Match with students who actually fit your lifestyle — sleep schedule, study habits, social vibe and budget. No more Facebook lottery.
🤠 Cob
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Semester 1 2026 intake — 6 weeks away
Adelaide's rental market tightens sharply at semester start. International students arriving for February intake should start their search early — affordable rooms near UniSA and Adelaide Uni fill quickly. Start your profile →
How it works
Three steps to your housemate.
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Build your profile
Upload a photo, set your lifestyle preferences, budget, and accommodation type. The more detail, the better your matches.
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Get matched
Our algorithm scores compatibility across lifestyle, accommodation type, location, budget and cultural factors.
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Connect safely
Message matches inside UniRenter only. Phone-verified profiles. No personal details shared until you choose.
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Your profile
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Takes about 3 minutes. The more honest you are, the better your matches.
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Your profile
A photo and basic details — profiles with photos get 3× more connections.
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Profile photo
Use a clear, friendly photo of your face. This builds trust with potential housemates. Your photo is only visible to other verified members.
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A room in a share house
A housemate for my place
Someone to find a place with
Religious / cultural household preferences
Optional · used for matching only · private by default
Select any that are important to you — these help find genuinely compatible housemates without asking about personal beliefs.
🥩 Halal kitchen
🌿 Vegetarian household
🍺 No alcohol in house
🕌 Prayer space important
🤝 Same gender household
🐷 No pork products
🕯️ Observe religious holidays
🔒 Religious preferences are private by default — used only for matching, never shown publicly unless you choose.
Your student status
Helps us personalise your experience. Future students welcome — no student ID required to get started.
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Future student
Accepted or applying — heading to Adelaide soon
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Current student
Enrolled and studying in Adelaide now
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Graduate / Alumni
Finished studying, still need Adelaide accommodation
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Community member
Not currently a student — working holiday, young professional, or related community
Future student details
💡 No student ID yet? Verify with an offer letter later. Your profile goes live right away.
Current student details
✅ A verified uni email earns you a Verified Student badge and increases your match rate.
Graduate details
👋 Graduates and alumni are welcome — matched with others in a similar life stage.
Tell us a bit more
Working holiday visa
Young professional
Considering studying here
Family / partner of student
Other
🌏 UniRenter is primarily for students and graduates — other young people in Adelaide's communities are welcome too.
Accommodation preferences
What type of living situation are you looking for? Select all that you'd consider.
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Private room
Own room, shared kitchen & bathroom
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Whole house share
Share a full house with housemates
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Share apartment
Share a flat or apartment unit
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Studio / self-contained
Own private studio or granny flat
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Shared room
Sharing a room — budget option
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Student residence
Purpose-built student accommodation
👩 Women only
👨 Men only
🤝 Mixed gender — no preference
🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly important
Just 1 other person
2–3 housemates
4–5 housemates
No strong preference
📋 Fixed-term (6–12 months)
📅 Month-to-month / periodic
🔄 Open to broken lease / sublet
🏠 I have a place already
🛋️ Fully furnished preferred
📦 Unfurnished — I have my own
Either is fine
Your lifestyle
The most important matching step — be honest, no wrong answers. We've kept this tight so it's fast to fill in.
When and how you use the home at night
🌅 Early bird — bed by 10pm, up early
🌤️ Usually in by midnight
🌙 Night owl — awake late, home quietly
😴 Irregular — shifts / varies a lot
🔄 Flexible — depends on the week
🎉 Party animal — regular late nights, people over often
🥂 Social house — gatherings occasionally, nothing too wild
🛋️ Chilled — friends over sometimes, quiet mostly
🏠 Homebody — quiet, private, home a lot
🚀 Out a lot — rarely home, come and go
Select all that apply
👨👩👧 Family visits regularly
💑 Partner stays over regularly
👋 Friends over occasionally
🔔 Guests fine — just give notice
🚪 Prefer no overnight guests
📚 Study at home — need genuine quiet
🏫 Go out to study (library / café)
🎧 Background noise fine when studying
💻 Work from home some days
✨ Very tidy — clean as you go
🙂 Pretty neat overall
😐 Average — some mess is fine
😌 Pretty relaxed about it
🍳 Cook most nights — clean as I go
🥗 Cook occasionally
🥡 Mostly takeaway / meal prep
❄️ Keep it cool — AC on when needed
🪟 Open windows person
💡 Mindful of power bills
🚭 Non-smoker / non-vaper
🚬 Smoke or vape — outside only
🏠 Strictly smoke-free household
🐾 Have / want a pet
🚫 No pets please
🤧 Allergic to cats or dogs
🐾 SA pet law: Under the Residential Tenancies Act 1995, landlords cannot unreasonably refuse a pet. See our Pets & Rentals guide →
Helps Cob match you with housemates you'll actually be comfortable living with
🇦🇺 English only
🤝 Mix is fine
🌍 Happy with any language
Select all that apply
🇦🇺 English
🇨🇳 Mandarin
🇮🇳 Hindi
🇳🇵 Nepali
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
🇧🇩 Bengali
🇮🇩 Indonesian
🇵🇭 Filipino
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇱🇰 Sinhala / Tamil
🇵🇰 Urdu
🇧🇷 Portuguese
🇹🇭 Thai
🇰🇷 Korean
🇭🇰 Cantonese
🇯🇵 Japanese
🇸🇦 Arabic
🇫🇷 French
➕ Other
Where in Adelaide?
