Year ending June 2021
Our National Visitor Survey (NVS) results provide statistics on how Australian residents travel within Australia. You can find national, state and territory results for the:
- number of trips taken
- number of nights spent on a trip
- amount spent on a trip.
You can also:
- read about the factors influencing travel within Australia
- see the changes compared over various timeframes impacted by bushfires and COVID-19.
Note: The summary results for the year ending June and June quarter 2021 are compared to the year ending June and June quarter 2019 pre-COVID periods. This is because results for the year ending June and June quarter 2020 were a large deviation from pre-pandemic levels.
Annual snapshot
Overnight spend
Year ending June 2021
$61.3 billion
Down 21%
Overnight trips
Year ending June 2021
87.4 million
Down 23%
Nights on trip
Year ending June 2021
333.7 million
Down 17%
Quarterly snapshot
Overnight spend
June quarter 2021
$19.6 billion
No change
Overnight trips
June quarter 2021
24.6 million
Down 19%
Nights on trip
June quarter 2021
90.7 million
Down 11%
Key results
Domestic trips and spend
For the year ending June 2021:
- domestic overnight trips fell 23% to 87.4 million
- spend fell 21% or $16.1 billion to $61.3 billion.
For the June quarter 2021:
- Overnight trips were down 19% to 24.6 million on June quarter 2019. Spend was unchanged at $19.6 billion.
- The improvement seen in the interstate market in March continued into June 2021. This was due to fewer border closures and the implementation of a half-price airfare program. Despite improvement:
- overnight trips were down 26% to 7.0 million on June 2019
- spend was down 6% to $9.9 billion.
- Regional areas continued to fare better than capital cities. Overnight trips to regional Australia were down 12% to 16.8 million. However, spend was up 15% to $11.5 billion.
- Australians continued to holiday domestically. Overnight holiday trips were down 9% to 10.9 million. However, spend was up 27% to $10.3 billion on June quarter 2019.
Total tourism
Domestic and international tourism losses have totalled $101.7 billion since the start of the pandemic. These losses comprised:
- $38.3 billion for domestic overnight travel
- $12.1 billion for domestic day trips
- $51.3 billion for international travel.
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National Visitor Survey results June 2021
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National Visitor Survey results June 2021
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Explore overnight trips data
Interact with our data for domestic overnight trips for year ending June 2021. You can view the data by:
- state or territory
- capital city or region
- interstate and intrastate trips
- accommodation type
- reason for travel.
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Contact us
Email Tourism.Research@tra.gov.au