51Rooms available
UniLodge Victoria University
3.9 mi from centre3 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +8 more
Rooms available
From
A$229/week
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Student accommodation in Melbourne
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9Rooms available
Scape Melbourne Central
0.4 mi from centre3 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- +8 more
Rooms available
From
A$339/week
7Rooms available
Scape Berkeley 1
0.7 mi from centre4 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- 24/7 security
- +6 more
Rooms available
From
A$349/week
40Rooms available
UniLodge Carlton
0.7 mi from centre3 room types
- Gym
- Bike storage
- Parking
- Study space
- +4 more
Rooms available
From
A$359/week
27Rooms available
Student Living on Riversdale
3.9 mi from centre2 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +6 more
Rooms available
From
A$362/week
24Rooms available
Student Living on Raleigh
2.8 mi from centre2 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +3 more
Rooms available
From
A$370/week
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Studios45from A$229/weekA private bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen in one self-contained space.En-suite rooms5from A$413/weekA private bathroom with a kitchen and living space shared with flatmates.Shared rooms3from A$359/weekA bedroom shared by two or more students, often at a lower weekly rent.Apartments54from A$309/weekA multi-room home suited to friends or students who want more shared living space.
20Rooms available
Student Living on Cobden
0.7 mi from centre2 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +4 more
Rooms available
From
A$378/week
16Rooms available
Scape La Trobe
0.5 mi from centre7 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- +9 more
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From
A$379/week
67Rooms available
UniLodge Park Avenue
1.9 mi from centre5 room types
- Laundry
- Gym
- 24/7 security
- Study space
- +1 more
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From
A$379/week
29Rooms available
Student Living - Vivida
4 mi from centre1 room type
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +6 more
Rooms available
From
A$387/week
18Rooms available
From
A$399/week
12Rooms available
Scape Queensberry
0.7 mi from centre5 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- 24/7 security
- +7 more
Rooms available
From
A$399/week
23Rooms available
Student Living - 550 Lygon
1.5 mi from centre3 room types
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- 24/7 security
- +2 more
Rooms available
From
A$399/week
86Rooms available
UniLodge Melbourne City
0.6 mi from centre8 room types
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- 24/7 security
- +4 more
Rooms available
From
A$399/week
37Rooms available
Student Living - 570 Lygon
1.5 mi from centre4 room types
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- 24/7 security
- +3 more
Rooms available
From
A$405/week
9Rooms available
Scape Berkeley 2
0.8 mi from centre4 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- 24/7 security
- +5 more
Rooms available
From
A$409/week
16Rooms available
Scape Swanston
0.3 mi from centre7 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- +8 more
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A$409/week
20Rooms available
Student Living - 590 Lygon
1.5 mi from centre3 room types
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +5 more
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From
A$412/week
49Rooms available
UniLodge Lincoln House
0.7 mi from centre3 room types
- Laundry
- Gym
- Study space
- Communal lounge
- +2 more
Rooms available
From
A$413/week
55Rooms available
From
A$419/week
2Rooms available
Scape Uni Square
0.7 mi from centre4 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- +8 more
Rooms available
From
A$419/week
24Rooms available
Student Living on Campus
0.6 mi from centre2 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Bike storage
- Parking
- +5 more
Rooms available
From
A$427/week
6Rooms available
Scape Cornell Place
0.8 mi from centre5 room types
- Wi-Fi included
- Laundry
- Gym
- Bike storage
- +9 more
Rooms available
From
A$429/week
64Rooms available
UniLodge Melbourne Flagstaff
5.5 mi from centre3 room types
- Laundry
- Gym
- 24/7 security
- Study space
- +4 more
Rooms available
From
A$429/week
Start with your university
Pick a university and see the buildings around it, with the walk or the ride to campus on every one.
Neighbourhoods
Where to look in Melbourne
Use these established student areas as starting points, then compare each property's rent and route to your university.
Where students live in Melbourne
Areas students actually take rooms in, with the buildings closest to each one. Matched by location, so a building appears under the area it stands in rather than the area its marketing claims.
Carlton
Between the University of Melbourne and the city, with Lygon Street running through the middle of it. Victorian terraces and walk-up flats rather than towers, and ten minutes on foot to campus.
- Student Living - 740 Swanstonfrom A$437/week
- Student Living - 800 Swanstonfrom A$466/week
- Scape Cornell Placefrom A$429/week
Parkville
The University of Melbourne campus itself, plus the hospitals and research institutes along Royal Parade. Almost no commute, not much nightlife, and the Royal Parade tram covers the difference.
