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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...

What it costs to rent a room around Australia

If you live in Sydney and you’re blissfully unaware of how much rent you pay compared to other cities, feel free to click back now—unless you’re looking for a solid reason to move cities. Sydney...

How much could you save by swapping a one-bed flat for a flatmate?

It may seem obvious that sharing a place would be cheaper than renting a one-bed apartment. But, how much cheaper would it be?    Data from realestate.com.au and Flatmates.com.au has revealed th...

Perth Rent Map

Looking for a new place? Finding something near convenient transport can be a one of the pains of searching for a new place. To help you out, we’ve paired average room prices with their respectiv...

Cheapest Sydney suburbs to rent a room within 5km of the CBD

Renting in Sydney is pretty damn expensive, and there doesn’t appear to be any signs of relief for those of us currently shelling out a small fortune each week. While many have turned to sharing...