Housing options
Here's what you can expect in the different styles of accommodation:
| Homestay |
- meals provided
- electricity, water & gas
consumption included
- live with local family,
couple or single person
- fully furnished
- own bedroom, shared
apartment kitchen, living
area & bathroom
- minimum 4 week stay
- book in advance
- $220 - $250 per week
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| Residential
colleges |
- meals provided
- electricity, water & gas consumption included
- pastoral care, library facilities, recreational
options, tutors may be arranged
- located in North Adelaide, within walking
distance of the city
- fully furnished
- own bedroom, usually with shared dining,
bathroom & recreation facilities
- most expensive option upfront, but fees include
most expenses
- book in advance
- $260 - $370 per week
|
| Student hostels |
- independent living, though supervision is
provided in some hostels
- usually self-catering, but some provide meals
- electricity, water & gas consumption included
- located mostly in suburbs rather than in the
city centre
- fully furnished
- own bedroom, shared kitchens, dining, bathrooms
& recreational facilities
- book in advance
- $130 - $210 per week
|
|
Student apartments |
- independent living
- negotiate sharing of household chores & expenses
with house-mates
- self-catering
- electricity, water & gas consumption usually
not included
- walking distance to campuses
- fully furnished
- own bedroom, shared apartment kitchen, living
area & bathroom
- book in advance
- $150 - $350 per week
|
| 'Private rental' |
- most independent living option
- self-catering
- electricity, water & gas consumption NOT included
- may be unfurnished or furnished
- whole property (house, apartment, etc.) or share-house
with own room
- negotiate sharing of household chores & expenses with
house-mates
- vacancies in UniSA Rental Database, real estate
agencies, newspaper & non-profit associations
- arranged in person, when in Adelaide
- $80 - $250 per week
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Note: The rentals per week are per person and may change. They are
intended only as a guide.
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