Search For Accommodation:

Accommodation is always a problem for student what ever country he goes to. It’s not easy to get a house on rent without any credit history, that’s the case with Australia too. Students struggle in finding accommodation no matter its close or far from their university.

If you have not arranged any accommodation then it’s the best time to start searching for a good place to live. Your contacts in Australia will play an important role. Ask your friends to search for some shared accommodation. If you don’t have any friends then look for people from your country and religion, they will be very helpful in this case.

Students usually prefer accommodation that is close to university. In this way they save the transportation cost and can easily go to their university at any time. Labs and Libraries of most universities are open 24 hours, so you can use internet facility at any time. Also it is easy when you have got various group discussions going on in university.

If you are a Muslim then the best option is to go to a mosque and meet people there. You can easily make many friends in just a small fraction of time. I have seen many people in getting accommodation through mosques. Also you will find some notices there about availability of accommodation, so respond to the notice as soon as possible.

Still can’t find any place then an other approach is to contact International student department of your university. They may not find an accommodation for you but will try to tell you methods in finding one soon. They may provide you contact information of senior students. Some universities arrange a session especially for providing some services and guide lines to international students in finding accommodation that can be helpful.

Some students start living with a family; they get a separate room and share the kitchen and bathroom. Even though they have got an accommodation but most of them are not happy.

Also there are numerous real-estates sites in Australia and you can search for shared accommodation there. Temporary accommodation is not at all a problem, you can even use university arranged accommodation but is some how expensive. Most of students support new comers and provide temporary accommodation for a week or two weeks.