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 Flatmates.com.au, which has revealed Melbourne’s least competitive suburbs within 10km of the CBD.

Caulfield North was the best bet for an easy room according to the data, with just four people looking per room listed in the previous three months.

Travancore—the closest suburb on the list to the CBD—and Maidstone rounded out the top three with people to room ratios of 5:1 each.

The demand in suburbs on the list was a far cry from the most competitive which saw Fitzroy experience a staggering 80 people looking per room listed.

Chief executive officer of Flatmates.com.au, Thomas Clement, said he hoped the data would help those looking for a home by highlighting suburbs often overlooked by sharers.

“A good majority of sharers tend to seek out rooms in highly competitive suburbs such as Fitzroy, Carlton or East Melbourne, however, this data shows you don’t have to venture too much further to see a significant drop in competition.”

“These suburbs are not just less competitive, but they can also be more affordable. For example a room Travancore has an average weekly room rent of $74 per week less than Fitzroy.”

Flatmates.com.au achieved the ratios by comparing the number of rooms listed with the number of people listings on the site during the past three months.

Rank	Suburb	Post Code	Number of people looking per room listed	Distance to city
1	Caulfield North	3161	4:1	8.6
2	Travancore	3032	5:1	4.9
2	Maidstone	3012	5:1	9.3
4	Alphington	3078	6:1	7.2
4	Pascoe Vale South	3044	6:1	8.3
4	Maribyrnong	3032	6:1	8.6
4	Pascoe Vale	3044	6:1	9.9
8	West Footscray	3012	8:1	9.5
9	Ascot Vale	3032	9:1	5.9
9	Saint Kilda East	3183	9:1	6.4