The most popular holiday destinations in Australia, according to our readers
9Travel and Today's Aussie Travel Trends Index surveyed Nine audiences across TV, digital, print and radio, to find out your favourite travel destinations. Here are the results.
From sand and tropical rainforests to deserts and wide-open plains, Australia is home to some of the most stunning holiday destinations in the world.
But where do Aussies like to travel the most? We set out to determine which holiday destinations in the country were our favourite, asking our Nine audience to vote in our inaugural 9Travel survey the Aussie Travel Trends Index.
And while the number one destination was rather predictable, there were a few unexpected places filling the top spots.
Far North Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is our favourite holiday destination. Getty Images/iStockphoto
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Our survey showed that people are travelling to various destinations across Australia, although eastern seaboard locations are the most popular.
As such, Far North Queensland was voted as the number one favourite holiday destination in Australia by our readers.
FNQ, of course, includes the world-famous Great Barrier Reef, as well as stunning coastal locations like Cairns and Cape York, the northern-most point of Australia.
All up, 32 per cent of respondents said Queensland was their favourite destination, but only slightly behind at 31 per cent, Melbourne came in a surprise second place.
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Melbourne was the winning capital city, coming in second place overall. Getty Images/iStockphoto
The Victorian capital was a far way ahead of its east coast rival Sydney, which came in sixth spot overall with only 22 per cent of respondents choosing it as their favourite holiday destination.
Third place went to another Queensland location, with the Sunshine Coast (home to Noosa) getting 26 per cent of votes.
Tasmania's capital Hobart, the ideal starting point for a trip around the beautiful state, came in fourth place. And the Great Ocean Road, a popular road trip in Victoria rounded out the top five.
These are the top 10 favourite holiday destinations in Australia. Nine/Polly Hanning
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Other popular destinations included the Gold Coast in Queensland, the Blue Mountains in NSW, and the Margaret River region in Western Australia, proving Australians are keen to explore the whole country.
Outside of the top ten, destinations including Perth, Uluru, Kakadu and Byron Bay received on average 10-12 per cent of the votes.
Adelaide and the Barossa were also popular, receiving 13 and 14 per cent.
People were allowed to choose multiple options, but still there were 13 per cent of respondents who said they didn't have a favourite.
Stay tuned for more from our Aussie Travel Trends Index, brought to you by 9Travel and Today.
Nine/Polly Hanning
