Long Term Housing
Residential Colleges
Specialised SAEX housing packages
Other housing options
Study Abroad and Exchange students can choose from a range housing options in Melbourne. The housing options available to all students in Melbourne are explained in the Housing Guide. Specialised housing packages are also available for SAEX students.
Factors to consider when choosing your housing include:
- The length of your stay, as many housing options are suited to tenancy periods of six months or more.
- Your personal budget and the cost of living in Melbourne
- Lifestyle preferences - communal or independent living
- Location, particularly suburbs which are accessible to campus by public transport
- Tenancy rights and duties (legal)
It is imperative you organise your housing early and consider a number of different options. Do not leave this to the last minute!
Melbourne is currently experiencing a low rental vacancy rate and there is a high demand for affordable housing, especially before each semester. Ensure you have a back-up plan in the event that you are unsuccessful in securing your first housing preference. Students who arrive in Melbourne without pre-arranged housing may require temporary accommodation for a longer period.
Residential Colleges
Application deadlines
- Semester one intake (Jan-June): 15 November (of the previous year)
- Semester two intake (July-December): 15 May
If you are interested in living at the University’s residential colleges, you should submit an application through OASIIS. Most colleges offer a single, furnished room with communal bathroom, kitchen, laundry and common areas. They do not offer self-catering facilities, but provide most meals, including vegetarian.
Places in residential colleges are limited and entry is highly competitive, particularly at the start of the academic year. Typically 1 in 3 students who apply for a college place is successful. For this reason, when applying for a college place through OASIIS, you are also required to nominate a student apartment or hostel preference for a specialised SAEX housing package. In the event you are not offered a college place, your email address will be forwarded to your nominated student apartment or hostel provider (vacancy permitting). It is then your responsibility to follow up with securing your SAEX housing package.
Specialised SAEX housing packages
Student apartments or hostels are close to campus, student-focused and generally cheaper than the residential colleges. They are furnished and have self-catering facilities. Housing providers currently offering semester-based leases to University of Melbourne SAEX students are:
If you do not apply for a residential college place, you are welcome to consider a specialised SAEX housing package with the providers listed above. The University will not manage your housing application.
You will be responsible for applying directly to your chosen provider, informing them that you are a University of Melbourne SAEX student in order to qualify for the specialised SAEX package.
Please apply before the end of May to ensure availability for semester two.
Residential Colleges |
RMIT Village |
Unilodge@Melbourne |
Unilodge on Swanston |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 fees | See website | $5668 per semester | $5703 per semester | 2 bedroom flat $278 per week |
| Length of lease | One semester | 1 July - 31 December | Approx 24 weeks | Approx 24 weeks |
| Phone | Available (connection and call charges are not included) | Available (connection/call charges not included) | Available (connection is included, but not call charges) | Available (connection is included, but not call charges) |
| Internet access | Available (connection fees not included) | Available (connection and usage fees not included) | Available (connection fees not included) | Available (connection fees not included) |
| Utilities | Included | Included | Included | Included except electricity |
| Computer centre | Yes, in most | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bed Linen/towels |
Provided upon request. Some colleges may charge a fee | Included in SAEX package | Included in SAEX package | Included in SAEX package |
| Other facilities | Shared common room and TV lounge | Pool, gym, bistro, outdoor area, carpark, games room/lounge |
Games Room, TV lounges, outdoor BBQ, study lounge. | Games Room, study lounge, TV lounge |
| Laundry |
$4/wash | $3/wash | $3/wash | $4/wash |
| Distance from
campus |
5-15 minute walk | 5-10 minute walk | 1 minute walk | 10 minute walk |
| Bedroom furnishings | Bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, lamp | Bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, lamp | Bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, lamp | Bed, wardrobe, desk, chair and lamp |
| Apartment furnishings | N/A | Kitchenette (including pots, pans, crockery and cutlery) | Communal kitchen (including pots, pans, crockery and cutlery) | Kitchen (including pots, pans, crockery and cutlery) |
| Rooms/bathrooms | Single room, shared bathroom | Studio apartment which divides into two bedrooms. | Single room, shared bathroom and kitchen facilities. | Individual one bedroom or two bedroom apartments available. |
| Application instructions | Entry is competitive. Unsuccessful applicants will have their email contact details forwarded to their nominated student apartment or hostel provider. | The SAEX 6 month package is the only option. Please state on your application that you are a UoM SAEX student. |
You must email and inform Unilodge@Melbourne you are a UOM SAEX student. |
You must email and inform Unilodge on Swanston you are a UOM SAEX student. |
Website & Application |
www.colleges.unimelb.edu.au | www.rmitvillageom.com.au/saex | www.unilodge.com.au | www.unilodge.com.au |
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Other housing options
There are many other housing options in Melbourne’s private rental market which SAEX students can consider. The crucial thing to keep in mind is the length of your stay in Melbourne, as many housing options are suited to tenancy periods of six months or more, e.g share housing, vacant property rental.
- Student hostels (rooming houses) (furnished)
- Private board/Homestay (often furnished)
- Share houses (generally unfurnished)
- Student apartments (furnished)
- Vacant rental properties (generally unfurnished)
AccomNet is a housing advertisement service provided by Student Housing Services. AccomNet lists available housing options, which can be viewed on-campus on the Student Housing Services noticeboards or online.
Contact us
Specialised SAEX housing packages |
General housing and tenancy advice |
|---|---|
| International Student Services T: +61 3 8344 3841 E: arrival-services@unimelb.edu.au |
Student Housing Services T: +61 3 8344 6550 E: housing-info@unimelb.edu.au |
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