Select all areas you'd consider — more flexibility means more matches.
CBD
North Adelaide
Prospect
Fitzroy (SA)
Bowden
Brompton
Hackney (UniSA City)
College Park
Kensington (SA)
Wayville
Netherby
Unley
Bedford Park (Flinders)
Glenelg
Mitcham
Norwood
Magill
Payneham
🚶 20 min walk
🚌 30 min PT
🚇 45 min PT
🚆 Up to 60 min
Flexible
Budget & final details
Adelaide rent is among Australia's most affordable — realistic budgets get better matches.
$150$600
$300/wk
ASAP
Within 1 month
1–3 months
Just exploring
🚬 No smoking indoors
🐾 Pet-free home
🍺 No alcohol in house
🤝 Same gender preferred
📵 No couples
🌿 Vegetarian/vegan household
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Free housing assistance
We work with a verified local student housing specialist who can help match you with suitable properties based on your preferences.
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What students are saying 🤠
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"Found my housemate in 4 days — honestly didn't think it'd be that easy. Cob nudged me to widen my suburbs and it paid off."
Priya R. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Moving from India with no idea where to start. UniRenter sorted my accommodation before I even landed. The legal info was really helpful."
Rahul K. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Stuck in a dodgy share house situation — the lease transfer guide told me my rights. Saved me a lot of stress and money."
Jake S. · Flinders · Adelaide
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"Cob is genuinely useful — not just a chatbot. Told me what budget was realistic for College Park before I locked anything in."
Anika M. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Other sites just list properties. This one helped me understand what to check before signing. Wish I'd found it sooner."
Tom O. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Free, fast, and actually matched me with someone compatible. My new housemate is now one of my closest friends in Adelaide."
Sara C. · Torrens · Adelaide
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"Found my housemate in 4 days — honestly didn't think it'd be that easy. Cob nudged me to widen my suburbs and it paid off."
Priya R. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Moving from India with no idea where to start. UniRenter sorted my accommodation before I even landed. The legal info was really helpful."
Rahul K. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Stuck in a dodgy share house situation — the lease transfer guide told me my rights. Saved me a lot of stress and money."
Jake S. · Flinders · Adelaide
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"Cob is genuinely useful — not just a chatbot. Told me what budget was realistic for College Park before I locked anything in."
Anika M. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Other sites just list properties. This one helped me understand what to check before signing. Wish I'd found it sooner."
Tom O. · UniSA · Adelaide
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"Free, fast, and actually matched me with someone compatible. My new housemate is now one of my closest friends in Adelaide."
Sara C. · Torrens · Adelaide
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💬 Matches (3)
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Priya R. 🇮🇳
Hey! Would love to connect 😊
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Jake S. 🇦🇺
Are you near College Park?
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Anika M. 🇸🇬
I cook a lot, hope that's ok!
Priya R. 🇮🇳
96% match · UniSA · College Park
Hey! I saw we matched on UniRenter 😊 I'm looking for a place in College Park from Feb — are you still looking too? 🏠
Priya · 2:14pm
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Hi Priya! Yes still looking 🙌 College Park would be perfect, I'm at UniSA too. What's your budget roughly?
You · 2:18pm · ✓✓
Around $300-330/wk ideally 🤞 I'm pretty tidy and an early bird — I saw you are too which is great! Are you okay with a halal kitchen?
Priya · 2:21pm
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🚩 Before you share details or arrange a meetup
Take 60 seconds to check these red flags. Trust your instincts — if something feels wrong, it probably is.
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Asked for payment before inspection
Legitimate landlords and tenants never ask for bond or rent before you have physically inspected the property. Any pressure to pay first is a scam.
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Refuses a video call or in-person meeting
If someone won't do a video call to show you the property or meet you in person, assume the listing is fake. Real people have nothing to hide.
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Rent seems significantly below market rate
If a North Adelaide 2BR is listed at $100/wk, it's bait. Research what comparable rooms actually cost — if it seems too good to be true, it is.
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Creating urgency — "3 other people want it"
Scammers manufacture pressure to stop you thinking clearly. A legitimate person will give you time to inspect, read the lease, and make a considered decision.
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Wants to move communication off UniRenter
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Can't provide a lease or condition report
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In Victoria, all bonds must be lodged with the RTBA — never paid directly to a landlord or outgoing tenant. Verify this before any money moves.
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