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Australian Caravan Statistics

Current, source-labelled figures on registered recreational vehicles and caravan and camping travel in Australia.

937,000approximately registered RVs in 2025
17.3 milliondomestic caravan and camping trips in 2025
$12.6 billiontrip expenditure in 2025

Australia's Registered RV Fleet

The Caravan Industry Association of Australia reported that the registered RV fleet increased by 4% to approximately 937,000 vehicles in 2025. This included more than 817,000 towable RVs and 119,000 motorised RVs.

Towable RVs
817,000+
Motorised RVs
119,000

Trips, Nights and Spending

Tourism Research Australia reported 17.3 million domestic caravan and camping overnight trips in the year ending December 2025, up 14% for the year. Travellers spent 57.9 million nights away and $12.6 billion on those trips.

Measure 2025 result Source period
Domestic overnight trips 17.3 million Year ending December 2025
Visitor nights 57.9 million Year ending December 2025
Total trip expenditure $12.6 billion Year ending December 2025
Share of nights in regional Australia 87% Year ending December 2025

Regional Australia

Regional Australia received 87% of caravan and camping visitor nights. Tourism Research Australia also reported that 83% of spending while travelling, or $8.6 billion, occurred in regional Australia.

Manufacturing and Supply

Australian manufacturers produced 23,963 RVs in 2025. Towable vehicles accounted for 96% of production, while caravan production increased by 7.3% to 18,438 units. Caravan trailer and component imports increased by 16% to 23,244 units.

Sources and further reading

Last updated: 26 August 2026Figures retain the source's stated rounding.