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Queensland Tourism Statistics: 661,282 Airbnb Stays

Q: How many tourists visit Queensland?

Australia as a whole had 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to Tourism Research Australia. AirROI puts Queensland at 21.6% of Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 661,282 Airbnb stays in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

Q: What is the quietest month in Queensland?

February was the quietest Airbnb month in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and May ranked 11th. Stays in February were booked about 49 days ahead, against 77 days for December.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Queensland?

A typical Airbnb stay in Queensland lasted 5.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 64 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.2 nights in September to 5.5 nights in July.

AirROI estimates 661,282 Airbnb stays in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, with Gold Coast City the most booked town. The busiest month was December. All of Australia had 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, Tourism Research Australia reports.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 3,341,198
Typical Airbnb stay: 5.0 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: December
From within Australia, among guests who left a review: 75%

Key facts

Queensland Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

Tourism Research Australia puts all of Australia at 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Queensland at 661,282 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Queensland added up to 3,341,198 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Queensland lasted 5.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 64 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks December the busiest Airbnb month in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by September and October, with February the quietest.
AirROI estimates Airbnb in Queensland had no single high season in the 12 months to October 2026: the three busiest months were December, September and October.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Queensland in December were booked furthest ahead, about 77 days, against 48 days for March, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 75% of Queensland Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within Australia, and the United Kingdom at 5.5% and New Zealand at 4.3% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI estimates Queensland took 21.6% of all Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Gold Coast City had the most Airbnb stays of the 34 towns it lists in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, at 117,272, ahead of Greater Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Regional.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit Australia?

Tourism Research Australia counted 7.6 million international tourist arrivals for all of Australia in 2024. On AirROI's estimates, Queensland accounted for 21.6% of Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026.

Official tourism figures for Australia: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
7.6 millionInternational tourist arrivals, all of Australia	International visitor trips to Australia in the year ending December 2024	2024	Tourism Research Australia

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Queensland

Queensland had 25,141 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 661,282 stays and 3,341,198 nights. A typical stay lasted 5.0 nights and was booked about 64 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 122 towns it tracks in Queensland; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 25,141
Airbnb stays, estimate: 661,282
Airbnb nights, estimate: 3,341,198
Typical stay: 5.0 nights
Booked ahead: 64 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Queensland?

On Airbnb, December was the busiest month in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, then September and October. February was the quietest. The busiest months do not sit together, so there is no single high season.

December ranks first, February 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, September, October, August, July, January, November, June, April, March, May, February.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Queensland by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	December	9.2%	5.2 nights	77 days
2	September	9.1%	4.2 nights	62 days
3	October	9.1%	4.6 nights	66 days
4	August	9.0%	5.0 nights	63 days
5	July	8.9%	5.5 nights	71 days
6	January	8.7%	5.2 nights	61 days
7	November	8.3%	4.9 nights	63 days
8	June	7.9%	5.2 nights	54 days
9	April	7.8%	4.8 nights	64 days
10	March	7.7%	4.8 nights	48 days
11	May	7.3%	4.7 nights	57 days
12	February	7.1%	5.1 nights	49 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Queensland Airbnb Guests Come From?

About seven in ten Queensland Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within Australia (75%), and the top countries abroad were the United Kingdom at 5.5% and New Zealand at 4.3%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Brisbane was the top origin city at 6.3%, and Queensland itself came second at 4.3%. The figures rest on 1,776,034 reviews, written over many years.

75% from within Australia

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

United Kingdom 5.5%
New Zealand 4.3%
United States 3.8%
Canada 1.1%
Germany 1%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Brisbane 6.3%
Queensland 4.3%
Melbourne 3.2%
Sydney 2.5%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Queensland

Gold Coast City, Greater Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Regional took 47% of Airbnb stays in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026. December is the busiest Airbnb month in 12 of the 34 towns, led by Greater Brisbane, and July in 8, led by Townsville. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 6% in Toowoomba to 49% in Airlie Beach.

