2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Short Term Accommodation Monitoring Report 2022

Hinterland / Rural
There is an increase of 68 entire dwellings being used for short term accommodation since
April 2020 in the Hinterland / rural area, an increase from 101 dwellings to 169. The additional
dwellings are predominantly in the Low Density Residential zone on Noosa North Shore and
throughout the Rural zone.
72 % of short term accommodation properties are located in a zone other than the Tourist
Accommodation zone, 44% in the Rural or Rural Residential zones.
Overall there was an increase in the proportion of total properties being used for short term
accommodation from 1.5% of stock to 2.4% since April 2020.
The hinterland / rural area continues to provide a diverse range of other visitor accommodation
types including 2 campsites providing 200 sites, 197 caravan / RV sites, 81 motel rooms, 38
cabin/retreat rooms, 81 motel rooms and 8 hotel rooms.
Table 59 Dwellings used for short-term accommodation by zone Noosa Plan 2020 Hinterland Rural

 Zone                             Dwellings used for       Guest Suites             Secondary dwellings
                                  STA

 Low Density Residential zone     45                                                1

 Tourist Accommodation zone       47

 Rural Residential                29                       8                        3

 Rural                            46                       4                        2

 Local centre zones               1

 Community Facilities zone        1

 Totals                           169                      12                       6

 Total use of dwellings for                                        187
 STA

 Total properties                                                  7864

 % STA (including guest                                            2.4%
 suites and secondary
 dwellings)




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Noosa Council Monitoring Report 2022/23