South Australian Visitor Economy

The South Australian Visitor Economy

Results: for year end December 2022

Released: April 2023

This fact sheet provides a snapshot of the South Australian Visitor Economy.

Top points from the report:

Total South Australian visitor expenditure for the year end December 2022, combining International and Domestic expenditure, came to $8.3 billion, up 3 per cent on the year-end December 2019.
Regional visitor expenditure (including international) came to $3.98 billion, up 12 per cent on the pre-COVID December 2019.
Adelaide expenditure when compared to pre-COVID December 2019 fell 3 per cent to $4.4 billion.

Value of Tourism

Released: Quarterly

This fact sheet includes top level information which provides a snapshot of South Australia's position in the market.

Read the domestic and international performance fact sheet here.

Domestic:

South Australia attracted 7.1 million domestic overnight trips, down 12 per cent on December 2019.
There were 25.9 million domestic nights in South Australia, a decline of 7 per cent on December 2019.
Total domestic expenditure in South Australia was $7.8 billion, up 14 per cent on the high of $6.9 billion in December 2019.
Day trips expenditure was up 7 per cent to $1.8 billion.

International:

International visits and expenditure in South Australia have fallen by 63 and 57 per cent respectively compared to December 2019 when both visits and expenditure were at record highs.
Visitation has fallen by 63 per cent to 181,000.
Expenditure has fallen by 57 per cent to $519 million.
Nights have fallen 49 per cent to 5.5 million.

Notes: For details of the NVS methodology changes in this release please refer to https://www.tra.gov.au/domestic/domestic-tourism-results

What are the strategies for growing tourism in South Australia? Strategic Plans

How many international travellers visit South Australia, where do they come from and how much do they spend? International Performance

How many Australians visit South Australia, where do they come from and how much do they spend? Domestic Performance

What is the value of tourism in regions? Value of Regional Tourism

STATE TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNTS

The State Tourism Satellite Account provides measures of tourism gross domestic product, tourism gross value added, tourism trade and employment in tourism.

Top points from the report

The results of the 2021-22 State Satellite Account show the full impacts of the COVID pandemic on the South Australian visitor economy.
People employed directly in tourism in South Australia decreased 1.7% to 34,000 in the Year Ending June 2022.
The tourism industry indirectly employed an additional 16,700 bringing total employment to 50,700 which is 0.6% lower than the previous year.
The direct GVA of tourism in South Australia was $2.1 billion in 2021-22, a 6 per cent rise on last year and a 36 per cent decrease compared to the pre-COVID year 2018-19.