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Sydney’s cheapest train stations to rent a room near

Living close to a train station in Sydney can be a welcomed convenience, particularly if you don’t have a car—but like everything else in the harbour city it can also be super expensive. In fact...

Sydney Rent Map: What it costs to rent near a Sydney train station

Finding a cheap rental in Sydney’s heated market can be a tough ask—particularly if you need to be close to public transport. Sydney rent map, find average room prices near stations Thankfully,...

Brisbane Rent Map: What it costs to rent near a station in Brisbane

Living in Brisbane without your own set of wheels can make getting about pretty tough. You either have to rely on that one friend who has a car or live as close to public transport as you can—bo...

Melbourne Rent Map: What it costs to rent a near a Melbourne station

If you don’t have a car in Melbourne, living within walking distance of transport can be pretty crucial. But how much would it cost to rent a room close to a train station? Thankfully, the team ...

Most affordable Sydney suburbs to rent a room within 10km

Newly released data from SGS Economics and Planning (Rental Affordability Index), has confirmed Sydney’s rental market is well and truly cooked with affordability in the harbour city at a record lo...

Least competitive share accommodation suburbs within 10km of Brisbane City

Flatmates.com.au have released a handy list of the least competitive share accomodation suburbs in Brisbane—making the search for a room close to the city a little easier. Carina Heights and Mou...

Least competitive share accomodation suburbs within 10km of Melbourne city

With Melbourne home to some of Australia’s most in-demand share accommodation suburbs, it’s not surprising that scoring a room can be tough. But not all is lost according to recent data from Fla...

Least competitive share accommodation suburbs within 10km of Sydney's CBD

Finding a place to call home in Sydney’s competitive realestate market can be a challenge—even when it comes to shared places. But, there is still hope according to data from Flatmates.com.au, w...

Brisbane’s most competitive share accommodation suburbs

Found it hard to score a room in Brisbane recently? You probably weren’t alone if these suburbs were on your list. According to new data from Flatmates.com.au landing a room in some Brisbane sub...

Melbourne’s most competitive share accommodation suburbs in 2017

Struggling to score a room in Melbourne’s inner city? You’re probably not alone. Demand for rooms in many inner city suburbs over the past three months has been high according to new data from F...

Sydney’s most competitive share accommodation suburbs in 2017

If you’ve struggled to find a room in Sydney over the past three months, you might not be alone. Data from Flatmates.com.au has revealed the most competitive share accommodation suburbs over the ...

What does a flatmate look like in 2017?

The face of shared living is not what you would think, according to an analysis by Flatmates.com.au, which found those traditionally linked to sharing– namely students and travellers— are now in th...