Start Your Airbnb Business in Perth

Build an Airbnb business in Perth with Houst

Perth runs the highest occupancy of the Australian capitals, on corporate and mining sector travel that does not stop for the season. It also has the tightest registration regime in the country, which is precisely why owners want an operator who understands it. Whether you want to co-host or run a franchise, the same things stall most people: finding owners, pricing well and running guest operations at scale. As a Houst partner you get the training, the software and the owner leads.

Operating Partner launching their Airbnb business in Perth with Houst's partnership program. Streamlined operations include automated guest messaging, cleaning requests, and payment tracking to support business growth.
Image of Houst property management software dashboard notification for a new clean request in Perth for Airbnb business owners.
Operating Partner launching their Airbnb business in Perth with Houst's partnership program. Streamlined operations include automated guest messaging, cleaning requests, and payment tracking to support business growth.
Image of Houst property management software dashboard notification for a receipt of new payment in Perth for Airbnb business owners.
Operating Partner launching their Airbnb business in Perth with Houst's partnership program. Streamlined operations include automated guest messaging, cleaning requests, and payment tracking to support business growth.
Our partnership track-record:

24 homes

Average portfolio after year one

1-2 months

Time to first earnings

75/25 until recouped, then 50/50

Revenue split on every booking

24 homes

The average amount of properties after 1 year in business.

20%

The average commission on each guest booking

1-2 months

The average time it takes our partners to start earning.

Who can become a partner?

From solo co-hosts to franchise operators, there is a route in whatever stage you are at.

Start co-hosting in Perth without owning property

You want to run short stays for other people but do not own property yourself. Co-hosting is the lowest cost way into the Perth market and it is how most partners start. We train you on pricing, listings, guest management and the STRA registration position, then pass you owner leads in your area so your first properties come from us rather than cold outreach.

Already hosting one or two places in Perth

You host your own property and you have been through state registration, so you know what sits behind a compliant listing here. Growing past two or three units usually breaks the setup, because cleaning, linen and guest messaging stop fitting around a day job. Partnering gives you the systems and the local team to take on other people's properties without hiring first.

Add short stay management to your agency

You run a rental or letting operation in Perth, or you are close enough to the industry to have seen the demand. Offering short stays properly means new pricing, STRA registration, development approval where it applies and a different guest operation to a residential tenancy. We supply the platform, the training and the brand so you can run it under a system that already operates across 27 cities.

Run an Airbnb franchise in Perth

You want a business across the Perth metro area rather than a handful of units. Most franchises for sale come with a territory, a brand and little else, so you carry the cost of building the operation yourself. We give you the operating model, the technology and the owner pipeline, so you are running a short stay franchise on a system that already works rather than starting from zero.

Airbnb business in Perth: Illustration of upcoming booking notifications and Airbnb revenue on Houst's partner platform interface, demonstrating streamlined short-let property management.
Airbnb business in Perth: Illustration of upcoming booking notifications and Airbnb revenue on Houst's partner platform interface, demonstrating streamlined short-let property management.
A dashboard screenshot image of an Airbnb business in Perth showcasing upcoming booking details, including check-in dates, booking revenue, and guest profiles to optimize short-let property management and running an Airbnb business in Perth.

Who finds the properties

This is the question every applicant asks. Houst already generates owner enquiries in Perth through search, referrals and paid channels, and those leads go to the partner covering that area. You are not starting with an empty pipeline. You will still win properties locally, through agents, developers and word of mouth, but the first ones normally come from us.

Why Perth works for short stay operators

Occupancy here is the highest of the Australian capitals, and the reason is the demand mix. Corporate travel, the mining and resources sector and FIFO movement fill midweek in a way tourism alone never would, and Fremantle, Scarborough and Cottesloe carry the leisure weekends. March is the peak, July the trough.

The compliance position is the tightest in Australia. Every property must be on the Western Australia STRA Register before it can advertise or take a booking, at 250 dollars to register and 100 dollars a year to renew, and the number has to appear on the listing. Unhosted properties in the Perth metro area get 90 cumulative nights a year before development approval from the council is required.

