The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.
The economic value of tourism to Australia’s economy is estimated using an internationally accepted framework – a tourism satellite account. This produces measures for tourism against gross domestic product, gross value added, trade, and employment.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics produces the estimates at a national level (with input from the International Visitor Survey and National Visitor Survey). Tourism Research Australia produces the state and regional estimates.
