Australian Courses

Before you plan your budget: the rent guide below is the middle rent for the whole state. Rents change a lot inside one state. A city-centre apartment can cost twice as much as a room in an outer suburb. Use this to compare states. Do not use it to budget for one place. For a real figure, check the official rent data for your postcode: Rental bond data — Access Canberra.

Courses in Australian Capital Territory

1,108 courses from 42 schools, taught in 82 cities and suburbs.

$$$$$$$$$$Expensivemiddle rent about A$595 per week

More expensive than most of Australia. Most students share a house. Living alone is expensive. To save money, students often live further from the city.

Source: ABS — Latest insights into the rental market, April 2025. All housing types, private rental.

Cities and suburbs