Buy an Airbnb (Investment Property) in Noosa Shire
We find, check and secure Noosa Shire homes that can earn as short stays, then set them up for their first guest. Every property is checked against the local short-stay approval rules and real booking demand before you sign. Prefer a long-term rental? We buy those too, and test every Airbnb against its long-term rent so you always know your fallback.
Can you buy a house in Noosa Shire and run it as an Airbnb? Yes, but only with council approval. Noosa Shire requires a separate local-law approval for short-stay letting once the use is lawful under the planning scheme, and some properties also need a DA. A house application costs $1,748 in 2026/27, with an annual renewal. Check the approval pathway before you exchange contracts, because it decides whether the property can earn as a short stay at all.
What could this Noosa Shire home earn?
Found a property you like? Enter its address and see what similar short-stay homes nearby are earning, so you know whether the price stacks up before you offer.
- Yearly gross estimate from homes like it nearby
- Nightly rate and occupancy across the year
- Compared with long-term rent so you see the fallback
Revenue calculator
Want to check the Airbnb revenue potential?
Open the calculator and run a quick short-term rental revenue estimate without leaving this page.
Noosa Shire prices by suburb and bedrooms
Median sale prices and weekly long-term rents over the last 12 months. Pick a bedroom count, or turn on Compare and add as many as you like.
3-bedroom house in Noosaville · turn on Compare to add more bedroom counts
3 bedrooms
- Sales, 12 months
- 51
- Long-term rent
- $1,100 / wk
- Rent a year
- $57,200
- Gross yield
- 2.9%
- Price growth, 5 yrs
- +8.6% a yr
See every bedroom count in one table
| Houses | Units | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrooms | Median price | Sales | Rent / week | Median price | Sales | Rent / week |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $2,962,500 | 18 | $1,950 | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1,950,000 | 43 | $1,300 | — | — | — |
| 3 | $1,950,000 | 51 | $1,100 | $1,420,000 | 28 | $980 |
| 2 | $1,287,500 | 6 | $750 | $963,000 | 85 | $800 |
| 1 | — | — | — | $540,000 | 11 | $690 |
* Fewer than 5 sales, so treat the median as a guide only. Source: Stash Property, publicly available listing data, 12 months from 1 Oct 2025. Figures in AUD.
Who lives here, and how the market is moving
The figures a buyer should check before choosing a suburb. The Market card follows the Houses / Units and bedroom buttons above; People and Housing cover the whole suburb.
Market · 3-bed houses
- Median price
- $1,950,000
- Sales, 12 months
- 51
- Price growth, 12 months
- +11.4%
- Price growth, 5 years
- +8.6% a yr
- Days on market
- 47 days
- Leases, 12 months
- 69
- Days to lease
- 23 days
- Rental vacancy, all houses
- 0.9%
- Houses for sale, all sizes (Sep 2026)
- 62
People · whole suburb
- Population
- 8,716+1.9% over 5 years
- Aged 65 and over
- 37%
- Median household income
- $1,399 / week
- Advantage ranking
- 74th percentileof Australian suburbs (SEIFA)
- Distance to Maroochydore
- 26 km
Housing · whole suburb
- Owner occupied
- 70%
- Rented
- 28%
- Social housing
- 1.1%
- New homes approved, 12 months
- 2011 houses · 9 units
- Median rent, 2021 Census
- $490 / week
- Rental vacancy under 1% means a strong long-term rental fallback if you ever stop short-stay letting.
- A low owner-occupier share and lots of new approvals can mean more competing rentals. Check both.
- Days on market shows how quickly you could sell. Fewer days means an easier exit.
Sources: Stash Property, from ABS Census 2021, ABS Estimated Resident Population, ABS Building Approvals (last 12 months), SEIFA 2021 and publicly available listing data (12 months from 1 Oct 2025; houses for sale counted Sep 2026).
Long-term rent is your fallback
A 3-bedroom house in Noosa Shire rents for $33,800 to $62,400 a year long term, depending on the suburb. A short stay only makes sense if it clears that comfortably after cleaning, platform and management costs, which is why we test both before you buy.
