Based on 14 student reviews
Student Housing in Sydney.
14 exchange students told us where they lived in Sydney and what they paid. Median rent: $1,620 a month.
Where students actually live
Out of the 14 students who reviewed Sydney, here is how they split across housing types. Coliving or shared flat came out on top at 43%.
- Coliving or shared flat43%
6 students
- Student residence36%
5 students
- Private apartment14%
2 students
- Airbnb7%
1 students
What students really pay
Across 3 students who told us their rent, the middle figure in Sydney was $1,620 a month. The cheapest paid $1,080, the most expensive $2,052. These are amounts actually paid, not asking prices.
Converted to USD at the time each review was submitted.
The areas students chose
The neighbourhoods students named when we asked where they lived in Sydney:
- Coogee
- Coogee Beach
- Kensington
- Lidcombe
- Newtown
- On UNSW campus
Listed by how often students mentioned them, not by our opinion.
Student residences in Sydney
36% of students in Sydney stayed in a student residence, which makes it 2 among the options here. Residences usually cost more than a shared flat but come furnished, with bills included and no local guarantor to find. If you are arriving without a contact in Sydney, this is the least stressful way in.
Cheap student accommodation in Sydney
The cheapest rent reported in Sydney was $1,080 a month, against a median of $1,620. What separates the two is almost always the same three things: sharing a flat rather than renting alone, living one transport zone out from the centre, and signing for a full semester rather than month to month.
Erasmus housing in Sydney
Erasmus and exchange students in Sydney face the same problem: a lease that has to start and end with the semester, signed from another country, often without a local guarantor. That is why coliving or shared flat is the most common answer here rather than a standard rental. The 14 reviews below come from students who did exactly that.
When to start looking
Start looking as soon as your exchange is confirmed. The students who struggled in Sydney were, almost without exception, the ones who waited until they arrived.
Join the Sydney group before you search: rooms circulate there before they reach any listing site.
Questions about housing in Sydney
- How much does student housing cost in Sydney?
- The median rent reported by 3 students in Sydney is $1,620 a month, ranging from $1,080 to $2,052. These are figures students actually paid, collected through our reviews.
- Where do exchange students live in Sydney?
- The areas students named most often are Coogee, Coogee Beach, Kensington, Lidcombe, Newtown, On UNSW campus.
- What kind of housing do students choose in Sydney?
- Coliving or shared flat is the most common answer at 43%, out of 14 students who reviewed Sydney.
- When should I start looking for housing in Sydney?
- As soon as your exchange is confirmed. Rooms that suit a single semester are the first to go, and arriving without anything booked is the single most common regret in these reviews.
- Are there student residences in Sydney?
- Yes. 36% of the students who reviewed Sydney stayed in one. Residences come furnished with bills included, which avoids the local-guarantor problem most exchange students hit.
- How can I find cheap student accommodation in Sydney?
- Share rather than rent alone, look one transport zone out from the centre, and commit to a full semester. The students at the bottom of the range in Sydney did all three.
Where these numbers come from
14 exchange students who lived in Sydney filled in our review form after their semester. Every figure on this page is computed from their answers. Nothing here is an estimate.
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