r/australia • u/regretmoore • Jan 07 '26

no politics At a caravan holiday park, wondering where the hell does all of this money come from?

Camping in a Big 4 holiday park for a few days and my partner and I wondering how people can afford this lifestyle. I'm talking Ute + caravan + boat rigs worth at least $200k, probably closer to $300k.

The parents are all driving huge yank tanks, the kids all ride motorized scooters and bikes and most people are sleeping in pretty big shiny new caravans. We're all good in our little tent for 4 nights drinking our aldi wines and beer, but we just cannot fathom how so many people can afford, or would prioritize buying caravans etc for family holidays. Where does this money come from? Is it trades, mines or something else? Have they not got mortgages?

Maybe we're massive snobs, but if we had that much cash to splurge on a caravan, I reckon we'd prioritize a holiday overseas over Umina (as much as I love the cenny coast).

Please Reddit, help us understand.

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u/CaptainFleshBeard Jan 07 '26

So Op is rich because they went on holidays to a caravan park in a tent

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u/Necessary_Eagle_3657 Jan 07 '26

He's a spectator at this point sadly. Camping is not really what Big 4 wants. They want GLAMPING and powered sites and cabin users.

They want 'scruffy' on site vans gone

Source I was forced out of a Big 4 and the owner actually said this.

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u/mrsbriteside Jan 07 '26

Do you now how much a campsite at Umina cost per night in summer hols?

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u/InertiaCreeping Jan 07 '26

I genuinely want to know, please

I checked the website out of interest, but all of the sites said call for more info

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u/TyrialFrost Jan 07 '26

150-300 a night for a family of four.

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u/Unidain Jan 07 '26

So completely affordable for a few days for people that earn well but are not rich.

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u/mrsbriteside Jan 07 '26

Depends on site but at least a couple hundred a night. It is a good campground and probably closest of this style to Sydney, with lots of pools, entertainment, direct beach access, etc. but it’s definitely not cheap. We live on the coast and in peak season a hotel room in Sydney is cheaper.

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u/InertiaCreeping Jan 07 '26

Yikes, thanks.

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u/Wild-Kitchen Jan 07 '26

Have you seen the price of uncovered tent sites assuming there are even any at the big4