2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 1 Housing Needs Assessment

Table 38. Property Listings on AirBnB and Stayz, Noosa Shire, 2016

Noosa Plan Localities                      AirBnB Listings             Stayz Listings

Boreen Point, Kin Kin and                          17                        1
Cootharaba

Cooroibah                                          16                        6

Cooroy & Lake Macdonald                            32                        9

Eastern Beaches (breakdown                         318                      458
below)

- Castaways Beach                                  26                        21

- Marcus Beach                                     64                        16

- Sunshine Beach                                   93                       213

- Sunrise Beach                                    68                        42

- Peregian Beach                                   67                       166

Mary River Catchment                               31                        7

Noosa Heads                                        202                      312

Noosa North Shore                                   8                        18

Noosaville                                         76                       137

Tewantin and Doonan                                67                        13

Total                                              767                      961

Source: AirBnB and Stayz website searches, 2016.

Some States have examined the issue with varying responses – South Australia (SA) is the first
state to permit totally unrestricted short term rental. Tasmania on the other hand is considering a
42 day cap without a permit. Queensland currently appears to have no State wide position on the
matter. Various Councils across Australia have also acted to bring in particular requirements.

The HRIA considers that requiring development approval or a council approval process such as
that proposed in Tasmania would “decimate the industry”20.

Implications for Housing Provision
The implication of the difficulty in identifying dwellings used for visitor accommodation, and
visitor accommodation used for permanent residents, is uncertainty in estimating the true stock
of dwellings available to either.

This is significant in terms of estimating future housing and visitor needs. It is known that around
4,777 attached dwellings (in 2014) and around 2,000 detached dwellings (in 2011) appear to have
been used by visitors. An approximation of short term rentals can be developed from online
advertisements. It is estimated (allowing for double listings) that there could be up to 1,500 of
these, or more.




20
     http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-26/bid-to-restrict-airbnb-style-home-rentals-under-
spotlight/7660982



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