HOW IT WORKS OUT, BY THE NUMBERS

2017-10-10 -

Gold Coast

• Tourism pumped $5b into economy

• Supported 46,000 jobs

• 17 per cent of gross regional product

Brisbane

• Tourism pumped $8.1b into economy

• Spported 70,300 jobs

• 4.9 per cent of gross regional product

SOURCE: Tourism Research Australia, for 2015-16 year