It will come as no surprise to most grey nomads, but a new study shows demand for caravan holiday park accommodation has hit record highs … with cabin occupancy faring particularly well.
Data from Caravan Industry Association of Australia’s Accommodation Insights – December 2025 report shows park occupancy reached all-time December highs across every accommodation category.
The December 2025 quarter also set new benchmarks for cabin, powered and unpowered site occupancy.
The key December 2025 statistics showed:
More and more caravans are on the road. PIC: Cizza
The Caravan Industry Association of Australia said the occupancy rates had been boosted by a strong response to its Road to a Million campaign, which promotes nearly 1,300 caravan holiday parks nationwide by offering guests an entry into the draw to ‘play for $1 million’ for every night stayed.
“The further you travel, the more entries you receive, encouraging caravanning consumers to enjoy the delights of a caravanning and camping holiday while pumping money into regional communities,” said Caravan Industry Association of Australia CEO Stuart Lamont.
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Yes over the past 15 years of our retirement RV ownership has exploded.
We used to stay in a caravan park occasionally but now its rarely.
We spend almost all of our time camped out in the bush mostly by ourselves.
It’s much more relaxing.
That is exactly why we do not travel during School holidays!
it might be rislng but so is the price 2x 3 kids and well over a hundred dollars a nite
Parks should have a family price where you get a discount for how many kids you have there and no charge for kids 5 and under. when we traveled with our children we had 4 kids to pay for as well as ourself. My wife and still travel now we don’t go to van parks we look for cheaper alternatives as to expensive for us. I feel sorry for the families with 4 kids like we had and wondered how much it is costing them if they stay for a week. We use to stay for the duration of the holidays.
I would like to see the break down of numbers in and out of school holiday times, age groups and family’s with & without kids i.e. couples/singles. we have been on the road since December and have certainly noticed a drop off since the end of school holidays in Caravan Parks, we use a combination of C/Parks & free camps, loving the life.
Soon it will be too expensive to travel & stay in caravan parks. Even the ordinary coastal parks without jumping pillows etc are well over $100 for 2 people in the high season. Cabins are more expensive than a motel room.
Owned 1 caravan , now have a 24 ft 5th wheeler , unfortunately the park costs and site availability are pushing me towards a motorhome , I like the idea of the freedom of not having to book in advance , plus the ability to park discreetly if we need to .