Student accommodation

University life can be fun, but busy. That’s why our off-campus student accommodation options are designed to make your home life easy.

Student accommodation

Our residences, your home

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University life is about more than just study – it’s about new friends, exciting experiences and memorable moments. Living in student accommodation is one of the best ways to get the most out of your experience.

Ease in to university life

More than just a place to eat and sleep, our student accommodation gives you an instant community. Meet new people, get the academic support you need to reach your goals, and amplify your uni experience with access to fun events, sporting groups and wellbeing services.

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Short stay and group bookings

Are you undertaking an internship or summer school program, or visiting from overseas or interstate? Our accommodation is your base to get the most from your experience. We also cater for groups and offer wi-fi, common spaces to relax or work in, and access to media and laundry facilities.

Feel at home, wherever you are

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Ballarat

Our Ballarat residences offer a variety of different accommodation options to suit your needs. Whichever you choose, you’ll have easy access to parks, sporting grounds, the university and free social events.

Live in Ballarat

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Canberra

Make Canberra your home in our safe, fully furnished accommodation. Located close to our Canberra campus, you’ll have easy access to shops, fitness facilities and free social events.

Live in Canberra

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Sydney

Located in Camperdown, just a short walk from vibrant Newtown, the Miguel Cordero Residence offers plenty of free social events and is only a short commute from our Strathfield and North Sydney campuses.

Live in Sydney

Brisbane

From fully catered residences to student apartments with shared services, there is a wide choice of accommodation options in Brisbane.

Live in Brisbane

Melbourne

Connect with like-minded students by finding accommodation to suit your budget and lifestyle in some of Melbourne’s best locations.

Live in Melbourne

Rome

Launch into life in Rome with a home among sprawling grounds, extensive gardens and terraces with city views.

Live in Rome

Moving to Australia

Leaving home for Australia can be an exciting but stressful time. We’re here to help you on arrival and answer your questions about life in Australia. Learn about arriving and living in Australia

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Faith on campus

Our campus ministries are here to help you feel at home, support your wellbeing, and encourage you to make the most of your time at university.

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News and events

ACU recognised for its Community Engagement programs

ACU has been named first runner-up in an international award for its community engagement programs, including a unique model which ensures every student can make a community contribution while at the ...

Non-School Leaver Information Evening Brisbane Campus

30 January / Brisbane

Come along to our Non-School Leaver Information Evening. You’ll have the opportunity to talk to us about your course and career path, hear from current non-school leaver students about their study exp...

Budding lawyer overcomes homelessness to tackle inequality

Law student Danielle Lamborn has risen from homeless teenager to Refugee Law Project volunteer and is set to embark on a prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarship to the Philippines.

MacKillop Institute researchers among most highly cited

Five academic researchers from the Mary Mackillop Institute for Health Research have been named in the 2019 Web of Science Global List of highly cited researchers.

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Exercise may give new heart to prostate cancer patients

Exercise is being teamed up with drug therapy to see if it can become a potent weapon against prostate cancer.

Australian education foundation expands generous student scholarships to NSW

An Australian education foundation has increased its commitment to its ACU scholarship program in Victoria by extending it to New South Wales-based students.

No Italian, no worries as water polo breaks language barrier

The words seemed alien to him, but the flailing arms of his Italian coach spoke volumes to water polo player Harry Shaw during the international study experience of a lifetime.

ACU celebrates Australia Day honours

Australian Catholic University’s Doseena Fergie and Bruce Kemp have received some of the nation’s highest honours in this year’s Australia Day awards.

Backseat generation of Aussie kids not walking to school

Time-poor parents are creating a “backseat generation” of children who don’t walk to school even when they live close by.

Junk food diet linked to Alzheimer’s disease

Women who eat a diet filled with unhealthy junk food have higher rates of the hallmark Alzheimer’s protein beta-amyloid in their brains - putting them at greater risk of developing dementia.

Women shoulder greater injury burden at Australian Open

As tennis demands more from its players, an Australian Catholic University study has revealed it is women who pay a greater physical toll at the Australian Open.

Literacy & teacher assessment receive major funding boost in ARC grants

ACU’s Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) has been awarded grants for two separate projects set to improve literacy and the reliability of teacher assessment.

Vice-Chancellor to lead ACU until 2022

ACU Senate has further renewed the contract for Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven until December 2022, University Chancellor the Honourable John Fahey AC announced on Monday.

Student teachers strengthen resilience in Nepal

Resilience and having empathy were some of the biggest lessons learned by Australian Catholic University education students during a recent trip to Nepal.

Launching Sydney's newest Football club: ACU FC!

Based at our Strathfield Campus, the club is ACU's first community club and will utilise the new synthetic pitch on campus, which is due for completion early in 2019. The club will enter both male an...

Alternative schools are under-valued and under-funded

Australia’s alternative school system is an undervalued piece in the puzzle to solving the total disengagement of at-risk youth, according to an Australian Catholic University education academic.

Top professionals switch to teaching: growing trend

Engineers, scientists and lawyers are just some of the professions leaving successful careers behind to become teachers across Australia, in a ‘career changer’ trend described by the two partner organ...

Vice-Chancellor condemns political intervention into research grants

ACU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Greg Craven expressed displeasure at the news that funding for 11 research grants, including one from ACU, had been overturned for no apparent reason.

ACU joins global Catholic research universities

ACU joins Boston College in the United States and six other Catholic universities from around the world as founding members of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU).

ACU’s Annabel Watson meets Harry and Meghan

It’s not every day a fancy, gold lettered invitation to personally meet the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lobs into the mailbox. So, it’s no surprise that Annabel Watson, a Future in Youth Project Offic...

Tips for parents on how to read to kids for best learning

New research has found that how parents read to their children improves children’s memory and learning outcomes.

Future thinking at Notre Dame - ACU high performance sport summit

Quantifying belief, wrangling data and rapid rehabilitation were among the burning issues for improving athlete performance and wellbeing as leading minds in Olympic and professional sport science sha...

Rome scholarship honours Aboriginal student

Kate Gavin is the recipient of the 2018 Francis Xavier Conaci scholarship which will assist her to study at the Rome Campus.

Four FAQs about uni life

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Heart disease more likely to kill regional, rural and remote Australians

New research has revealed people living in regional, rural or remote Australia are 90 per cent more likely to die from heart conditions caused by high blood pressure than people living in metropolitan...

How to make the most of Orientation Week

Paramedicine student Ryan Webster offers his top tips for getting the most out of Orientation Week.

First Indigenous law graduate is dreaming big

Fresh from completing his degree, David Orr is off to Canberra to take up a position in DFAT's coveted graduate employment program.

Breaking the mould of a standard law education

The new deputy head for Thomas More Law School plans to take the school to new heights by offering a fresh model.

Applications on the rise

Thousands of students have received offers to study at ACU in 2017. Options are still open for those who missed out.

I didn't get an offer - what now?

Not getting a university offer is incredibly disappointing but don’t panic – there are options.

Uni offers - what next?

Here we'll explain what to do when you get an offer or miss out on an offer, including how to accept or defer.

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Work experience

An ACU degree gives you more than just lessons in the classroom. Gain real-life, on-the-job experience through our work experience programs.

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Residential life program

Get the most out of university with the help of our Residential Life Program, which offers sports, social activities, study support and more.

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Find a scholarship

You might qualify for a range of scholarships and other financial support to help you with your studies. It’s not just about academic merit – passion is key.

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