When going down under, it would be wise to rent a place, especially if you will be staying for a long period of time. There are many ways to find rental places in Australia. If you are one of the many individuals wanting to study in Oz, there is an option to rent near Australian universities. In the following article of Alice Bradley, it highlighted some insight about renting nearby universities.
Cheapest suburbs to rent near Australian universities
Being a uni student and working to pay rent isn't easy. Between the stresses of getting your papers in on time and rushing to attend lectures, you've also got to squeeze in as many hours of casual or part-time work as you can in order to pay the bills. This means - for a lot of university students - affordability is the number one non-negotiable when searching for a rental property.
Knowing where to find affordable suburbs is the hard part, especially if you're new to town or transferring from interstate. Universities can have vast catchment zones of surrounding suburbs, ranging from the lower to higher end of the rental market. Source...
In order to make your search quite easy and fitting within the budget, preparations should be made. Given that you are not familiar of the area asking around would be the simplest thing you can do. However, there are some disadvantages on that, hence you should try some rental search tips as advised by Sarah Stokely:
10 tips for finding rental accommodation easily
Do some research ahead of time to get an idea of what's available in the market. Do this a week or two in advance if you can, to give yourself an idea of whether the rent you're budgetting for will really get you what you want.
Spend some time working out what you want to look for. Have a good idea of what features are a *must have* for you, and what are just *nice to haves*. Source...
Now staying in an affordable rental accommodation while studying is the least of your worry. There are more important things you may want to check, beyond the budget you should also consider the convenience and distance of the area.