Most Booked Towns in Queensland: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Gold Coast City	117,272	599,040	5.1 nights	25%	New Zealand	January
2	Greater Brisbane	114,046	612,069	5.4 nights	27%	UK	December
3	Sunshine Coast Regional	79,242	397,851	5.0 nights	17%	New Zealand	December
4	Noosa Heads	28,693	142,020	4.9 nights	30%	UK	January
5	Cairns	26,385	151,006	5.7 nights	48%	US	August
6	Surfers Paradise	20,972	104,008	5.0 nights	29%	New Zealand	January
7	Brisbane City	19,690	92,945	4.7 nights	31%	New Zealand	December
8	Townsville	14,575	73,892	5.1 nights	23%	UK	July
9	Airlie Beach	13,931	57,329	4.1 nights	49%	UK	October
10	Port Douglas	12,908	66,824	5.2 nights	39%	US	July
11	Cairns Regional	12,422	66,694	5.4 nights	29%	US	July
12	Whitsunday Regional	10,402	49,273	4.7 nights	29%	UK	October
13	Scenic Rim Regional	10,289	30,543	3.0 nights	12%	UK	July
14	Toowoomba	9,102	43,977	4.8 nights	6%	UK	September
15	Hervey Bay	7,692	39,514	5.1 nights	25%	UK	December
16	Sunshine Beach	6,028	33,768	5.6 nights	31%	UK	December
17	South Brisbane	5,993	28,662	4.8 nights	30%	UK	June
18	Agnes Water	4,881	21,642	4.4 nights	20%	UK	December
19	Fortitude Valley	4,855	24,546	5.1 nights	28%	UK	August
20	Broadbeach	4,785	23,364	4.9 nights	24%	New Zealand	January
21	Noosa Shire	4,604	19,607	4.3 nights	23%	UK	December
22	Rainbow Beach	4,501	18,585	4.1 nights	27%	UK	December
23	Bargara	4,274	19,543	4.6 nights	13%	UK	December
24	Livingstone Shire	4,042	19,405	4.8 nights	17%	UK	July
25	Yeppoon	3,414	14,621	4.3 nights	16%	UK	July
26	Douglas Shire	3,271	14,435	4.4 nights	41%	US	July
27	Palm Cove	2,892	15,557	5.4 nights	27%	UK	August
28	Burleigh Heads	2,878	15,136	5.3 nights	25%	UK	January
29	Peregian Beach	2,757	15,419	5.6 nights	20%	UK	July
30	Mooloolaba	2,742	11,413	4.2 nights	22%	New Zealand	December
31	Rockhampton	2,719	17,373	6.4 nights	19%	UK	September
32	Sunrise Beach	2,696	16,408	6.1 nights	36%	UK	January
33	Maroochydore	2,516	14,113	5.6 nights	20%	New Zealand	December
34	Noosaville	2,246	10,630	4.7 nights	32%	UK	December

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. Australia is the top origin in every town, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 34 of Queensland's 122 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Queensland

How many tourists visit Queensland?

Australia as a whole had 7.6 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to Tourism Research Australia. AirROI puts Queensland at 21.6% of Airbnb stays in Australia in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 661,282 Airbnb stays in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

When is high season in Queensland?

The busiest Airbnb month in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026 was December, then September and October.

What is the quietest month in Queensland?

February was the quietest Airbnb month in Queensland in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and May ranked 11th. Stays in February were booked about 49 days ahead, against 77 days for December.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Queensland?

A typical Airbnb stay in Queensland lasted 5.0 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 64 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.2 nights in September to 5.5 nights in July.

Where do Airbnb guests in Queensland come from?

Of Queensland Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 75% were from within Australia, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were the United Kingdom at 5.5% and New Zealand at 4.3%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Brisbane at 6.3%, and Queensland itself came second at 4.3%.

What is the most booked town in Queensland on Airbnb?

Gold Coast City was the most booked town in Queensland on Airbnb, with an estimated 117,272 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Greater Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Regional.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. Tourism Research Australia counts international tourist arrivals (7.6 million in 2024 across Australia). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 661,282 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 122 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 1,776,034 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.