Accommodation

There are a number of accommodation options available for students studying in Australia. Most universities and TAFE colleges operate housing offices to assist students with accommodation. 

Homestay

This means a room of your own in a suburban house, usually with a garden and lawns. Your host family provides meals. Interacting with your host family and meeting their neighbours and friends is an excellent way to improve your English. The host family helps you make phone calls, read bus timetables, find a doctor and so on. But home stay is not like living in a hotel. Some "give and take" is expected, as you become part of the family.

Cost: approximately A$180-250* per week.

Halls of Residence/Student Hostels

Many universities and colleges have halls of residence attached to them. Here, students have a bedroom/study of their own, and will share bathrooms, laundries and recreational facilities. Most of these residential halls provide meals, and some offer kitchen facilities where students can cook and store food.

Cost: approximately  A$100-160* per week.

Some cities have private or church-owned boarding hostels:

Cost : furnished room, shared kitchen and lounge facilities, A$90 - $130* per week, in addition of electricity, gas, water, etc.

Shared/Rental Accommodation

Students can also rent an apartment or house. Rents vary depending on the location, size and facilities. Many students in Australia live in an apartment or a house with other students, sharing the cost of gas, electricity and sometimes food.

Shared Accommodation Cost: approximately  A$80-150* per week.
Rental Accommodation Cost: approximately from A$150* per person per week.
Other types of accommodation for students include private board, hostels and guest houses