Follows the Houses / Units and bedroom buttons above. Turn on Compare to see several bedroom counts side by side.
| Suburb | Vacancyall houses | 3-bed rent a year | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | 1.2% | $42,120$810/wk | 2.7% |
| Boreen Point | 1.9% | $39,000$750/wk | 3.6% |
| Castaways Beach | 2.8% | $57,200$1,100/wk | 3.2% |
| Cooran | 1.9% | $36,400$700/wk | 3.9% |
| Cooroibah | 1.6% | $41,600$800/wk | 2.8% |
| Cooroy | 0.5% | $41,600$800/wk | 3.5% |
| Cootharaba | 1.5% | $62,400$1,200/wk | — |
| Doonan | 1.6% | $51,480$990/wk | 3.4% |
| Kin Kin | 0.6% | $37,440$720/wk | 3.3% |
| Lake Macdonald | 1.6% | $46,800$900/wk | 3.6% |
| Marcus Beach | 2.7% | $53,040$1,020/wk | 2.7% |
| Noosa Heads | 2.4% | $59,800$1,150/wk | 3.2% |
| Noosa North Shore | 0.6% | $38,480$740/wk | 4.5% |
| Noosaville | 0.9% | $57,200$1,100/wk | 2.9% |
| Peregian Beach | 1.3% | $50,960$980/wk | 3.2% |
| Pinbarren | 0.6% | $33,800$650/wk | 3.5% |
| Pomona | 1.3% | $41,600$800/wk | 3.6% |
| Ridgewood | 5.0% | $44,200$850/wk | 3.1% |
| Sunrise Beach | 2.4% | $53,040$1,020/wk | 2.8% |
| Sunshine Beach | 1.2% | $59,800$1,150/wk | 2.5% |
| Tewantin | 0.9% | $44,200$850/wk | 3.6% |
| Tinbeerwah | 2.2% | $46,800$900/wk | 3.2% |
Noosa Shire short-stay rules for buyers
Taken from the same verified council audit as our Noosa Shire management page. Open a question for the detail and the official source.
YESDoes a short stay need Noosa Shire Council approval?
Yes. Noosa generally requires a separate local-law approval once the use is lawful under the planning scheme, and some properties also need a DA. Neither payment guarantees approval.
For a buyer, this is a contract question: we check the pathway for that exact address before you go unconditional.
YESDo approval fees depend on the property type?
Yes. The 2026/27 local-law application fees are: house $1,748; unit $455; managed complex $450; principal-residence house (limited to 4 occasions / 60 days) $329; limited unit, limited managed complex and home-hosted $329. Annual renewals range from $50 to $800. These are not DA fees.
CHECKCan a holiday home be your own home part of the year?
Only within limits. The principal-residence category caps letting at 4 occasions and 60 days a year, so it suits an owner-occupier, not an investment that has to earn year round.
YESDoes Noosa require a local contact for guests?
Yes. A contact person must be available 24/7, based within 20 km and able to respond within 30 minutes. WTP arranges this as part of management.
NOIs there a Queensland registration number, levy or night cap?
No. Queensland has no statewide short-stay registration, levy, minimum stay or annual night cap. Noosa's local-law approval is the rule that matters.
From brief to first booking
Brief
Budget, suburbs, bedrooms, and how much you will use it yourself.
Shortlist
On-market and off-market homes, each with a short-stay revenue check.
Rules check
Planning, council approval category, by-laws, pool and fire compliance.
Negotiate
Price, conditions and settlement terms, with approval risk built in.
Launch
Setup, listing and pricing so it can take bookings soon after settlement.
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Buying an Airbnb or investment property in Noosa Shire FAQs
What does an Airbnb buyer's agent do in Noosa?
We search for and assess homes for short-stay income as well as long-term value, check the Noosa approval pathway for each address, negotiate the purchase and set the home up to take bookings.
Can you help me buy a long-term investment property instead?
Yes. We buy long-term rentals in Noosa Shire too. For every property we show both the long-term rent and the short-stay estimate, so you can choose the strategy with the numbers in front of you.
Which Noosa suburbs suit an Airbnb best?
It depends on your budget and the guests you want. Sunshine Beach is the dearest to buy, with a 3-bedroom house median of $2.43m. Tewantin is about half that at $1.24m. Before recommending a suburb, we compare what similar homes there actually book for.
Can I use the holiday home myself?
Yes, but personal use reduces income and the approval category matters. A principal-residence approval limits letting to 4 occasions and 60 days a year.
Can WTP manage the property after I buy?
Yes. WTP manages short-stay homes in Noosa Shire, including the 24/7 local contact Noosa requires.
Find a home that can earn before you buy it.
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