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Kawarau Falls, Otago short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Kawarau Falls, Otago has 383 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
383
-26.3% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
44.2% of all active listings
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Kawarau Falls, Otago short-term rental listings

Kawarau Falls has 383 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 26.3% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 84.9% entire homes, 14.9% private rooms and 0.2% shared rooms.
  • By size: 44.2% 1-bedroom, 25.2% 3-bedroom, 18.4% 2-bedroom, 9.5% 4-bedroom, and 2.7% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 80.3% Airbnb-only, 19.4% cross-listed and 0.3% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 40.1% full-time (271–365), 25.2% seasonal (1–90 nights), 17.6% part-time (91–180 nights), and 17.1% most of year (181–270).
  • By minimum stay: 35.3% 2 nights, 27.9% 30+ nights, 23.9% 3 nights, 10.3% 4–6 nights, 1.9% 7–29 nights, and 0.8% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 54.4% moderate, 30.9% flexible, 9.7% strict, 4.1% super strict, and 0.9% no refund.
98
Rental demand score
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Kawarau Falls's Rental Demand score: 98 out of 100.

Kawarau Falls's Rental Demand subscore is 98 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 95.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (70% in Kawarau Falls) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 26.3% from August 2025 to August 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

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Active listings
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How Kawarau Falls's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Kawarau Falls's 383 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 84.9%

  • Entire home84.9%
  • Private room14.9%
  • Shared room0.2%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 44.2%

  • 1BR44.2%
  • 2BR18.4%
  • 3BR25.2%
  • 4BR9.5%
  • 5BR+2.7%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 80.3%

  • Airbnb only80.3%
  • Vrbo only0.3%
  • Multi-platform19.4%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 40.1%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)25.2%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)17.6%
  • Most of year (181–270)17.1%
  • Full-time (271–365)40.1%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Kawarau Falls active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
0.8%
2 nights
35.3%
3 nights
23.9%
4–6 nights
10.3%
7–29 nights
1.9%
30+ nights
27.9%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Kawarau Falls active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
30.9%
Moderate
54.4%
Strict
9.7%
Super strict
4.1%
No refund
0.9%

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Kawarau Falls market overview

The full Kawarau Falls market: 383 listings, $38.2K average revenue, 70% occupancy, $181 ADR. Topline metrics and the AirDNA Market Score.

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Revenue

Annual earnings, revenue by property type, and daily rates by segment.

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Seasonality

Occupancy, RevPAR, peak and trough months, seasonality score.

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Property Managers

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