A Snap Shot of

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A Snap Shot of Penrith Valleys Tourism Industry
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Domestic Travellers to Penrith Valley Bureau of
Tourism Research (CDMOTA) 2003 Data

• Penrith had 179,000 overnight visitors
• This equated to 488,000 visitor nights
• Penrith had 713,000 day trip visitors

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Age Breakdown of Overnight Visitors
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Age Breakdown of Day Trip Visitors
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When Did Day Trip Visitors Travel To Penrith?

• January, February March saw Penrith receive the
  highest number of day trip visitors

Number of Day Trip Visitors to Penrith (000s)
1st Quarter 256
2nd Quarter 192
3rd Quarter 83
4th Quarter 183
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Where Do Day Trip Visitors To Penrith Originate
From?

• The majority of day trip visitors from Penrith
  Valley originate from Sydney

Nos of Day Visitors (000s)
South Coast 15
Illawarra 29
Sydney 562
Explorer Country 10
Central Coast 25
Blue Mountains 72
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Travel Party Size
Overnight visitors to Penrith travel in the
following sized groups
3-5 people
1 person
2 people
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Travel Party Size
Daytrip visitors to Penrith travel in the
following sized groups
21 or more
6-10 people
1 person
3-5 people
2 people
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Purpose of Overnight Visit

• Most overnight visitors come to Penrith to visit
  relatives.

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Purpose of Day Trip Visit

• Most day trip visitors come to Penrith to visit
  relatives.

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Where Are They Staying On Their Overnight Visit?
Other
Not Asked
Caravan Park etc
Hotel
Friends or Relatives Property (392,000)
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What Forms of Transport Are They Using On Their
Overnight Visit ?
Campervan
Not Asked
Rail
Air
Car
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What Forms of Transport Are They Using On Their
Day Trip Visit ?
Bus
Railway
Car
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What Activities Are They Doing On Their Overnight
Visit ?
NB. This is a list of activities that respondents
participated in while on their entire trip.
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What Activities Are They Doing On Their Day Trip
Visit?
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How Are They Gathering Information For Their
Overnight Visit ?
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How Are They Gathering Information For Their Day
Trip Visit ?
More then half (451,000) of Penriths day
travellers do not source information before they
begin their journey.