Indian Community in Australia

How to find accommodation in Australia:

Finding accommodation in Australia is easier than in India. I am sharing some tips which will help you to find accommodation in Australia. In India, you need to pay commission to the agent to find an accommodation while in Australia you can find accommodation online and don’t need to pay anything to agent. Agent gets commission from the owner. Usually 5% of total rent plus GST.

New Migrant:

It is best idea to find and book an accommodation before coming to Australia. This way you will have place to live and don’t have to live in hotel. You can check Indians Facebook page where people usually advertise if they have spare room available. It is good idea to share house with someone so you don’t have to pay all rent and can save money. Rent is the biggest expense in Australia. Average rent in Sydney is approx. $450 per week for 2 BR apartment. For all living costs in Australia check out this blog.

– Find an accommodation before you come to Australia
– Check out community Facebook Page
– Ask your university to arrange accommodation for you (expensive)
– Find temporary accommodation on Airbnb
– Make sure don’t pay too much money in advance if you find place from Facebook. You never know if this is genuine or not.

Once you are in Australia and you are student you can make some friends and rent house or unit and share.

– Look on University notice board
– Look on Gumtree or real estate

When you rent in Australia through real estate agent they usually ask you to pay 4 weeks rent as bond and 2 weeks rent in advance. Make sure everything in writing if you are going to live with friends in shared accommodation.

what happen after you rent a place throught Agent:

Agent provides you property inspection report with house keys and you must return property inspection report within 14 days of the contract signed.

Recently my friend had issue with real estate agent even it was not his fault agents deducted $600 from bond. Check story of My friend.

You must make sure you fill property inspection report properly so won’t have much issue at the end of tenancy.