A Strategic Approach to the Caravan and Camping Industry 2012

Visitor Statistics - Tourism Regions
In the 2009/10 financial year, the Experience Perth (EP) Tourism region had the highest number of site nights with just over 1.4 million site nights occupied of all caravan parks and
commercial campgrounds with 40 or more sites. This was followed by Australia’s South West (ASW) with slightly under 1.2 million and Australia’s Coral Coast (ACC) with just over a
million. Australia’s North West (ANW) had 944,000 and Australia’s Golden Outback (AGO) had 355,000.EP also enjoyed the least seasonal variation with a monthly maximum
occupancy of 75.9 percent and a minimum occupancy of 67.3 percent. Australia’s North West had the highest seasonal variation in occupancies. 28
2009/10 Site nights occupied '000 Site occupancy rate % Takings $'000
Australia's Coral Coast 1,005.3 55.3 30,820
Australia's North West 943.8 46.8 49,628
Australia's South West 1,188.7 47.7 37,817
Experience Perth 1,416.0 70.7 36,295
Australia's Golden Outback 354.6 47.2 8,905
90.0
2009/10 Site Occupancy %
Caravan parks with 40 or more powered sites (Source: ABS)
160.0
2009/10 Site nights occupied ('000)
Caravan parks with 40 or more powered sites (Source: ABS)
80.0
140.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
20.0
40.0
10.0
20.0
0.0
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Australia's Coral Coast 76.0 75.8 73.2 58.5 44.2 43.3 42.5 33.6 38.0 57.6 56.6 64.7
Australia's North West 76.7 72.4 57.0 42.9 33.3 30.0 28.1 29.2 31.7 37.3 51.3 71.2
Australia's South West 37.1 37.3 43.2 42.4 45.2 53.7 67.5 57.9 52.0 56.4 40.4 38.8
Experience Perth 67.4 67.3 71.0 71.2 71.5 72.1 72.6 71.5 71.2 75.9 67.4 69.3
Australia's Golden Outback 46.3 50.0 55.4 50.8 46.7 45.3 46.8 45.2 48.7 47.7 41.9 41.8
0.0
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Australia's Coral Coast 116.8 116.4 108.8 90.1 65.9 66.7 65.4 46.7 58.5 86.0 87.4 96.6
Australia's North West 132.2 124.8 95.1 74.3 55.7 52.0 46.1 43.6 53.9 61.5 87.4 117.2
Australia's South West 79.8 80.3 91.0 89.2 92.0 112.9 143.1 110.8 110.3 115.0 85.2 79.1
Experience Perth 113.8 112.3 116.3 121.5 118.0 123.0 124.9 111.1 122.5 124.5 114.4 113.7
Australia's Golden Outback 29.3 31.6 33.7 32.5 28.9 28.9 29.7 25.9 30.9 29.9 27.1 26.2
28 ABS- Tourist Accommodation, Small Area Data, Western Australia Sep 2009, Dec 2009, Mar 2010, June 2010
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