T O U R I S M FA C T F I L E

N AT I O N A L V I S I T O R S U R V E Y Y E A R E N D I N G D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 1

DARWIN

TROPICAL NORTH
QUEENSLAND
EXPENDITURE 629K V I S I T O R S | ↑ 12.5% CAIRNS
$2.7B TA R G E T B Y 2 0 2 5
T OW N SV I L L E
↑89% $4B 254K V I S I T O R S | ↑ 24.6%

ALICE SPRINGS BRISBANE

AV E R AG E L E N G T H
O F S TAY 5.1 N I G H T S ↑ 0.3%
291K V I S I T O R S |↑ 41%
AV E R AG E N I G H T
SPEND $269 ↑ 30.4% G O L D C OA S T
T O TA L I N T E R S TAT E
460K V I S I T O R S | ↑ 107.1%

PERTH

ADELAIDE SY D N E Y

YOY S E AT C A PA C I T Y / S E AT S S O L D
MELBOURNE
4M
3.5M
3M 1.54M
40%
2.5M
2M 951K
39%
1.5M
2.27M
1M 1.49M 60% Note: The figures shown on this infographic compare
0.5M 61% YE December 2021 with YE December 2020 and
some are therefore still below pre-pandemic levels
0

2020 2021

T O TA L I N T R A S TATSEE AT S SOLD S E AT S U N S O L D T O TA L I N T E R S TAT E

1.5M 1.3M 460K 3.7M

VISITORS

VISITORS
NIGHTS

NIGHTS

↑ 22.4% ↑ 52% ↑ 107.1% ↑ 127.4%

T O TA L D O M E S T I C T O TA L D O M E S T I C T O TA L D O M E S T I C T O TA L D O M E S T I C H O L I D AY AIR VISITOR DRIVE VISITOR
VISITORS VISITOR NIGHTS H O L I D AY V I S I T O R S VISITOR NIGHTS A R R I VA L S A R R I VA L S

2M 10.2M 1.10M 6M 865K 1.2M

↑ 36.9% ↑ 45.5% ↑ 52.5% ↑ 98.7% ↑ 81.1% ↑ 23.1%