Page last updated: 18 July 2024
The city of Adelaide is well known for outdoor adventures and exceptional food and wine. Mountain hikes, beachside activities and wildlife conservation have been attracting millions of visitors every year.
How many people visit Adelaide every year?
Over 3.852 million tourists visited Adelaide in the year ending June 2024, combining 407,000 international and 3.445 million domestic visitors.
- This was a 0.85% decrease in international visitors compared to 420,000 in 2019, but an increase of 14.8% in domestic visitors from 3 million in 2023.
How many people visited Adelaide in 2023?
- Over 3 million domestic tourists visited Adelaide in the year ending June 2023.
How many people visited Adelaide in 2019?
- In 2019 (year ending June), Adelaide welcomed 420,000 international tourists.
How much do visitors spend in Adelaide every year?
Tourists spent a total of $5.16 billion in Adelaide in 2024 (year ending June), with international visitors contributing $1.1 billion and domestic visitors spending $4.06 billion. 4
- This marked a 17% increase in spending by international visitors, up from $934,000 in 2019, and a 15.3% increase in domestic visitor spending from $3.52 billion in 2023.
How much did visitors spend in Adelaide in 2023?
- Domestic tourists spent $3.52 billion in Adelaide in 2023 (year ending June).
How much did visitors spend in Adelaide in 2019?
- International tourists spent $943 million in Adelaide in the year ending June 2019.
Where do visitors to Adelaide come from?
The city of Adelaide welcomes both domestic and international visitors.
- Regional South Australia contributes most of the domestic visitors followed by Melbourne and Sydney.
- International visitors were mostly from China, the United Kingdom, the USA, and New Zealand.
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Impact of Coronavirus – Adelaide Tourism Statistics 2020 – 2021
- Over 2.9 million tourists visited Adelaide in the year ending June 2020, including 2.6 million domestic visitors and 420,000 international visitors. This marked a 19% decrease compared to 3.6 million visitors in 2019, largely due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
- During the first quarter of 2021 (January-March), Adelaide recorded over 568,000 domestic overnight visitors from both interstate and intrastate regions, a 24.7% drop compared to 755,000 visitors during the same period in 2020.
- In terms of visitor spending, overnight visitors in the first quarter of 2021 spent more than $503 million, reflecting a 28.2% decline compared to the $701 million spent during the first quarter of 2020.
How popular is Adelaide as a tourist destination?
Adelaide ranked 5th as the most popular destination for international tourists in Australia in 2024 (year ending June).
How long do domestic and international tourists stay in Adelaide?
- 53% of domestic visitors stay 1-2 nights in Adelaide.
- International visitors prefer to stay 4-7 nights.
How popular is Adelaide as a tourist destination?
- Adelaide is currently ranked 6th as the most popular destination for international tourists in Australia.
Top Attractions in Adelaide
- Adelaide Central Market: A premier food destination for multicultural cuisine and fresh produce.
- Adelaide Botanic Garden: Magnificently maintained gardens and stunning architecture with Australia’s finest plant collections.
- Adelaide Zoo: One of Adelaide’s most iconic attractions, home to more than 3,000 animals and 250 species of native and exotic reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish.
- South Australian Museum: The most visited museum in Australia. It holds collections of international and national significance which includes the world’s most comprehensive collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural material.