- UniLodge Park Avenuefrom A$379/week
- Student Living on Villiersfrom A$447/week
- Swift Walkfrom A$520/week
Melbourne CBD
RMIT's city campus is in the middle of the grid and the free tram zone covers all of it. Towers rather than terraces, so ask about the floor, the outlook, and whether the building has anywhere to study.
- Student Living on Flindersfrom A$485/week
- Student Living - 339 Swanston from A$500/week
- Iglu Melbourne Centralfrom A$635/week
Southbank
The Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium, across the river from the CBD on foot. Newer towers, river views at a price, and the free tram zone reaches the Casino end.
- Indi Southbankfrom A$690/week
- West Tower, Melbourne Quarterfrom A$695/week
- The Archivefrom A$660/week
Useful to know nearby
Places students in Melbourne actually use. We have no arrangement with any of them.
- State Library Victoria
Free and central, and the La Trobe Reading Room under the dome is the best place to study in the city. Open seven days.
- Queen Victoria Market
Produce at the Carlton end of the CBD and inside the free tram zone. Go late on a Saturday for whatever the traders want to clear.
- The Free Tram Zone
Trams cost nothing inside the CBD and Docklands and up as far as Queen Victoria Market. Outside it you touch on, so find the boundary before you choose a suburb.
- Myki concession
Domestic full-time students get concession fares with a PTV Tertiary Student ID. International students in Victoria do not qualify, so build full fares into your budget before you arrive.
A few Melbourne buildings worth a look
Picked by distance, price and choice, measured from the listings on this page. Not a ranking, and not a recommendation: the numbers are what they are on the day you read this.
- Scape Carlton0.2 miles
Closest to University of Melbourne
- Student Living - 570 Swanstonunder 0.1 miles
Closest to RMIT University
- Caulfield Place0.3 miles
Closest to Monash University
- UniLodge Victoria Universityfrom A$229/week
Lowest listed rent here
- Berkeley Street18 room types
Most room types to choose from
What to know before choosing a room in Melbourne
A city-by-city note about the decisions that change your daily routine. Prices and availability remain live in the listings above.
Melbourne is a campus-led housing search. RMIT is woven through the CBD, the University of Melbourne sits immediately north in Parkville, and Monash students may be travelling to Caulfield or Clayton rather than the city centre. That makes a central postcode less useful than a direct walk, tram, train or bus to the building where you will actually study. The Free Tram Zone helps with journeys inside the CBD and Docklands, but it does not cover most student trips into Carlton, Parkville or the outer campuses, so check the stop boundary before treating a tram journey as free.
New to booking student accommodation?
Room types, what bills included really covers, when to book, and what to check if you are arriving from abroad.
Other student cities in Australia
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Getting around Melbourne
Melbourne's trains, trams and buses use myki outside the Free Tram Zone. Travel entirely within that central tram zone is free and does not require a myki, but a journey that starts or finishes beyond it is charged. Compare the full door-to-campus route rather than the nearest stop alone. This is especially important for Monash: its Caulfield campus is south-east of the CBD and Clayton is farther out again, so a room that works for RMIT or the University of Melbourne may create a long daily commute for a Monash timetable.
Universities in Melbourne
- University of MelbourneStudent accommodation near University of Melbourne
- RMIT UniversityStudent accommodation near RMIT University
- Monash UniversityStudent accommodation near Monash University
- Deakin UniversityStudent accommodation near Deakin University
- Victoria UniversityStudent accommodation near Victoria University
- Swinburne University of TechnologyStudent accommodation near Swinburne University of Technology
- Australian Catholic University MelbourneStudent accommodation near Australian Catholic University Melbourne
- CQUniversity MelbourneStudent accommodation near CQUniversity Melbourne
- La Trobe University City CampusStudent accommodation near La Trobe University City Campus
- Melbourne Polytechnic (Fairfield Campus)Student accommodation near Melbourne Polytechnic (Fairfield Campus)
- Monash University (Parkville Campus)Student accommodation near Monash University (Parkville Campus)
- Monash University Law Chambers MelbourneStudent accommodation near Monash University Law Chambers Melbourne
- RMIT University (Brunswick Campus)Student accommodation near RMIT University (Brunswick Campus)
- Southern Cross University MelbourneStudent accommodation near Southern Cross University Melbourne
- The University of Melbourne (Hawthorn Campus)Student accommodation near The University of Melbourne (Hawthorn Campus)
- Torrens University MelbourneStudent accommodation near Torrens University Melbourne
- University of DivinityStudent accommodation near University of Divinity
- Victoria University (City Flinders Campus)Student accommodation near Victoria University (City Flinders Campus)
Frequently asked questions
- Semester one begins in late February. Most international students arrive in January or early February to settle in.
- Some purpose-built student residences include WiFi and standard utilities. Private apartments usually charge electricity, gas, and internet separately.