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1 The RV Travellers Coming ready or not!

2 About the research Focused on travellers using free rest areas Also covers CMCA members Desktop research Standard market research accuracy Based on random sampling A confidence interval of 5 A confidence level of 95%

3 Who are these RV Travellers?

4 RV Travellers Self-contained vehicles using free rest areas A changing market not limited to Grey Nomads It is estimated there are 500,000 RV travellers in Australia The market is currently dominated by those born during or before World War II It is being taken over by the dreaded baby boomers, those born between 1946 and BBs want adventure, experiences and the opportunity to get to know Australia They will drive a diverse range of self-contained vehicles. Look out here comes the segment that has dominated the way we live, since the 1960s!

5 Their numbers will continue to grow Source: ABS

6 Age

7 Origin

8 No. in the vehicle

9 No. in the vehicle - CMCA

10 Travel with pets - CMCA

11 Income base 85% are retirees (78% in 2003) 40% are pensioners (45% in 2003) 24% are pensioners with some private income (16% in 2003) 21% are self-funded retirees (17% in 2003) 10% are either on holiday or not currently employed (17% in 2003)

12 Other Interesting Facts Great Nomads spend approximately $3.2 billion a year in regional Queensland(UWS) The economic worth of RV travellers to Australian tourism is $5.53 billion a year with international RV travellers an additional $2.67 billion a year(tra) Grey nomads comprise up to 70% of the tourism market in some Queensland LGAs It takes $100,000 in additional revenue to create one full-time job (Access Economics)

13 What are their travel patterns?

14 Travel patterns On average they travel for 197 days per trip (157 days in 2003) 14% are on the road for a period of more than 12 months (full-time) Feedback suggests full-time road travel has financial benefits. When travelling in Queensland, they spend the most amount of time in outback Queensland NQ is their preferred destination

15 Length of trip

16 Length of trip x State

17 Length of trip x Income

18 Visitation next two years

19 Visitation next two years

20 Time in Regions CMCA Rally

21 Towns visited FNQ

22 How do they communicate?

23 Communications 79% of CMCA members access the Internet (67% in 2007). Most only occasionally access the Internet for travel information 65% of travellers using free rest areas get information on these locations from friends, acquaintances, word-of-mouth Visitor Information Centres are an important source of information

24 Use of Internet x Age

25 Where they access the internet - CMCA

26 Internet travel information - CMCA

27 Information sources

28 Information sources

29 What are their spending patterns?

30 Spending patterns On average they spend $572 per week On average they spend approximately $14k over the course of their travels On average, they spend $255 a week on fuel and $171 a week on vehicle maintenance On average, they spend $190 a week on groceries, food and non-alcoholic drinks They are the biggest spending travellers in the domestic tourism market

31 Average weekly spend

32 Average weekly spend

33 Income

34 Other spend patterns Those spending $700 or more per week are most likely to be travelling for 3 to 6 months Those travelling for a month or less are likely to spend less than $400 per week Those with incomes of $40k a year were most likely to have an average weekly spend of between $300 and $600 Those with incomes of $40k and $60k a year were most likely to have an average weekly spend of between $700 and $900

35 What influences spend

36 What influences spend - CMCA

37 Items purchased

38 Items purchased

39 Shopping locations

40 Rest area spending 96% make purchases in adjacent towns when staying in rest areas (78% in 2003). They consider it important to actively support RV Friendly Towns On average they spend $125 during a 48-hour stay in rest area ($75 in 2003) Many would prefer a 72 hour time limit on rest areas. Rest areas that attract 40 to 50 vehicles per night have a significant economic impact on the adjacent town

41 Rest area spend

42 Where do they stay and how long?

43 How long and where? They spend 2.15 nights in a rest area for every night they spend in a caravan park (2.7 nights in 2003) Self-contained vehicles spent 2.4 nights in rest areas Vehicles without self-containment spend 1.9 nights 77% are prepared to pay up to $10 to access a rest area Overcrowding is a issue caravan parks and rest areas Most difficult regions in Qld to access a caravan park are Townsville, Cairns, Bowen, Mt Isa and the Whitsundays 31% had difficulty accessing rest areas and 27% difficulty accessing caravan parks

44 Use of rest areas CMCA 2008

45 Nights x self-containment

46 Prepared to pay

47 Access to rest areas

48 Access to caravan parks

49 Availability of caravan parks Queensland has approximately 570 caravan parks At least 50 caravan parks in Queensland have closed over the past 10 years Most closures occurred in coastal regions Average occupancy of Queensland caravan parks is 44%, as use of caravan parks in northern in outback Queensland is highly seasonal Not all caravan parks are acceptable to RV travellers

50 What about self-contained RVs?

51 Self-contained RVs In 2003, 15,800 RVs were built in Australia By 2010 this had increased to 22,932 Modern caravans, motorhomes and 5 th wheelers are generally self-contained Campervans have some level of self-containment 60% of rest area vehicles are self-contained 77% of CMCA members vehicles are self-contained In 2007, 21% of CMCA member vehicles had no toilet and 27% no shower, by 2010 this was 16% and 23% 28% of self-contained vehicles had problems accessing a dump point

52 RV Production Source: Recreational Vehicles Manufacturers Association of Australia

53 Vehicles with a toilet - CMCA

54 Vehicles with a toilet - CMCA

55 Other interesting stuff

56 Activities

57 RV friendly towns

58 RV Friendly Town criteria

59 Volunteering

60 Interest in volunteering

61 Interest in paid work

62 Conclusions RV Travellers use both rest areas and caravan parks They spend around $600 a week and this is increasing They are committed to spending when they stop at free rest areas Their numbers will increase by more than 60% over the next 10 to 15 years There is an unstoppable move towards fully selfcontained vehicles Many are interested in work and volunteering They re coming ready or not!

63 Thank you

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