These are the headline national figures for Australia's caravan and camping industry, published by Caravan Industry Association of Australia as the peak national body. Each figure is stated with its unit, period and source so it can be quoted directly.
Australia's caravan and camping industry contributed $27.1 billion to the Australian economy annually, combining caravan parks, manufacturing and trade, and visitor expenditure, according to the Caravan Industry Association of Australia State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p4
Australians took 17.7 million overnight caravan and camping trips in the year ending March 2026, according to Tourism Research Australia Domestic Tourism Statistics prepared by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: National Domestic Caravan and Camping Results, year ending March 2026, p1
Domestic caravan and camping travel generated 59.5 million visitor nights in Australia in the year ending March 2026, according to Tourism Research Australia Domestic Tourism Statistics prepared by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: National Domestic Caravan and Camping Results, year ending March 2026, p1
Domestic caravan and camping visitors spent $13.1 billion in Australia in the year ending March 2026, according to Tourism Research Australia Domestic Tourism Statistics prepared by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: National Domestic Caravan and Camping Results, year ending March 2026, p1
The average domestic caravan and camping trip in Australia in the year ending March 2026 lasted 3.3 nights, with visitors spending an average of $736 per trip and $221 per night, according to Tourism Research Australia Domestic Tourism Statistics prepared by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: National Domestic Caravan and Camping Results, year ending March 2026, p1
In the first quarter of 2026 Australians took 4.7 million caravan and camping trips and 17.3 million visitor nights, up 9% and 10% respectively on the first quarter of 2025, with visitor expenditure of $3.9 billion, up 15%, according to Tourism Research Australia Domestic Tourism Statistics prepared by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: National Domestic Caravan and Camping Results, year ending March 2026, p1
Travellers aged 30 to 54 accounted for 42% of domestic caravan and camping trips in Australia in the year ending March 2026, and travellers aged 55 and over accounted for 34% of trips and 41% of nights, according to Tourism Research Australia Domestic Tourism Statistics prepared by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: National Domestic Caravan and Camping Results, year ending March 2026, p3
Tourism Research Australia replaced the National Visitor Survey with the Domestic Tourism Statistics in 2025. Year-on-year growth figures are not published for the first year of the new series, and these figures cannot be compared with any earlier National Visitor Survey based results.
Australians took 17.3 million overnight caravan and camping trips in 2025, according to Tourism Research Australia's Domestic Tourism Statistics as reported in the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p4 and p22
Domestic caravan and camping travel generated 57.9 million visitor nights in Australia in 2025, according to Tourism Research Australia's Domestic Tourism Statistics as reported in the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p4 and p22
Domestic caravan and camping visitors spent $12.6 billion in Australia in 2025, including glamping for the first time, according to Tourism Research Australia's Domestic Tourism Statistics as reported in the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p4, p22 and p24
The average domestic caravan and camping trip in Australia in 2025 lasted 3.4 nights, with visitors spending an average of $728 per trip and $217 per night, according to the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p6 and p22
Travellers aged 30 to 54 accounted for 43% of domestic caravan and camping trips in Australia in 2025, and travellers aged 55 and over accounted for 34% of trips and just over 40% of nights, according to the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p4 and p6
47,997 recreational vehicles were entered on Australia's Register of Approved Vehicles in the twelve months to June 2026, comprising 44,297 towable and 3,700 motorised units, according to Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics road vehicle entry statistics analysed by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: BITRE Road vehicle entry and recall statistics; analysis by Caravan Industry Association of Australia, RV Production IQ June 2026
3,857 recreational vehicles were entered on Australia's Register of Approved Vehicles in June 2026, down 1.8% on June 2025, with towable entries of 3,473 down 6.4% and motorised entries of 384 up 77.8%, according to Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics road vehicle entry statistics analysed by Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: BITRE Road vehicle entry and recall statistics; analysis by Caravan Industry Association of Australia, RV Production IQ June 2026
Register of Approved Vehicles entries count vehicles approved for supply to the Australian market, including new Australian-built and imported units. They are the national measure of recreational vehicles entering the market and are not a count of factory output. Figures may be revised where the register is later corrected.
23,244 caravan trailers and related components were imported into Australia in 2025, a 16% increase on 2024, with a total free on board value of $619.2 million, up 12.6%, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics international trade data in the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p6, p16 and p58
Australia had 936,755 registered recreational vehicles as at January 2025, a 4% increase on the prior year, comprising 817,295 towable RVs and 119,460 motorised RVs, according to registration data compiled with the Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics from the NEVDIS system and published in the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p4, p6, p20 and p58
Queensland had the most registered recreational vehicles of any Australian state as at January 2025, with 254,025 vehicles or 27% of the national fleet, followed by New South Wales with 229,719 and Victoria with 220,427, according to the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p20
Australian caravan parks generated total revenue of $3.3 billion in 2025, a 7% increase equivalent to an additional $207 million, according to BDO analysis of data from more than 460 parks in the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p6 and p58
Australian caravan park cabins recorded 69.7% occupancy in 2025, powered sites 58.1% and unpowered sites 34.2%, increases of 9.5, 9.6 and 14.0 percentage points respectively on 2024, according to the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p6 and p35
The national average daily rate for Australian caravan park cabins was $212.78 in 2025, with powered sites at $62.27 and unpowered sites at $50.23, according to the State of Industry 2026 report.#Source: State of Industry 2026, p35
In August 2026 Australian caravan park cabins recorded an average daily rate of $187, up 8% on August 2025, occupancy of 58.4%, up 2 percentage points, and revenue per available cabin of $109, up 11%, according to BDO analysis of data from 413 caravan parks for Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: Caravan Park Accommodation Insights, August 2026, p4
In August 2026 Australian caravan park powered sites recorded an average daily rate of $55, up 2% on August 2025, occupancy of 46.5%, down 1 percentage point, and revenue per available site of $26, down 1%, according to BDO analysis of data from 413 caravan parks for Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: Caravan Park Accommodation Insights, August 2026, p7
In August 2026 Australian caravan park unpowered sites recorded an average daily rate of $46, up 1% on August 2025, occupancy of 14.8%, down 1 percentage point, and revenue per available site of $7, down 4%, according to BDO analysis of data from 413 caravan parks for Caravan Industry Association of Australia.#Source: Caravan Park Accommodation Insights, August 2026, p10
Monthly indicators reflect a single month and seasonal patterns. The calendar year 2025 figures above remain the annual headline.
| Version | Published | Data year | Source edition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2026.3 | 8 September 2026 | June 2026 | RV Production IQ June 2026 | Register of Approved Vehicles market entries adopted as the national measure of recreational vehicles entering the market. The calendar 2025 nemAustralasia factory production figures were withdrawn from this page. |
| v2026.2 | 8 September 2026 | YE March 2026; June 2026; August 2026 | TRA DoTS YE March 2026; RV Production IQ June 2026; Accommodation Insights August 2026 | Added current visitor economy figures, Register of Approved Vehicles market entries and August 2026 accommodation indicators. Calendar 2025 figures retained under their original anchors. |
| v2026.1 | 8 September 2026 | 2025 | State of Industry 2026, 11th edition | First publication of this page. |
Figures on this page are the canonical national headline statistics published by Caravan Industry Association of Australia. Detailed, state-level and time-series data is available through CaravanStats. The full report is available from the Industry Research page.
