Housing in Australia 🌏🏠

Finding where to live in Australia has become a challenge for many students, especially if they are newcomers and still need the necessary documentation to rent a place in their name or if they don't know how to apply and where to look.

At BWonder, we have collected as much information as possible so that you can review the different housing options available for international students and choose the one that best suits your budget and circumstances.

However, before getting into the matter, keep these recommendations in mind to find housing in Australia:

🔎 Investigate in detail: Check the areas that interest you and the facilities that surround you, such as access to public transport, supermarkets, travel distances for your work or school

🚶 Visit the place: Photos are not enough. During the visit, you will be able to realize the noise internally or externally, the dimensions, the state and the cleanliness of the place.

🗣️Talk to your roommates: consider if your lifestyle fits well with theirs (parties, cleaning, smoking, schedules, etc.) If you're considering moving to a shared house, talk to all house roommates (not just one).

💰 Budget: have a budget; don't commit if you're unsure you can meet the rent. You do not need another stress in your life; having the peace of mind to make ends meet is very important. The rent is not your only expense, so add in addition to the rent, the bond, food, services, clothing and entertainment.

📝 Understand what you'll sign: read what you commit to so you won't regret it later. Review the home condition report, and take notes and photos about the property's condition, such as pre-existing marks on the walls or stained carpets. If you decide to move, review the procedure, and ask EVERYTHING before signing and paying.

⚠️Beware of Scams: Rental scams are becoming more common, targeting international students.

• Only pay something in advance after having visited the place.

• Check the photos they send you, look up the property's address on Google Maps and look at the street view.

• Compare the images when inspecting it.

• Don't believe when the landlord creates a sense of urgency, saying the property will only be available briefly.

• Do not give out your personal data, such as bank and credit card numbers, TFN and driving license data, access to My GOV, or any data used for identity and credit card fraud.

• Trust your sixth sense: If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

💁‍♀️To learn more about your state or territory tenant rights agency:

• ACT – Tenants’ Advice Service

• NSW – NSW Fair Trading and Tenants Advice & Advocacy Services NSW

• NT – Tenants Advice Service and Consumer Affairs Northern Territory

• QLD – Tenants Queensland and Residential Tenancies Authority

• SA – Consumer and Business Services (CBS) and RentRightSA

• TAS – The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania and Consumer Affairs and Trading

• VIC – Consumer Affairs Victoria

• WA – WA Department of Commerce and Tenancy WA

💻Finally, if you are a scam victim, please report it to Scamwatch to help alert and protect others.

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Student Accommodations

• YSUITES (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra)

• YUGO (Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne)

• Unilodge (Australia)

• Dwell (Melbourne, Adelaide)

• Scape (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide)

• Capital Student Stays (Adelaide)

• The Switch (Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne)

Rent a Room

• Flatmates

• Gumtree

• Rooms for rent Adelaide (Solo Adelaide)

• Flatmate Finders

• Roomster (Solo Melbourne)

• Homestay

• OzFlatmates

Facebook's Groups

• Rooms for rent Adelaide

• Adelaide – House share

• Adelaide Accommodation

• Adelaide SA Accommodation

• Melbourne Rooms

• Melbourne Rent

• Room for rent Melbourne

• Rooms for rent in Perth

• Sydney Rooms for rent

• Gold Coast Rent

• Brisbane Furnished Rooms

• Aptos and Rooms for Rent Sydney

• Sydney Rooms

• Sydney rent

• Sydney Share

Short Term (Te dará tiempo de hacer inspections, y así conseguir un lugar donde vivir, que se ajuste a presupuesto y requerimientos o condiciones.)

• Airbnb

• Bookings

• Wot IF

Hostels (Mas economico, pero en la mayoría de casos debes compartir la habitación e instalaciones con más personas)

• YHA (Australia)

• Wake Up (Sydney, Bondi Beach, Byron Bay)

• Original Backpackers (Sydney)

• Big Hostel (Sydney)

• Gilligan’s (Perth)

• Tequila Sunrise (Adelaide, Surfers Paradise)

• Nomads (Sydney, Brisbane, Byron Bay)

• Victoria Hotel (Melbourne)

• Landing Pads (Melbourne)

• Europa Melbourne

• Flinders Backpackers (Melbourne)

• The Pickled Frog (Tasmania)

• The Cozy Motel (Darwin)

• Youth Shack (Darwin)

• The Village (Canberra)