Wednesday, 15 August 2012

How much is tourism worth to the NSW North Coast?


The Age: In the water at Byron Bay

According to Destination NSW in 2011 domestic and international tourism on the NSW North Coast was estimated to be worth a total of $1,705 million, based on a four year average annual to September 2011.

Broken down by local government areas this represents:

Coffs Harbour  $406 million
Byron  $382 million
Tweed  $321 million
Clarence Valley $261 million
Ballina $149 million
Lismore $104 million
Richmond Valley $62 million
Kyogle $20 million

On average, domestic overnight visitors spent $139 each per night in regional NSW (including airline and transport costs) and day trippers spend $100 each trip.

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