Valley’s short term accommodation bucks state trend

A REPORT has revealed that most of the Meander Valley municipality’s short stay accommodation is in ratepayers’ primary residences, bucking the state trend.

The CBOS report for the first quarter of 2020 shows 61 Meander Valley accommodation venues are in primary residences and 39 are not.

Statewide, of Tasmania’s 5054 accommodation venues 47.5 per cent are in primary residences with 52.5 per cent in other locations.

In surrounding municipalities the report shows Latrobe has 40 venues, Launceston 486, Northern Midlands 65 and West Tamar 164.