Market activity · 2025 in review

Imported supply has drawn level with Australian build

Local manufacturers produced 23,963 RVs in 2025 while 23,244 caravan trailers and components were imported. Caravan output rose even as total production fell.

Chart 1 · levels, units Local production and imported supply
Built in Australia, 2024 25,185
Built in Australia, 2025 23,963
Imported, 2025 23,244

Imports rose 16% on 2024, closing to within 719 units of everything built here.

Chart 2 · change on 2024, per cent Caravans grew while total output fell
Caravan trailer imports +16.0
Caravan production +7.3
Registered RV fleet +4.0
All RV production −5.0
Chart 3 · composition The registered fleet, 937,000 vehicles
Towable · 817,000
119,000
87% of the fleet is towableMotorised
Chart 4 · levels, RAV entries Market mix by tare band, last 12 months

Caravan and camper trailer entries on the Register of Approved Vehicles, by unladen weight band.

Up to 500 kg 334
500 – 1,000 kg 862
1,000 – 1,500 kg 3,364
1,500 – 2,000 kg 5,509
2,000 – 2,500 kg 17,157
2,500 – 3,000 kg 14,008
3,000 – 3,500 kg 2,361
3,500 – 5,000 kg 694
Over 5,000 kg 5
Not stated 3

RAV entries record provision to market, not retail sales.

About these figures

RAV entries count vehicles approved for road use, not retail sales. Production and import counts are industry-reported and revised. Where a figure is missing, nothing is estimated in its place.

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