Region market dataQueensland2026
Sunshine Coast Airbnb Data: Revenue and Occupancy by Town
AirROI tracks 5,199 active Airbnb homes on the Sunshine Coast: 2,179 in 11 towns, led by Noosa Heads, Sunshine Beach, Peregian Beach, Mooloolaba, Sunrise Beach and Maroochydore, and 3,020 elsewhere. These homes took an estimated 138,559 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, 27% of them in Noosa Heads, Sunshine Beach and Peregian Beach. A typical stay ran 5.0 nights and the average home earned A$58,455 at 45% occupancy. Of these homes, 51% are apartments or condos, 36% are houses and 17% 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
- 5,199
- Avg. revenue per home
- A$58,455
- Occupancy rate
- 45%
- Avg. nightly rate
- A$475
Towns
Sunshine Coast Towns by Airbnb Stays
Each row links to the town's own market page. Select a column to sort by it.
| 1 | Noosa Heads | 28,693 | A$636 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sunshine Beach | 6,028 | A$660 |
| 3 | Peregian Beach | 2,757 | A$558 |
| 4 | Mooloolaba | 2,742 | A$438 |
| 5 | Sunrise Beach | 2,696 | A$551 |
| 6 | Maroochydore | 2,516 | A$382 |
| 7 | Noosaville | 2,246 | A$435 |
| 8 | Alexandra Headland | 1,981 | A$389 |
| 9 | Tewantin | 1,698 | A$376 |
| 10 | Kings Beach | 1,246 | A$372 |
| 11 | Caloundra | 1,058 | A$332 |
| Elsewhere on the Sunshine Coast | 80,294 | A$412 | |
| Elsewhere in Noosa Shire | 4,604 | A$435 |
Figures cover the 12 months to October 2026. Region figures add up these 11 towns and Elsewhere on the Sunshine Coast and Elsewhere in Noosa Shire, 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 Sunshine Coast
Across the 7 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, revenue per home runs from A$38,967 in Maroochydore to A$82,203 in Noosa Heads a year. Gaps like these often reflect home size and mix more than the town, so compare towns with similar homes.
Revenue per home, top 5
A year, AirROI estimate
- Noosa Heads A$82,203
- Sunrise Beach A$78,402
- Sunshine Beach A$64,276
- Peregian Beach A$51,213
- Mooloolaba A$44,666
Occupancy, top 5
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Sunrise Beach 49%
- Noosa Heads 48%
- Maroochydore 44%
- Mooloolaba 42%
- Sunshine Beach 41%
Lowest nightly rates among towns
With 100 or more homes, AirROI estimate
- Maroochydore A$382
- Noosaville A$435
- Mooloolaba A$438
- Sunrise Beach A$551
- Peregian Beach A$558
Among the 7 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, 12 months to Oct 2026.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out on the Sunshine Coast
Among guests who left a review, Brisbane is the top home city in all 8. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in 6 of the 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Noosa Heads
Of the 7 towns on the Sunshine Coast with 100 or more homes, Noosa Heads had the highest revenue per home, at A$82,203, and had the most Airbnb homes, at 1,003, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Sunshine Beach
Of the 7 towns on the Sunshine Coast with 100 or more homes, Sunshine Beach had the highest nightly rate, at A$660, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Peregian Beach
Of the 7 towns on the Sunshine Coast with 100 or more homes, Peregian Beach had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 26%, and had the biggest share of houses, at 60%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 5Sunrise Beach
Of the 7 towns on the Sunshine Coast with 100 or more homes, Sunrise Beach had the highest guest rating, at 4.88, and had the longest typical stay, at 6.1 nights, in the 12 months to October 2026. Houses were the largest home type in Sunrise Beach, at 54% of homes.
- 6Maroochydore
Of the 7 towns on the Sunshine Coast with 100 or more homes, Maroochydore had the lowest nightly rate, at A$382, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 7Noosaville
Of the 7 towns on the Sunshine Coast with 100 or more homes, Noosaville had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 79%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When
Busiest and Quietest Months on the Sunshine Coast
December, January and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights on the Sunshine Coast, and February and May as the quietest. December is the busiest month in 4 of the 11 towns, while Noosa Heads and Sunrise Beach peak in January, and Peregian Beach in July. Across the 11 towns, nightly rates run lowest in February and May, at about A$448, and highest in December, at about A$518. Across the 11 towns, stays run longest in December, at 5.5 nights, and shortest in September and October, at 4.2 nights.
December 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: December, January, September, October, July, August, November, April, March, June, February, May.
Month by month: rank, share of nights, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Share of nights | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December | 9.5% | A$518 |
| 2 | January | 9.4% | A$509 |
| 3 | September | 9.2% | A$492 |
| 4 | October | 9.1% | A$473 |
| 5 | July | 8.8% | A$477 |
| 6 | August | 8.7% | A$451 |
| 7 | November | 8.3% | A$461 |
| 8 | April | 8.1% | A$494 |
| 9 | March | 7.7% | A$456 |
| 10 | June | 7.3% | A$460 |
| 11 | February | 7.0% | A$448 |
| 12 | May | 6.9% | A$448 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From on the Sunshine Coast
Among guests who left a review, 79% come from within Australia. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the United States. The top home cities among those guests are Brisbane, Melbourne and Brisbane City. Sunrise Beach draws the most from abroad, at 36%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
79% from within Australia
Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026
- From within Australia 79%
- From abroad 21%
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
FAQ
Questions About Sunshine Coast Airbnb Data
How much do Airbnb homes earn on the Sunshine Coast?
AirROI estimates the average Airbnb home on the Sunshine Coast earned A$58,455 in the 12 months to October 2026, at 45% occupancy and A$475 a night. Across towns with 100 or more homes, revenue per home runs from A$38,967 in Maroochydore to A$82,203 in Noosa Heads.
Which of the 11 Sunshine Coast towns get the most Airbnb stays?
Noosa Heads (28,693), Sunshine Beach (6,028) and Peregian Beach (2,757) on the Sunshine Coast, by AirROI's estimated stays in the 12 months to October 2026.
When is the Sunshine Coast busiest on Airbnb?
AirROI ranks December first for Airbnb nights on the Sunshine Coast and May last, in the 12 months to October 2026.
How long do Airbnb guests stay on the Sunshine Coast?
AirROI puts the typical Airbnb stay on the Sunshine Coast at 5.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026. Across towns with 100 or more homes, it runs from 4.2 nights in Mooloolaba to 6.1 nights in Sunrise Beach.
How many Airbnb homes are there on the Sunshine Coast?
AirROI counts 5,199 active Airbnb homes on the Sunshine Coast, as of October 2026, 3,020 of them filed under the Sunshine Coast and Noosa Shire as a whole. Town by town, that runs from 67 in Tewantin to 1,003 in Noosa Heads.
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 Sunshine 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.