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Shelter WA calls for targeted Airbnb ban as report reveals long-term rentals outnumbered 15–1 - Nannup, WA
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A new report shows short-stay listings outnumber long-term rental listings three to one in WA. The short-term accommodation sector says it can not be blamed for a nationwide housing crisis.
Short-stay rentals are outnumbering long-term rentals in regional WA by 15 to 1, prompting new calls to check their growth.
Shelter WA said its six-month snapshot from last year showed Airbnb vastly outnumbered long-term rentals in some towns by 200 to zero.
It identified 45 "pain zones" across WA where Airbnbs "catastrophically" outnumbered private rentals.
In the South West town of Nannup, 260 kilometres south of Perth, short-stay rentals outnumbered long-term rentals 90 to zero.
Shelter WA, the state's peak body for affordable housing and ending homelessness, is calling for a ban on new Airbnb rentals in all areas that have a vacancy rate of less than 3 per cent.
The short-term accommodation industry argues it should not be held responsible for a broader housing crisis.
Regional WA hit hardest
Shelter WA found that in metropolitan WA, areas such as Mundaring, Bassendean, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Fremantle, all had high ratios of short-term to long-term rentals.
But the disparity was stark in regional areas.
In the Mid West region, the towns of Gingin and Dandaragan had 201 and 106 unhosted Airbnbs listed, respectively, but no long-term rentals.
In the Shire of Nannup, there were 90 short-term accommodation rentals listed from March to September, and zero long-term properties.
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Short-stay rentals are outnumbering long-term rentals in regional WA by 15 to 1, prompting new calls to check their growth.
Shelter WA said its six-month snapshot from last year showed Airbnb vastly outnumbered long-term rentals in some towns by 200 to zero.
It identified 45 "pain zones" across WA where Airbnbs "catastrophically" outnumbered private rentals.
In the South West town of Nannup, 260 kilometres south of Perth, short-stay rentals outnumbered long-term rentals 90 to zero.
Shelter WA, the state's peak body for affordable housing and ending homelessness, is calling for a ban on new Airbnb rentals in all areas that have a vacancy rate of less than 3 per cent.
The short-term accommodation industry argues it should not be held responsible for a broader housing crisis.
Regional WA hit hardest
Shelter WA found that in metropolitan WA, areas such as Mundaring, Bassendean, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Fremantle, all had high ratios of short-term to long-term rentals.
But the disparity was stark in regional areas.
In the Mid West region, the towns of Gingin and Dandaragan had 201 and 106 unhosted Airbnbs listed, respectively, but no long-term rentals.
In the Shire of Nannup, there were 90 short-term accommodation rentals listed from March to September, and zero long-term properties.
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