Tourism is an industry which is defined as travelling to places outside their usual environment for less than a year for any main purpose (leisure, business and other purposes) other than to be employed. Visitors to certain tourist destinations are of two types: international visitors-those who travel to a country other than in which they have residence and domestic visitors-those visitors who are residents of a particular country and who travel outside their usual environment. Given the fact that all these visitors spend certain amounts of money on accommodation, food, drinks and other, it is logical that tourism is important to every country because it contributes significantly to a country's economy. Australia is no exception. Australia, the country and continent that is, due to its location, somewhat dislocated from other countries and continents has much to offer to its visitors. Australia is a young, multicultural country with a climate and places that are appealing to most people. All of this resulted in different types of tourism targeted to attract visitors of all walks of life and taste. In this paper, they have been grouped as follows: holiday tourism, business tourism, visiting friends and relatives and other. Tourism Research Australia pays a lot of attention in identifying the visitors to all destinations as well as the purpose of their stay. Many surveys are continually made and the results show that there is continual growth in the number of both international and domestic visitors. Surveys have also been made on how much visitors spend while visiting certain locations. Surveys have been made for both international and domestic tourists and it has been found there has been growth in both the visitation and spend of both international and domestic visitors.