Tourism Research Australia

Tourism Research Australia (TRA) is a branch within Austrade. We are Australia's leading provider of quality tourism intelligence across both international and domestic markets.


Tourism fast facts


Domestic overnight travellers

Trips: 113.0 million (+0.2%)
Spend: $106.7 billion (-1.9%)
Period: Year-ending Dec 2025


Domestic day travellers


Trips: 277.4 million (+9%)
Spend: $46.4 billion (+19%)
Period: Year-ending Dec 2025


International visitors


Trips: 8.9 million (+8%)
Spend: $39.2 billion (+19%)
Period: Year-ending Dec 2025


All traveller types


Trips: 399.3 million (+6%)
Spend: $192.4 billion (+7%)
Period: Year-ending Dec 2025


Tourism GDP


$81.1 billion (+3.8%)
2.9% of Australia’s total GDP
Period: FY 2024-25


Tourism jobs


737,000 (+5%)
4.5% of all Australian jobs
Period: Dec 2025


Tourism-related businesses

361,000 (+0.1%)
13.2% of all Australian businesses
Period: Jun 2025


International airline seats (incoming)

27.7 million (+7%)

Period: Year-ending Nov 2025

Note: Figures in brackets show year-on-year change.

Latest data and reports

Upcoming releases

Publish dateData or report nameDescription
April 2026International market profilesProfiles for 20 international markets
May 2026State tourism satellite accountState tourism economic data