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Shared Accommodation Makes It Easy Living In The World’s Most Liveable City

By Vic Hurlstorm | June 30, 2010

Saving money on accommodation plays a fundamental role in most people’s efforts to cut down on their cost of living and is often not easy with spiralling property costs, interest rate hikes and a thoroughly beaten and battered world economy still reeling from the global economic meltdown. Australians are also having to engage in some strenuous belt tightening and in this article we’ll look at shared accommodation in Melbourne as a sure fire cost cutting ace in the hole.

Like most large cities the world over rental properties are getting fairly scarce that’s why you need to consider Share accommodation in Melbourne. This doesn’t mean that rentals are impossible to find though and single rooms in subject to shared accommodation agreements are still fairly plentiful

A single day spent in Melbourne is enough to validate this title and the shared accommodation opportunities in the city make this experience accessible to many students, businessmen and young couples who stream to the city to work, study and play.

Much like all large Australian cities Melbourne features a well developed and efficient public and road transport system so getting around in the city is not much of an issue which is good news for those wanting to rent away from the city core.

Most shared accommodation options in Melbourne come courtesy of units or houses with rooms to let. These are more often than not either not furnished or only partially furnished and one should expect to supply at least some of your own furnishings. Many units will have a washing machine, fridge and most will have at least one wardrobe per room.

Rental amounts in Melbourne differ quite a bit according to area and facilities offered with some rentals as low as $85 per week up to mid $200′s with the average at about $150 – $180 per week. Of course there will be cases where this may be quite a bit higher or even lower and these figures should only serve as a guideline.

As is the norm in most large coastal cities the rental amounts tend to soar around the seafront areas and get progressively cheaper as you get further away from the city centre. The cheapest areas in Melbourne tend to be Werribee, Seddon, Altona, Point Cook, Wyndhamvale and Hoppers Crossing.

As is the case in most big cities, rentals become more affordable as you move away from the city centre. The most affordable areas in Melbourne tend to include Seddon, Point Cook, Hoppers Crossing, Werribee and Wyndhamvale. Suburbs such as South Yarra, Toorak, Surrey Hills and Albert Park tend to be extremely expensive and are best avoided if the budget is tight.

Share accommodation in Melbourne is a great way to enjoy this exciting and vibrant city whether you are a student, long term visitor or young couple. There are several excellent online resources that concentrated on hooking up those with rooms or homes to let with folks looking to share living costs. So if you are in the market for a shared accommod ation solution, local business directories and newspapers will carry listings of relevant opportunities as will real estate agents.

 

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