Australians love caravanning and camping. They see it as a great way to experience Australia’s open spaces and natural beauty.
The caravan and camping sector is a major contributor for the economy. This is due to:
This caravan and camping data is from the National Visitor Survey (NVS) methodology.
The number of caravan and camping trips (including glamping) continues to grow. In the year ending 2023, Australians took 15.3 million caravan and camping trips. Spend was at $14.3 billion. This exceeded pre-covid levels and was at an all-time high.
Of these trips, commercial caravan parks and camping grounds accounted for:
Caravan and campervan registrations across the nation has steadily grown over the last decade. In 2023 there were almost 859,000 caravans and campervans registered. This was a 21% increase since 2019 and an all-time record.
2023 was the highest year on record for caravan and camping trips.
In the year ending December 2023:
In the year ending December 2023:
Caravan and camping trips are a major contributor to regional Australia.
In regional Australia, in the year ending December 2023, caravan and camping trips accounted for: