Choosing a Student Room in Adelaide Around Your Campus
What does a student room in Adelaide cost each week?
Rent takes the largest share of a student budget in Adelaide. This tab shows where prices start on this page and which South Australian rules cap bonds and rent rises.
Where does weekly rent start here?
From around A$290 a week. That is the lowest starting rent among the Adelaide properties on this page, which all sit inside the city centre. Room type and contract length move the figure, so open a property to see the rent for your room.
Are bills included in Adelaide rents?
Not always. The city properties on this page do not state it on their pages, so ask before you book. Find out if power, water and internet sit inside the weekly rent, then add anything left out to your budget.
Studio or shared apartment: which costs less?
A room in a shared apartment, in most buildings. Flatmates split one kitchen and lounge, while a studio gives you a private kitchen and bathroom at a higher rent. Filter this page for shared apartments in Adelaide or Adelaide studios.
How does a rental bond work here?
A bond on a private rental is capped at four weeks' rent in most cases. Your landlord must lodge it with Consumer and Business Services, the state regulator, and cannot simply keep it. Only two weeks' rent in advance can be asked on top.
Rent can rise once in 12 months
South Australian landlords can raise the rent on a private rental only once in any 12 month period, and must give at least 60 days' written notice. Rent bidding is banned too, so the advert must show a fixed rent, not a range.
Free trams inside the city centre
Trams cost nothing between the South Terrace stop, the Entertainment Centre, Festival Plaza and the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide Metro says. A room inside that zone can cut your weekly travel bill. Past South Terrace towards Glenelg, a normal fare applies.
What is on the doorstep of a city centre room?
The properties on this page sit inside Adelaide's CBD grid. Here is what each side of the centre puts within walking distance.
Which CBD streets have student rooms?
Waymouth, Bank and Gray streets in the west, plus Synagogue Place in the East End. Each one sits inside the city grid, so city campuses, Rundle Mall and Adelaide railway station are a walk or a short tram ride away.
Does Adelaide run a free city bus?
Yes. Adelaide Metro's free City Connector runs two loops. Routes 98A and 98C circle the city and North Adelaide every day, and 99A and 99C cover the inner city on weekdays. Stops include Festival Plaza, Adelaide Oval and the Botanic Gardens.
Food shopping at the Central Market
Adelaide Central Market and Chinatown sell fresh fruit, vegetables and meat, with food courts, low cost restaurants and Asian supermarkets alongside, Adelaide University notes. The free City Connector bus stops at the market, so a weekly shop needs no car and no fare.
TAFE SA on Currie Street
The TAFE SA Adelaide City Campus is at 120 Currie Street, on the western side of the grid and a few blocks from Waymouth and Gray streets. Our TAFE SA Adelaide accommodation page groups the rooms that suit its students.
Torrens University on Wakefield Street
Torrens teaches from 88 Wakefield Street, about five minutes on foot from Victoria Square, with a bus stop outside the door. That puts every CBD property here within walking distance. See Torrens University accommodation for rooms that suit its students.
Choosing between city and suburban rooms
Choose the centre if your classes are at a city campus, TAFE SA or Torrens. Trains to Flinders and Mawson Lakes leave from Adelaide railway station on North Terrace, so a CBD room still works for students who travel out some days.
What housing does the merged Adelaide University offer?
The University of Adelaide and UniSA now teach as one institution, Adelaide University. Its own residences and partner list sit alongside the private properties on this page.
What happened to UniSA and Adelaide Uni?
They merged into Adelaide University. It teaches at Adelaide City, Magill, Mawson Lakes, Waite and Roseworthy, plus regional campuses. Find out which campus hosts your course before you choose a room, because Magill and Mawson Lakes sit well outside the CBD.
Adelaide University Village near Chinatown
The university runs the Village itself, with four bedroom apartments and five bedroom townhouses a short walk from Chinatown. A shuttle links it to the city campuses, and students bound for Magill, Mawson Lakes or Waite change at the bus interchange.
Mattanya and the North Adelaide colleges
Mattanya is a group of four university owned houses in North Adelaide, about fifteen minutes on foot from the city campuses. St Ann's, St Mark's, Aquinas and Lincoln colleges are also in North Adelaide and suit students who want catered living.
Does Adelaide University have private partners?
Yes. It names Scape and Yugo as its preferred partner providers. Two Scape properties from that list are on this page: Scape Waymouth and Scape Adelaide Central on Bank Street, both in the western half of the CBD grid.
How long should you book temporary housing?
At least 28 days, Adelaide University advises. It says finding a private rental can take two to four weeks after you land. A student room booked from home skips that search, so you arrive with an address and no hotel bill.
Private rooms for Adelaide University students
University of Adelaide student accommodation on our site groups the private properties that suit Adelaide University students. They sit inside the CBD grid, so they also work for classes at the former UniSA buildings on North Terrace.
Does a CBD room work for a suburban campus?
Flinders is in the southern suburbs and Mawson Lakes in the north. Both connect to the CBD by train, which shapes where you rent.
Where is Flinders University?
At Bedford Park in the southern suburbs. The Flinders train line is the fastest way there from the CBD, a 22 minute trip direct to Flinders station, the university says. Free campus buses carry you from the station on weekdays.
Does Flinders have housing on campus?
Yes, two options. University Hall is catered and collegiate in style, while Deirdre Jordan Village has self contained units. Pick one of these for a short walk to lectures at Bedford Park, or a city room if you prefer the CBD.
Flinders in the city at Festival Tower
Flinders also teaches at its city campus in Festival Tower, beside Adelaide railway station. Students with classes there can live in the CBD and still ride south to Bedford Park. See Flinders University accommodation for rooms that suit both.
How do you reach Mawson Lakes by train?
On the Gawler line. Mawson Interchange is a stop between Adelaide railway station and Gawler, so a CBD room works for students at the Mawson Lakes campus. Trains leave from North Terrace, inside the free tram zone.
Rooms for Mawson Lakes students
The properties on this page are all in the city centre, not in Mawson Lakes itself. Students at that campus can live centrally and travel out by train. University of South Australia accommodation shows the city rooms that fit that route.
Do students get cheaper fares in Adelaide?
Yes. Full time, on site students at approved institutions pay a concession fare on Adelaide Metro buses, trains and trams. Carry your student ID card whenever you travel on a concession ticket, as an officer can ask to see it.
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