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Australia's domestic overnight tourism sector showed strong performance in the year ended December 2024, with New South Wales leading the way as the most visited state. Almost **** million domestic tourists stayed overnight in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024, outpacing Victoria's around million trips. The Northern Territory recorded the lowest domestic overnight trips across the country's states and territories.

Popular domestic destinations

Across Australia, Sydney emerged as the top destination for domestic overnight visitors, welcoming over **** million tourists in 2024. Melbourne and Brisbane also proved popular, along with coastal areas known for their beaches and surfing. That year, the primary motivation for domestic overnight trips in Australia was to take a vacation, with almost **** million tourists visiting New South Wales for holiday purposes.

Domestic visitor spending

New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland accounted for a combined more than **** of Australia's domestic overnight tourist expenditure in 2024. That year, New South Wales alone saw domestic overnight visitors spend over ** billion Australian dollars. Day trips also contributed significantly to tourist activity in New South Wales, with over ** ³¾¾±±ô±ô¾±´Ç²ÔÌýday trips taken to the state in 2024. Across the leading destinations of domestic day visitors in Australia, visitors spent the most in the state's capital, Sydney.