At present, only a limited number of places are available, at the Mulwarree Apartments, which are a 15 minutes walk from the main campus. Priority is given to applicants from outside Sydney. Only single accommodation is available. There are 315 places available in apartments, each with five single bedrooms. An extra 101 places in 31 apartments are planned for 1998.
Basic furniture is provided and each apartment includes kitchen and laundry facilities.
Cost is expected to increase in 1999. These are shared units, and applications from groups are preferred, although single places are available. Renting Privately A large number of students live in houses and flats in the suburbs close to the University. Facilities and expenses such as rent, bond, electricity, gas and telephone are usually shared. A furnished room and use of facilities in a private home, often with a family or with a retired person.