New South Wales State Tourism Statistics
In NSW tourism contributes $28.7 billion in Consumption and $11.8 billion in direct Gross Value Added. It provides 160,300 jobs, and directly accounts for 1 in every 21 jobs in NSW.
The tourism industry in NSW is larger than agriculture, forestry and fishing, electricity, gas, water and waste services, and arts and recreation services.
Source: NSW Tourism Satellite Accounts, 2008-09, TRA
NSW continues to be the number one State for total visitor nights, visitor numbers and visitor expenditure. We’ve also experienced strong growth in market share in the holiday segment. See some key NSW tourism facts here...
NOTE: There is a change in how international visitor expenditure is measured in the reports, snapshots and profiles listed below, starting with statistics for the June 2011 year. Read more...
From that point, the measure of international visitor expenditure in NSW includes 30% of package expenditure that is prepaid for the trip. This recognises that some of the expenditure that is prepaid by international visitors flows into the Australian economy. Tourism Research Australia models the estimated prepaid component for each Australian state and territory.
The measure continues to exclude prepaid international airfares. Previously, the research reports and snapshots published by Destination NSW-Tourism have excluded all pre-paid international package expenditure. The adjusted measure is consistent with reporting by other states and Tourism Research Australia and with reporting of domestic visitor expenditure which includes pre-paid package expenditure.
As a result of the change, international visitor expenditure reported for the year ended June 2011 onwards cannot be validly compared with the international visitor expenditure quoted in previous NSW reports. However, within the latest NSW snapshots there are valid comparisons with the previous year.
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Domestic Visitors National Visitor Survey (NVS) Snapshot: |
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View the latest forecasts at Tourism Australia. |
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For the year ending December 2010. This new snapshot provides key statistics on outbound travel including the most popular destinations. |
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Purpose of visit: Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) |
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Purpose of visit: Holiday |
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This report provides information on cultural and heritage visitors in NSW. |
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Archived reports: June 2011 March 2011 December 2010 |
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