That 90 night ceiling is what makes professional management valuable here. It forces a choice between hosted arrangements, seeking approval, or building a portfolio where no single property carries the business. Strata by laws add another layer, and some councils are considerably harder than others. We cover all of it with partners during training.

Airbnb business in Perth: Get started with Houst's property management platform to supercharge your property business, featuring an intuitive booking calendar for streamlined Airbnb operations.

We only get rewarded when you do well

There is no upfront cost in Australia. Launch costs of AU$19,000 are covered through the revenue split instead. Bookings split 75 to Houst and 25 to you until that amount is recouped, which happens across the first AU$76,000 of commission revenue, then revert to a standard 50/50 split. Systems, sales, growth, marketing and full guest support are included.

AU$19,000
Total investment
75/25 until recouped, then 50/50
Revenue split per booking
Zero
Joining fee upfront
Recovered from revenue share
Payment spread over
Airbnb business in Perth: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Airbnb business in Perth: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Airbnb business in Perth: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Airbnb business in Perth: Maximise your profits with Houst's expertise in managing short-let properties, featuring insights into bookings, total properties, activity logs, and upcoming cleans.
Insight into running an Airbnb business in Perth with real-time data on total properties and scheduled cleanings, ensuring smooth operations and guest satisfaction.

What a Perth property earns

The calculator below uses Houst booking data for Perth. A two bedroom property averages AU$337 a night at 78% occupancy, which is around AU$96,000 in booking revenue over a year. Change the inputs to see what a portfolio of that size returns to you as a partner.

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Properties in your portfolio

25 properties Typical year 1

Average daily rate

AU$337

Occupancy

78%

Annual booking revenue managed

Your share, per year

Estimates based on current average daily rates and occupancy in your market. Actual earnings vary by property, area and season.

FAQ

What are the Airbnb rules in Perth?
Every short term rental in Western Australia must be listed on the state STRA Register before it can be advertised or take bookings, and the registration number has to appear on the listing. Registration costs 250 dollars to apply and 100 dollars a year to renew. Unhosted properties in the Perth metropolitan area can operate for up to 90 cumulative nights a year without development approval from the local council. Hosted stays have no night limit.
What are the Airbnb rules in Perth?
What are the new Airbnb rules for Western Australia?
Since January 2025 all short term rental providers in WA, hosted and unhosted, must be on the state register. Operating or advertising an unregistered property carries penalties of up to 20,000 dollars for an individual. Unhosted properties in the Perth metro area have a 90 night cumulative exemption, and going beyond that requires development approval from the local government. Outside the metro area, regional councils set their own approval requirements.
What are the new Airbnb rules for Western Australia?
Do you need council approval for Airbnb in WA?
Only in specific circumstances. State registration is compulsory everywhere, but development approval from the council is a separate step that applies to unhosted properties running beyond 90 nights a year in the Perth metro area. Hosted stays are exempt from planning approval anywhere in WA. Strata by laws are the other constraint, and some Perth councils take a much harder line than others, so the answer depends on both the building and the local government area.
Do you need council approval for Airbnb in WA?
Is Airbnb profitable in Perth?
Perth runs some of the highest occupancy in Australia, supported by corporate and mining sector travel alongside tourism, so demand holds through the year rather than peaking once. Fremantle, the CBD, Scarborough, Cottesloe and Mount Lawley perform strongest. The 90 night cap on unhosted properties is the constraint that shapes the business, because it pushes operators towards either hosted arrangements, development approval, or portfolio scale rather than a single high performing unit.
Is Airbnb profitable in Perth?
What is the most profitable franchise to own in Australia?
Food and fitness brands turn over the most per site, but they need premises, staff and often over a million dollars to start. Low overhead service franchises usually keep more of what they earn because there is no lease, no stock and no fitout. Short let management sits in that category. What decides the return is the initial investment, the ongoing split, whether owner leads come from the franchisor, and how much of the technology and back office is included.
What is the most profitable franchise to own in Australia?