Economic contribution FOR 2023 1 Visitor economy Visitor spend $2.03b tourism direct gross regional product (grp) $591m tourism direct share of total regional GRP 6.2% direct TOURISM FILLED JOBS 2 9,600 tourism direct share of REGIONAL total FILLED JOBS 11.9% the visitor economy driver of the is a dominant region’s economy Sources: Regional Tourism Satellite Account (RTSA), 2022-23, Tourism Research Australia, released August 2024. State Tourism Satellite Account (STSA) 2023-24, Tourism Research Australia, released April 2025. *New employment measure of filled jobs. All data has been backcast to ensure like-for-like comparisons. Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding. Created by Tourism and Events Research DJSIR. Publised 9 April 2025.