Residents enjoy its friendly, relaxed style. The oldest hall, Deakin has a very attractive common room and a picturesque courtyard. It has four self catering kitchens with another four kitchens under construction which are due for completion in early 1999 and a BBQ in the courtyard. Other facilities include a pool table, a table tennis table, a music room, two television rooms equipped with videos and a secure bicycle enclosure. The Hall also has Foxtel and a huge projector screen with which to display it in a special room next to the Common Room.
Residents represent different faculties of the university and come from a diverse range of cultures.
The College Head speaks some Indonesian and would welcome applications from Indonesian speakers. The senior residents, the Deputy College Head and the College Head provide ongoing advice and guidance to all residents and are involved in assisting new students adjust to the demands of university life. As with the other halls, the Deakin Hall computer centre is networked to the halls computer system and the university computer system. This allows residents to utilise the various programmes and information available on site at any time of day or night.