Queensland mother Belinda Dorman completed a two-week, 4,000km return trip from Brisbane to Cape Tribulation with her husband and two children in a hired motorhome. Her husband returned home for work midway, and Dorman drove the 1,700km leg from Cairns to Brisbane alone with the children. Fuel for the trip cost about $1,200 between 27 June and 10 July. Camplify research found the average age of children taking their first RV holiday through the platform is between two and five. Tourism Research Australia data shows 17.9 million domestic overnight caravan and camping trips in the year to June 2026.
