Domestic visitor spending in Australia 2021, by state visited
In Australia in the year ending March 2021, 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 around 14.6 billion Australian dollars. During the same time, 24.9 million domestic tourists stayed overnight in New South Wales. Comparatively, Queensland saw 17.1 million domestic tourists, whereas the Australian Capital Territory saw less than one million.
International visitors
International visitors to Australia spent a little more on average than during the previous year despite lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, the number of international arrivals was around six million, and whilst this does represent a drop from the previous year, this figure represents a good level. Both of these data points hint towards solid industry recovery as the pandemic wanes.
Domestic travel intention
As was the case globally, the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial effect on Australian tourism as a result of border closures and flight groundings associated resulting from the spread of the coronavirus. This is 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.
International visitors
International visitors to Australia spent a little more on average than during the previous year despite lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, the number of international arrivals was around six million, and whilst this does represent a drop from the previous year, this figure represents a good level. Both of these data points hint towards solid industry recovery as the pandemic wanes.
Domestic travel intention
As was the case globally, the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial effect on Australian tourism as a result of border closures and flight groundings associated resulting from the spread of the coronavirus. This is 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.
