SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Popular Australian tourist destination Byron Bay will limit the availability of some properties for short-term holiday rentals, as authorities try to free up homes for residents amid a nationwide housing crisis.
Byron Bay is a beachside destination popular with tourists and celebrities, and was featured in a Netflix reality TV series.
"It's well known there has been an undersupply of housing, particularly affordable and diverse housing across the Byron Shire for many years," NSW planning minister Paul Scully said in a statement announcing the policy.
"In the current housing crisis, it's important every available means to boost housing stock for the community is utilised."
Parts of Byron Bay and nearby Brunswick Heads with "high tourism appeal" will continue without caps.
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