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Southport at a glance
Twelve months of AirDNA data for entire homes and apartments in Southport, in Australian dollars.
Suburb score 82/100
How Southport rates for short-term rentals
Mid-term & value
Rental demand
80
Seasonality
81
Regulation
77
Revenue growth
74
A steady year-round market, with revenue growing faster than in most suburbs. The catch is supply: listings are up 52% in a year.
How guests book
Booking patterns over the last 12 months
Booked ahead
50 days
Average stay
4 nights
Best month
December
Quietest month
May
Revenue per available night averages $198 across the year.
Top homes charge twice as much
Average nightly rate by listing type
All homes
$302
Professionally managed
$301
Luxury tier
$627
Active listings
111
Professionally managed homes in Southport charge about the same as the average, so presentation sets the price: luxury-tier homes average $627 a night, about twice the suburb average.
Pros and watch-outs
What to weigh up before you list
Pros
+ Revenue up 12.3% on last year
+ Houses up 37.6% to $74,600 a year
+ Hospital, university and light rail drive longer stays
Watch out for
– Listings up 52%, the fastest supply growth of the ten
– Lowest revenue and nightly rate of the ten suburbs
– Quietest in May, at 49% booked
Demand through the year
Share of nights booked each month, with the average nightly rate underneath
Peak: summer & August
Southport has two busy seasons: summer, with December and January 67% booked at the year's top rates ($359 and $342 a night), and winter, with August the most booked month at 70%. May is the quietest, at 49% and $245 a night. Hospital, university and business stays even out the year, which is where furnished stays of a month or more fit in. Last 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026.
What works best
Southport is mostly one- and two-bed apartments, close to the hospital, university and light rail. Houses are fewer but earn more and are growing fast: they average $74,600 a year, up 37.6%, against $54,500 for apartments (up 7.6%).
Size
Share of listings
Average yearly revenue
1 bedroom
38%
$41,400
2 bedroom
43%
$60,000
3 bedroom
14%
$67,400
4+ bedroom
6%
Varies widely, few listings
Works best: 2-bed apartments near the light rail, for furnished stays of 1–3 months
Compare all 10 Gold Coast suburbs
Source: AirDNA, Southport submarket, 12 months to September 2026, entire-home listings, figures in AUD. Yearly revenue by size adds up the monthly averages. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
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