Plan your move in Adelaide
Current ordinary rooms support a planning range around AUD 230–350/week, with budget rooms around AUD 180–250 and CBD, private-bathroom or premium products around AUD 350–450+.
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At a glance
Adelaide room-search snapshot
- Ordinary private room
- AUD 230–350/week
- Budget/current lower
- AUD 180–250
- Common current room
- AUD 250–330
- CBD/premium
- AUD 350–450+
- Residential bond up to AUD 800/week
- Maximum 4 weeks
- Residential bond above AUD 800/week
- Maximum 6 weeks
- Rooming-house bond
- Maximum 2 weeks
- Current regular peak
- AUD 4.55
- Off-peak/Daytrip/28-day
- AUD 2.60 / AUD 12.50 / AUD 119.10
- Fare recheck
- 2026-10-01; paper metroTickets retired
Neighborhood starting points and current rooms
Use the neighborhood guide for editorial context. Room areas below are provider-supplied privacy groupings and are shown separately.
Adelaide CBD
- Good for
- Students and newcomers
- Price
- Premium
- What works
- Walkability and trams
- Watch for
- Higher rent
North Adelaide
- Good for
- Students and professionals
- Price
- Premium
- What works
- University and CBD access
- Watch for
- Price
Prospect
- Good for
- Professionals and remote workers
- Price
- Mixed
- What works
- Current rooms and services
- Watch for
- Bus-based
Clearview
- Good for
- Value renters
- Price
- Value
- What works
- Current room stock
- Watch for
- Bus commute
Black Forest
- Good for
- Value professionals
- Price
- Value
- What works
- Tram/train access and lower room
- Watch for
- Commute
Goodwood
- Good for
- Professionals and students
- Price
- Premium
- What works
- Tram/train and services
- Watch for
- Higher rent
Unley
- Good for
- Professionals
- Price
- Premium
- What works
- Central-south services
- Watch for
- Price
Flinders Park
- Good for
- Value professionals
- Price
- Mixed value
- What works
- Current rooms
- Watch for
- Bus/car commute
St Clair
- Good for
- Professionals
- Price
- Mixed
- What works
- Train and newer housing
- Watch for
- Higher room price
Port Adelaide
- Good for
- Port and north-west workers
- Price
- Mixed value
- What works
- Rail and current rooms
- Watch for
- Long CBD trip
Bedford Park
- Good for
- Flinders students and medical workers
- Price
- Student demand
- What works
- Campus and hospital
- Watch for
- Far from CBD
Best starting areas for
Students
CBD/North Adelaide suit central universities; Bedford Park suits Flinders.
Remote workers
Prospect, Goodwood and Black Forest can offer more space than the CBD.
Newcomers
Rail and tram access is useful before moving to a bus-only outer suburb.
Professionals
CBD, north-west port and southern medical corridors are different markets.
Current rooms
30 rooms currently listedSource: Homestay · Last successful refresh: Oct 22, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC
Current rooms
Private room
Fussy but happy lady
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Patio
- Barbecue
From AUD A$50.00 / night
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Friendly outdoors family
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Patio
From AUD A$45.00 / night
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Become part of an Aussie Family!
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- Internet Access
From AUD A$38.00 / night
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Real Adelaide family
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- Internet Access
- Laundry
From AUD A$50.00 / night
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Near city,beach,shops& Universities
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Patio
From AUD A$35.00 / night
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Clean courtyard home
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
From AUD A$35.71 / night
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Friendly host living close to city
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Patio
- Barbecue
From AUD A$47.14 / night
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Beautiful location, 1min to train
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
From AUD A$42.14 / night
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Quiet home, great for study
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
From AUD A$46.67 / night
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Home sweet home
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- TV
- Computer
- Patio
From AUD A$40.00 / night
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A luxurious stay in prestigious loc
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
- Internet Access
- Laundry
- Garden
From AUD A$114.14 / night
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A Heritage home with big back yard.
Approximate location in Adelaide
Exact address hidden
From AUD A$85.71 / night
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Current room evidence and product classification
Current Flatmates examples include Black Forest AUD 180/week, Flinders Park AUD 260, Royal Park AUD 270, Clearview AUD 315 including bills, Prospect AUD 320, Port Adelaide AUD 325, St Clair AUD 380 and CBD AUD 250–420.
Keep shared rooms and self-contained units separate, and convert weekly rent with weeklyRent * 52 / 12.
Adelaide transport and commute
Current fares are regular peak AUD 4.55, off-peak AUD 2.60, Daytrip AUD 12.50 and 28-day AUD 119.10. South Australia has frozen fare levels until at least 1 October 2026; set transportRecheckBy = 2026-10-01.
Paper metroTickets retired in February 2026. Use current metroCARD or Tap & Pay instructions and test the actual route.
Deposit, contract and subletting rules
Current SA guidance distinguishes residential bond maximum four weeks up to AUD 800/week, six weeks above AUD 800 and rooming-house bond maximum two weeks.
Classify general residential tenancy versus rooming accommodation before displaying a bond rule; record receipts and lodgement.
Utilities, furnishing and minimum stay
Verify utilities, heating, AC, Internet, furnishing, minimum stay, parking and commute. Outer-suburb savings can disappear when car use is required.
Adelaide rental and payment risks
Classify the room, contract, property and payment before treating a listing as comparable.
- Rooming-house resident receives the wrong bond limit.
- Fare freeze is assumed beyond the 2026-10-01 recheck.
- Retired paper-ticket instructions remain live.
- Weekly/monthly conversion uses ×4.
- Cheap outer room hides car cost.
- Surrounding council is misrepresented as Adelaide city.
- Utilities, heating or AC are omitted.
Before you pay for a room in Adelaide
- I know whether this is general tenancy or rooming accommodation.
- Bond limit matches that structure.
- Weekly/monthly conversion uses ×52/12.
- I checked current fare state and recheck date.
- I am not relying on retired paper-ticket instructions.
- Utilities are explicit.
- I verified owner/operator authority.
- I retained payment evidence.
Research sources
Last checked: . Prices are planning ranges or live asking-price examples, not promises or citywide averages. Contract information is practical orientation, not legal advice.
Prices verified: September 2026 · Transport verified: September 2026 · Legal verified: September 2026