National Visitor Survey results March 2023

Year ending March 2023

The National Visitor Survey (NVS) results provide statistics on how Australian residents travel in 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.

You can also:

• read about the factors influencing travel within Australia
• see the changes compared over various timeframes impacted by COVID-19.

Annual and quarterly results

Unless we say otherwise, we compared the summary results for:

• the March quarter 2023 to the March quarter 2020
• the year ending March 2023 to the year ending March 2020.

Domestic trips and spend key results

Year ending March 2023

• Spend rose 37% or $29.4 billion to $108.1 billion.
• Domestic overnight trips were on par at 111.9 million.
• Intrastate trips rose, however interstate trips remain down. Spend was up for both:
  • Intrastate trips were up 2% to 76.9 million. Spend was up 42% to $49.4 billion.
  • Interstate trips were down 5% to 35.0 million. Spend was up 34% to $58.7 billion.
• Trips to regional areas rose, however trips to the capital cities remain down. Spend was up for both.
  • Overnight trips to regional Australia were up 4% to 72.9 million. Spend was up 45% to $59.0 billion.
  • Capital city overnight trips were down 6% to 44.2 million. Spend was up 29% to $49.1 billion.

March quarter 2023

Domestic tourism performed strongly in the March quarter 2023. Trips, nights and spend were up on when compared to the March quarter 2020.

• Domestic overnight trips increased by 16% to 28.3 million
• Nights increased by 13% to 108.9 million
• Spend increased by 53% or $9.4 billion to $27.3 billion.

Spend recovery was driven by an increase in spend on trips for:

• holiday: up 67% or $6.6 billion
• visiting friends and relatives: up 45% or $1.7 billion
• business: up 32% or $1.2 billion.

Spend on key expenditure categories continue to be strong. In the March quarter 2023, the 3 highest spend categories were:

• accommodation ($8.4 billion, up $3.5 billion or 71%)
• food and drink ($7.8 billion, up $2.5 billion or 48%)
• airfares ($3.2 billion, up $903 million or 40%).

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Explore overnight trips data

Interact with our data for domestic overnight trips for year ending March 2023. You can view the data by:

• state or territory
• capital city or region
• interstate or intrastate trips
• accommodation type
• reason for travel.

Data tables

More information

• National Visitor Survey methodology.
• Data tables and other publications.
• National Visitor Survey monthly snapshot.