% when compared with the $2.5 billion of the previous year
How many tourists visited the Northern Territory in 2019?
Over 1.9 million tourists and other visitors arrived in the Northern Territory between July 2018 and June 2019.1
- This total includes 294,000 international visitors and 1,700,00 domestic overnight visitors.
How many tourists visit Alice Springs each year?
- Over 460,000 people visited Alice Springs in 2018.3
How much do visitors spend at Alice Springs?
- Visitors spent over $356 million during trips to Alice Springs in 2018.
How long do visitors stay at Alice Springs?
- Visitors stayed for an average of 5 nights during visits to Alice Springs in 2018.
- Visitors spent spent over 1.8 million visitor nights in Alice Springs 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
- New South Wales Statistics
- Perth Statistics
- Queensland Statistics
- South Australia Statistics
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- Tasmania Statistics
- Victoria Statistics
- Western Australia Statistics