05. Town Planning Report · MCU10/2127

2. Visitor Accommodation in Noosa
2.2 Trends by Accommodation Type
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes various statistics
regarding tourist accommodation, predominantly on either a monthly or
quarterly basis. For the purposes of this report we have focused on
two particular types of accommodation
                        accommodation, as reported by the ABS
                                                           ABS,
namely:
ƒ Holiday flats, units and houses.
ƒ Hotels, motels and serviced apartments.


2.2.1 Holiday Flats, Units and Houses
Chart 2.1 shows the number of unit lettings over the period between
January 2005 – March 2010. The Chart shows seasonal fluctuations
as well as a moving average over the period.
As expected, the spring and summer months represent Noosa’s peak
period and June is generally the bottom of the trough. On average,
however, Chart 2.1 demonstrates that the trend in Unit lettings over the
past 6 years or so has been flat.
Charts 2
       2.2
         2-22.4
              4 relate to the number of unit nights occupied (Chart 22.2),
                                                                       2)
the average occupancy rate (Chart 2.3), and the average length of stay
(Chart 2.4). Once again, these charts illustrate the seasonality of
Noosa’s tourism industry, but most significantly the fact that the trend is
downwards or flat at best.




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