Stewart Island, Southland short-term rental listings & supply

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Stewart Island, Southland has 51 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

Total active listings
51
+13.3% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
39.2% of all active listings
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Stewart Island, Southland short-term rental listings

Stewart Island has 51 active short-term rental listings as of May 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is up 13.3% from May 2025 to May 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 88.2% entire homes, 11.8% private rooms.
  • By size: 39.2% 1-bedroom, 25.5% 3-bedroom, 21.6% 2-bedroom, 9.8% 4-bedroom, and 3.9% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 88.2% Airbnb-only, 5.9% Vrbo-only and 5.9% cross-listed.
  • By availability: 62.7% full-time (271–365), 23.5% most of year (181–270), 7.8% part-time (91–180 nights), and 5.9% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 70.6% 2 nights, 23.5% 3 nights and 5.9% 30+ nights.
  • By cancellation policy: 34.8% strict, 26.1% flexible, 26.1% moderate, 8.7% super strict, and 4.3% no refund.
Analyst's take

Stewart Island's Rental Demand score: 89 out of 100.

Stewart Island's Rental Demand subscore is 89 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 84.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (57% in Stewart Island) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply up 13.3% from May 2025 to May 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
Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings
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Active listings over timeIllustrative preview

How Stewart Island's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Stewart Island's 51 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 88.2%

  • Entire home88.2%
  • Private room11.8%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 39.2%

  • 1BR39.2%
  • 2BR21.6%
  • 3BR25.5%
  • 4BR9.8%
  • 5BR+3.9%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 88.2%

  • Airbnb only88.2%
  • Vrbo only5.9%
  • Multi-platform5.9%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 62.7%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)5.9%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)7.8%
  • Most of year (181–270)23.5%
  • Full-time (271–365)62.7%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Stewart Island active supply by host-set minimum stay

2 nights
70.6%
3 nights
23.5%
30+ nights
5.9%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Stewart Island active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
26.1%
Moderate
26.1%
Strict
34.8%
Super strict
8.7%
No refund
4.3%

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