Domestic visitor expenditure Australia 2022, by state visited
In Australia in the year ended December 2022, the combined visitor spending in New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland amounted to well over half of Australia’s total domestic tourism spending. In New South Wales alone, domestic visitors spent over 28 billion Australian dollars. During the same time period, around 35 million domestic tourists stayed overnight in New South Wales.
International visitors to Australia
International visitors to Australia spent around eight billion Australian dollars more in 2022 compared to the previous year, showing signs of recovery in expenditure. Additionally, the number of international arrivals was approximately one million. While this does not represent a significant number compared to pre-pandemic levels, this figure shows that international visitors are slowly but surely returning to Australia following the lifting of travel bans. Both of these data points hint toward solid industry recovery as the pandemic wanes.
Travel intention
As was the case globally, the COVID-19 pandemic substantially affected Australian tourism due to border closures and flight groundings associated with the spread of the coronavirus. This was reflected in consumer travel intention; whilst overall intention to travel decreased by 30 percent (compared to usual annual travel plans), domestic travel within an individual’s state or within the rest of Australia increased compared to the preceding year. In a survey conducted in November 2022, travel abroad intentions jumped, with around 46 percent of Australians planning to take more holidays in 2023 than in the previous year.
International visitors to Australia
International visitors to Australia spent around eight billion Australian dollars more in 2022 compared to the previous year, showing signs of recovery in expenditure. Additionally, the number of international arrivals was approximately one million. While this does not represent a significant number compared to pre-pandemic levels, this figure shows that international visitors are slowly but surely returning to Australia following the lifting of travel bans. Both of these data points hint toward solid industry recovery as the pandemic wanes.
Travel intention
As was the case globally, the COVID-19 pandemic substantially affected Australian tourism due to border closures and flight groundings associated with the spread of the coronavirus. This was reflected in consumer travel intention; whilst overall intention to travel decreased by 30 percent (compared to usual annual travel plans), domestic travel within an individual’s state or within the rest of Australia increased compared to the preceding year. In a survey conducted in November 2022, travel abroad intentions jumped, with around 46 percent of Australians planning to take more holidays in 2023 than in the previous year.
