Five budget Aussie holiday spots you can visit and avoid the crowds

Sometimes, rather than ticking off tourist spots, you just want a quiet holiday where you don’t have to deal with too many people.
Switching off has never been more popular, but often that comes with a high price tag.
These five places around Australia offer tranquillity on a budget.
Close to the Sunshine Coast but away from the expensive and busy resorts such as Noosa, Ingenia Holidays Landsborough Park has cabins, caravans and a campsite.
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It’s right next to Australia Zoo and a 15-minute drive from the region’s hinterlands with waterfalls and picturesque towns.
As well as a pool, even has its own dam, where you can relax and watch the local wildlife far from the crowds.
With perfect surf breaks and secluded beaches this little known town is a dreamy getaway-spot.
Stay at Discovery Parks – Harrington Beach which offers glamping tents as well as cabins and powered campsites.
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It’s right next to Crowdy Bay National Park with walking tracks, lookouts, picnic spots and plenty of wildlife.
You really can get away from the crowds in Sydney – by camping on an historic island right in the famous harbour.
As well as historic holiday homes, Cockatoo Island offers a campsite, with facilities including hot showers.
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You can bring your own tent or use one of theirs and wake up to those world famous views in near tranquillity.
There’s a ferry to get you there and back.
Famous for Port Arthur Historic Site, Port Arthur in Tasmania is an isolated spot within an easy drive 90 minute of Hobart.
Stay at NRMA Port Arthur Holiday Park, a magnificent hideaway surrounded by 40 acres of bushland.
Choose one of the rustic glamping tents, or a cabin or camp site.
You can discover the convict history on the site it’s self, or visit the main site old prison close by.
Stay by the sea without having to deal with hoards of people.
A serene spot 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne in the Gippsland region, BIG4 Ingenia Holidays Inverloch Foreshore has cabins and eco tents on offer.
Head out on the Inverloch Foreshore Walking Track through Rainbow Park or discover striking granite peaks, abundant wildlife, and lush landscapes at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
The site also has an indoor water splash park and heated pool, BBQ facilities, jump pad, mini golf, and playground.