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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose New South Wales state correspondent

Nearly 100,000 NSW homes not being used for long-term housing, figures show

Rose Jackson on balcony with Sydney skyline in background
The NSW minister for housing Rose Jackson says every part of the housing market will be ‘under the microscope’ in sweeping review. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Almost 100,000 apartments and houses across New South Wales are not being used for long-term housing, according to state government modelling.

The state government estimates 15,000 homes are vacant year-round, 45,000 are used as holiday homes and more than 33,000 are registered as non-hosted short-term properties, according to the data released as part of the Minns government’s review of short-term rentals including Stayz and Airbnb.

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