r/melbourne • u/unicornfartinspace • 2h ago

Real estate/Renting 18F, looking for advice about finding a rental in melbs

i've already posted this in the unimelb subreddit, but wanted to put it out here too :)

hi! i plan to study at the university of melbourne next year, and have been looking around at sharehouses at websites online (mostly fairy floss + flatmates.com) to get a feel for the climate and have found a pretty steep majority of sharehouses in around the inner suburbs area ask for people in about their mid-20s and above.

i come from a lower-socio economic region of regional victoria, so could possibly qualify for a naarm scholarship that could assist me in getting into a residential college, but even then i don't really like my chances, especially as i'll probably have little/no financial support from my parents and will likely rely on part time work.

would defintely prefer a sharehouse lol to alleviate some rent expenses lol :,-)

just asking for any advice from people who may have been in the same boat, especially recently, as a 18 year old turning 19 student looking for a sharehouse in around inner-north melbourne or atleast somewhat close-ish to the parkville campus

any advice helps!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks :)

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u/alsotheabyss 1h ago

Tbh I’d be shocked if there were any student budget friendly properties remaining in that area. The 20s requirement is probably less of a function of not wanting students, and more of a function of wanting a housemate with a stable income.

I’d be looking on the metro line in the inner west. Parkville is in very easy reach from Sunshine etc

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u/dker12 1h ago

Probably will struggle to find anywhere close that's affordable. New metro route goes right to Parkville so I'd try and look somewhere out Inner West that's near a station. Should be much more affordable.

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u/Esurientes 52m ago

Some of the residential colleges offer quite generous scholarships to those from regional and low socio-economic areas and the shortfall can be made up with work in the college and government assistance. But applications close in a few weeks, so best to apply ASAP. The Naarm Scholarship application closed several months ago, though, I thought?
https://www.colleges.unimelb.edu.au/apply-now.html

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u/Speedbird844 27m ago

With the Metro Tunnel and Parkville station, you don't need to live in the inner suburbs. Just live close to the Sunbury/Cranbourne/Pakenham lines and you'll be fine, far more options this way (and even more if you own a car, and can do earlybird free trains - train station car parks fill up at 7am)