Region market dataQueensland2026
Gold Coast Airbnb Data: Revenue and Occupancy by Town
AirROI tracks 5,603 active Airbnb homes on the Gold Coast: 1,363 in 7 towns (Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach, Mermaid Beach, Coolangatta and Southport), and 4,240 elsewhere. These homes took an estimated 153,462 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, 19% of them in Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach and Burleigh Heads. A typical stay ran 5.1 nights and the average home earned A$59,797 at 48% occupancy. Of these homes, 78% are apartments or condos, 16% are houses and 13% sleep 8 or more.
A listed town needs 50 or more active Airbnb homes, with at least 75% of them near the region. Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
- Active Airbnb homes
- 5,603
- Avg. revenue per home
- A$59,797
- Occupancy rate
- 48%
- Avg. nightly rate
- A$435
Towns
Gold Coast Towns by Airbnb Stays
Each row links to the town's own market page. Select a column to sort by it.
| 1 | Surfers Paradise | 20,972 | A$398 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Broadbeach | 4,785 | A$463 |
| 3 | Burleigh Heads | 2,878 | A$546 |
| 4 | Palm Beach | 2,498 | A$494 |
| 5 | Mermaid Beach | 1,828 | A$386 |
| 6 | Coolangatta | 1,622 | A$486 |
| 7 | Southport | 1,607 | A$336 |
| Elsewhere on the Gold Coast | 117,272 | A$438 |
Figures cover the 12 months to October 2026. Region figures add up these 7 towns and Elsewhere on the Gold Coast, homes filed under a wider area, which take no rank. Occupancy counts only nights a home was open, so rate x occupancy x 365 runs higher than revenue per home. How these numbers are made.
Money figures on this page are in Australian dollars, converted from US dollars at A$1.44 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026.
Earnings
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate on the Gold Coast
Across the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, revenue per home runs from A$51,912 in Surfers Paradise to A$70,437 in Broadbeach a year. Gaps like these often reflect home size and mix more than the town, so compare towns with similar homes.
Revenue per home
A year, AirROI estimate
- Broadbeach A$70,437
- Burleigh Heads A$65,221
- Surfers Paradise A$51,912
Occupancy
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Broadbeach 53%
- Surfers Paradise 51%
- Burleigh Heads 48%
Lowest nightly rates among towns
With 100 or more homes, AirROI estimate
- Surfers Paradise A$398
- Broadbeach A$463
- Burleigh Heads A$546
Among the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, 12 months to Oct 2026.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out on the Gold Coast
Among guests who left a review, Brisbane is the top home city in 5 of the 7. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in all 7. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Surfers Paradise
Of the 3 towns on the Gold Coast with 100 or more homes, Surfers Paradise had the most Airbnb homes, at 761, and had the lowest nightly rate, at A$398, in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, Melbourne was the top home city for Surfers Paradise, at 5.4%.
- Broadbeach
Of the 3 towns on the Gold Coast with 100 or more homes, Broadbeach had the highest revenue per home, at A$70,437, and had the highest guest rating, at 4.75, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Burleigh Heads
Of the 3 towns on the Gold Coast with 100 or more homes, Burleigh Heads had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 11%, and had the longest typical stay, at 5.3 nights, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 5Mermaid Beach
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Melbourne was the top home city for Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast, at 5.5%.
When
Busiest and Quietest Months on the Gold Coast
January, October and December rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights on the Gold Coast, and February and May as the quietest. January is the busiest month in 3 of the 7 towns, while Palm Beach and Coolangatta peak in December, and Mermaid Beach in October. Across the 7 towns, nightly rates run lowest in February, at about A$405, and highest in December, at about A$499.
January ranks first, May last
Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
From busiest to quietest: January, October, December, November, September, March, August, July, April, June, February, May.
Month by month: rank, share of nights, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Share of nights | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 9.9% | A$493 |
| 2 | October | 9.5% | A$440 |
| 3 | December | 9.3% | A$499 |
| 4 | November | 8.6% | A$424 |
| 5 | September | 8.5% | A$443 |
| 6 | March | 8.2% | A$411 |
| 7 | August | 8.1% | A$408 |
| 8 | July | 8.0% | A$445 |
| 9 | April | 7.8% | A$454 |
| 10 | June | 7.6% | A$412 |
| 11 | February | 7.6% | A$405 |
| 12 | May | 7.0% | A$407 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From on the Gold Coast
Among guests who left a review, 75% come from within Australia. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The top home cities among those guests are Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Surfers Paradise draws the most from abroad, at 29%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
75% from within Australia
Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026
- From within Australia 75%
- From abroad 25%
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
FAQ
Questions About Gold Coast Airbnb Data
How much do Airbnb homes earn on the Gold Coast?
AirROI estimates the average Airbnb home on the Gold Coast earned A$59,797 in the 12 months to October 2026, at 48% occupancy and A$435 a night. Across towns with 100 or more homes, revenue per home runs from A$51,912 in Surfers Paradise to A$70,437 in Broadbeach.
Which of the 7 Gold Coast towns get the most Airbnb stays?
Surfers Paradise (20,972), Broadbeach (4,785) and Burleigh Heads (2,878) on the Gold Coast, by AirROI's estimated stays in the 12 months to October 2026.
When is the Gold Coast busiest on Airbnb?
AirROI ranks January first for Airbnb nights on the Gold Coast and May last, in the 12 months to October 2026.
How long do Airbnb guests stay on the Gold Coast?
AirROI puts the typical Airbnb stay on the Gold Coast at 5.1 nights in the 12 months to October 2026. Across towns with 100 or more homes, it runs from 4.9 nights in Broadbeach to 5.3 nights in Burleigh Heads.
How many Airbnb homes are there on the Gold Coast?
AirROI counts 5,603 active Airbnb homes on the Gold Coast, as of October 2026, 4,240 of them filed under the Gold Coast as a whole. Town by town, that runs from 65 in Coolangatta to 761 in Surfers Paradise.
Method
How These Numbers Are Made
Every figure is an AirROI estimate for the 12 months to October 2026, from the market page of each town listed here, and covers Airbnb only. Stays count bookings. For a file that spreads over 40 km, only homes within 40 km of another listed town's centre count as near the region. Homes and stays add up across the rows. Occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are averages weighted by each town's active homes, the way AirROI's state pages work them out, and a town's stale figures would be left out of them. The typical stay weights each town's stay by its stays. Busiest and quietest months weight each town by its Airbnb nights. These are region averages, not medians, and they cover only the rows on this page, so they do not count every home that uses the Gold Coast name. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, based on asking prices on booked nights, before cleaning, management, tax and any loan. Guest rating is out of 5. Origin counts guests who left a review.