Welcome to Flatmates.com.au
Flatmates.com.au is Australia’s No.1 share accommodation website. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Flatmates.com.au allows people to list their spare rooms, find accommodation or team up with others to start a share house.
Every 70 seconds someone gets a flatmate with us.
Australia’s biggest share accommodation website
(Independently measured by Hitwise)
Genuine Listings - Our team constantly moderates listings to ensure they are genuine, up-to-date and still available.
Your data is secure - We hate spam and will never share your details with other members or companies. Any contact from us will only relate to your search.
Australian business- Flatmates.com.au is based in Melbourne, Australia.
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Our History
1990
A service called Flatmate Selection started operating in Perth WA
1998
Flatmate.com.au launched by Flatmate Selection
2000
Flatmates.com.au launched in Melbourne VIC
2007
Student Services Australia purchases Flatmates.com.au and continues to grow and improve the site.
2008
Flatmate.com.au is acquired and amalgamated into a single website.
2011
Flatmates.com.au offers a special service to allow victims of the Brisbane Floods to find free accommodation being offered by members of the community.
2012
December: Thomas a former manager of the largest share site in Europe and North America joins the team.
2013
May: Flatmates.com.au is relaunched
October: Flatmates.com.au becomes the largest specialised share accommodation website.
2014
March: Flatmates.com.au splits from Student Services Australia
October: Flatmates.com.au become the largest share accommodation website in Australia
December: CasaStudent.com, a student specific accommodation portal is launched in conjunction with StudentVIP.com.au
2015
January: Flatmates.com.au hits 2 million visits in a month for the first time.
2016
January: Flatmates.com.au hits 2.8 million visits, 14 million searches and 490,000 searches in the month.
Feb: Our market share passes 60%, more than twice the next biggest website.
April: Flatmates.com.au launches an all new website with improved functionality, speed and usability.
May: Flatmates.com.au joined the REA Group.