Airbnb managers in Caloundra

Short-term letting in Caloundra

Caloundra is the southern anchor of the Sunshine Coast and its short-stay market is spread across several distinct pockets. Kings Beach and Bulcock Beach are dominated by holiday apartment towers with on-site managers and body corporate letting arrangements. Golden Beach along the Pumicestone Passage has older low-rise units and detached houses that suit families with small children, while Moffat Beach, Dicky Beach and Shelly Beach are mostly houses and duplexes with a more local, surf-oriented feel. Caloundra therefore offers both apartment and house owners a market, but the two behave differently.

Guests are overwhelmingly Brisbane families, many returning to the same complex every year, plus older couples who prefer the calm water of the passage and Bribie Island views. Christmas to January is the peak, followed by Easter and the June to July school holidays. Caloundra lost its music festival after 2023 when Sunshine Coast Council withdrew funding, so there is no single event spike, but proximity to Brisbane supports strong weekend demand year round.

Caloundra is in Sunshine Coast Council. There is no registration scheme, but dwellings let for 28 days or less are rated as transitory accommodation, and houses in that category carry a larger 2026-27 increase than units. Under the Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme 2014, beachfront apartments in high density and tourist accommodation zones are generally permitted, while a post-2014 house in a low density zone may need approval.

Sunshine Coast Airport is about 35 to 40 minutes away and Brisbane Airport around 75 minutes. Management fees across the coast generally run 15 to 25 per cent of bookings but vary with what each manager includes.