From January 2025, a new Domestic Tourism Statistics (DoTS) collection replaced the National Visitors Survey (NVS). See changes to the Australian resident tourism statistics collection in 2025
December quarter 2025
The DoTS results provide data on how Australian residents travel within Australia. You can find national, state and territory results for the:
- number of trips taken
- nights spent on a trip
- amount spent on a trip.
Unless we say otherwise, we compared the summary results for the December quarter 2025 to the December quarter 2024.
Note: December quarter 2024 results are backcast and adjusted to account for differences in methodology between the National Visitor Survey (NVS) and the new Domestic Tourism Statistics (DoTS) which came into effect January 2025. Caution should be used when interpreting comparisons to the backcast data.
Quarterly snapshot
Domestic overnight trips and spend key results
Compared to December quarter 2024.
Overnight spend
$27.3 billion | Down 3%
Overnight trips
29.5 million | On par
Nights on trip
96.2 million | Up 1%
Domestic overnight trips and spend key results
Overnight domestic tourism results show a similar level of trips and nights but slightly softer spend when compared with the same period last year. This continues the trend observed in recent quarters of Australians continuing to travel domestically but remaining cautious with their spending.
In the December quarter 2025, Australians spent:
- $7.5 billion on accommodation
- $4.2 billion on domestic airfares
- $4.1 billion on takeaway and restaurant meals
- $3.0 billion on petrol
- $1.6 billion on groceries and self catering.
Explore overnight trips data
Interact with our data for domestic overnight trips for December quarter 2025. You can view the data by:
- state or territory
- capital city or region
- interstate or intrastate trips
- accommodation type
- reason for travel.
Quarterly snapshot
Domestic day trips and spend key results
Day trip spend
$12.7 billion
Day trips
70.7 million
Domestic day trips and spend key results
In the December quarter 2025, Australians took 70.7 million day trips, spending $12.7 billion.
Of these:
- 36.6 million day trips were for holidays
- 21.5 million day trips were for visiting friends and relatives
- 5.0 million day trips were for business.
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Notes on the data
- Results prior to 2025 are backcast and adjusted to account for differences in methodology between the National Visitor Survey (NVS) and the new Domestic Tourism Statistics which came into effect January 2025. Caution should be used when interpreting comparisons to the backcast data.