Backpacker is defined as visitor who spent at least one night in a backpackers hostel or accommodation. Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
In financial year 2020, around ** international backpackers visited New South Wales down from well over ** in previous years. The reduction in backpacker visitors in 2020 is largely a result of the coronavirus pandemic in that year, however backpacker number had already been declining after a peak in 2017.
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Tourism Research Australia. (October 1, 2020). Number of international backpackers visiting New South Wales, Australia from financial year 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/685703/australia-international-backpackers-in-nsw/
Tourism Research Australia. "Number of international backpackers visiting New South Wales, Australia from financial year 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 1, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/685703/australia-international-backpackers-in-nsw/
Tourism Research Australia. (2020). Number of international backpackers visiting New South Wales, Australia from financial year 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/685703/australia-international-backpackers-in-nsw/
Tourism Research Australia. "Number of International Backpackers Visiting New South Wales, Australia from Financial Year 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2020, /statistics/685703/australia-international-backpackers-in-nsw/
Tourism Research Australia, Number of international backpackers visiting New South Wales, Australia from financial year 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/685703/australia-international-backpackers-in-nsw/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of international backpackers visiting New South Wales, Australia from financial year 2012 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Tourism Research Australia, October 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/685703/australia-international-backpackers-in-nsw/
