Burleigh Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland

Queensland's

Industry Performance

Queensland's tourism industry performance

Here you will find research and insights examining the Queensland tourism industry’s performance, from visitation and expenditure statistics to accommodation performance and economic measures.

On this page you will find information on:

 

Visitation insights

Gold Coast

Domestic visitation

Here you will find Queensland’s domestic visitation results and commentary based on the latest National Visitor Survey data available for the year ended March 2025. These results cover visitor numbers, nights and spend across visitor purposes for Queensland as a whole and for each tourism region.  

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Lava Tubs, Tropical North Queensland

International visitation

Here you will find Queensland’s international visitation results based on the latest International Visitor Survey data available for the year ended March 2025. 
 These results cover visitor numbers, nights and spend across visitor purposes for Queensland.

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Regional Performance

Select a region below to view regional visitation, economic and community sentiment data.

Story Bridge Climb, Brisbane, Queensland

Monthly domestic snapshot

Tourism Research Australia's monthly snapshot makes it easy to monitor changes in tourism activity by state or territory and nationally.

Nyanda Cultural Tours, Brisbane, Queensland

Local government area profiles

Tourism Research Australia’s Local Government Area Profiles assist industry and Government decision making and identify and support investment opportunities, particularly in regional Australia.

Mount Mulligan Lodge, Tropical North Queensland

Queensland accommodation report

The accommodation report provides an overview of the performance of the Queensland accommodation sector based on data provided by STR. 

This monthly report covers occupancy rates, revenue per available room (RevPAR) and average daily rates (ADR) for accommodation establishments with 10 or more rooms.

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Nyanda Cultural Tours, Brisbane, Queensland

Queensland tourism economic factsheet

This fact sheet provides a summary of the economic impact of the tourism industry in Queensland. Indicators include employment, gross state product (GSP), number of businesses and overnight visitor expenditure.

The data is sourced from State Tourism Satellite Accounts, Tourism Businesses in Australia and the National and International Visitor Surveys.

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Fraser Coast, Queensland

State Tourism Satellite Account

The State Tourism Satellite Account (STSA) provides a comprehensive account of the direct and indirect contribution that tourism makes to the economy of each Australian state and the nation.

It has been produced by Tourism Research Australia and includes key indicators including tourism consumption, output, gross value added (GVA), gross state product (GSP) and employment levels and share rates. Details of taxation and industry types are also included.

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Whale Watching, Fraser Coast, Queensland

Community sentiment towards tourism and events

TEQ conducts research quarterly to understand community sentiment in Queensland surrounding tourism and events, in line with TEQ’s objective of fostering community pride in Queensland.

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