QUT Accommodation

QUT Student Accommodation

Residential Colleges or similar purpose-built residences for students, normally provide a single bedroom with study desk, wardrobe, shared bathrooms and a shared common room. Some colleges provide meals, students with special dietary requirements need to enquire whether the college can cater for their dietary requirements. Some college residences provide kitchen facilities for students to cook their own meals. Residential Colleges encourage residents to become part of the college community. QUT students can apply for a place in a residential college at University of Qld, or Griffith University. The costs of Residential College accommodation start from $290.00 per week. Waiting lists can be very long, particularly at the beginning of the academic year.

Campus Living Villagesmanages a student accommodation near Kelvin Grove campus. This accommodation is a six-storey, 450-bed complex at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village. The Campus Living Village caters for a range of student needs from one-bedroom units with their own kitchen, lounge and bathroom, through to shared apartments with up to five lockable bedrooms surrounding a common kitchen, lounge area and bathrooms. All apartments are fully furnished and have been designed with students in mind. Prices start from $220.00 per week, per room in a 5 or 6 persons shared apartment. Additional fees may apply. For more information visit: www.clv-kelvingrove.com.au 

Student Lodges and Hostels are similar to residential colleges, but are not located on or necessarily near the grounds of a university. An estblished weekly/fortnightly/semester fee is charged for either a single room or twin share (two people per room). Smaller hostels may have only nine (9) people in one house, with larger hostels accommodating more than thirty (30) people in one building. Some hostels cater for female or male students only, while others offer a mixed-living environment. All places have a communal bathroom, kitchen, dining room, and living. It is common for meals to be provided, but there are facilities available where you can do your own cooking. Prices for hostels that provide meals start from $200.00 per week and become cheaper for lengthier periods of stay.  You may wish to visit the following sites:

• Raymont Lodge$285 per week / $11696.50 per year for 41 weeks of Accommodation which includes 3 meals/day
• Southbank Campus Accommodation– Offers affordable student accommodation at Southbank starting at $150 per week for shared room accommodation (two per room).
• Unilodge Brisbane provides modern, safe student accommodation in the heart of Brisbane CBD starting at $250 per week.
• Urbanest Southbankprovides student living made better in South Bank. All inclusive rents from $170, share apartments & studios, within easy reach of QUT, 24/7 reception & security and reliable broadband internet.

Strengths

• Opportunity to meet other young people engaged in tertiary study
• Minimum tasks to undertake- increased study time

Concerns

• Overcrowding - high noise levels
• Limitation to freedom – rules imposed
• Generally more expensive

If your accommodation is not close to the QUT campus that you will be attending, or if you share with students from other universities, you may wish to take into account such factors as accessibility, travelling time and cost, and noise levels attributed to exam timetable differences between universities.

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