Favourable climate and extensive network
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:
- Australia’s favourable climate
- an extensive network of camping grounds and sites around the country.
This caravan and camping data is from the new Domestic Tourism Statistics model (DoTS).
The number of caravan and camping trips (including glamping) increased by 14% during 2025 with Australians taking 17.3 million caravan and camping trips. Spend was at $12.6 billion. This remains well above pre-covid levels of $10.2 billion.
Of these trips, commercial caravan parks and camping grounds accounted for;
- 67% of trips
- 70% of nights
- 75% of spend.
Caravan and campervan registrations across the nation have steadily grown over the last decade with almost 938,000 registered in 2025. This was a 32% increase in registrations since 2019 and an all-time record.
Key statistics for caravan and camping
The year ending December 2025 is the highest year on record for caravan and camping trips, eclipsing the previous record figures seen in the year ending December 2023.
Total trips
In the year ending December 2025:
- there were 17.3 million caravan and camping domestic overnight trips taken
- travellers spent 57.9 million nights away, with 87% of nights in regional Australia
- travellers spent $12.6 billion on their trips, with $10.3 billion spent while travelling, of which 83% or $8.6 billion was in regional Australia
- almost one in every 7 domestic overnight trips was a caravan and camping trip.
Holiday trips
In the year ending December 2025:
- 77% of caravan and camping trips were for holidaying
- a further 13% were to visit friends and relatives, while 5% of trips were for business/employment
- 88% of caravan and camping holiday trips and nights, and 78% of caravan and camping holiday spend ($7.8 billion) were in regional Australia
- commercial sites accounted for 68% of all caravan and camping holiday trips, 71% of nights and 77% of spend.
Impacts on regional Australia
Caravan and camping trips are a major contributor to regional Australia.
In regional Australia, in the year ending December 2025, caravan and camping trips accounted for:
- One in every 3 domestic overnight holiday trips
- One in every 3 holiday nights
- one in every 4 dollars spent on holiday trips.
Read more
- Read the National Visitor Survey methodology.
- Find data tables and other publications on our Data and research page.
- We produce a quarterly snapshot of the National Visitor Survey.