Share houses in Balaclava

What a room costs in Balaclava

Balaclava's median advertised room was $275 a week at the July 2026 sweep, $42 under the city median of $317. That's $68 below the inner south median of $343, which makes Balaclava the cheapest of the 13 inner south suburbs we track. There were 20 rooms advertised here, a mid-sized market.

85% of rooms advertised bills included (citywide: 59%). Across Melbourne, rooms with bills included weren't priced any higher than rooms without, so it's worth asking for bills to be included. 20% of Balaclava's rooms were listed as available immediately, below the citywide 67%. All figures are July 2026 aggregates from the Rumy Rent Tracker. No individual listings are shown.

When to move

Of the rooms advertised in July with a future move-in date, 373 rooms across the city were for August, 4.6 times as many as for September. Rooms are mostly listed a few weeks ahead, so part of that is timing, but August is also when semester two starts and a lot of students move. If you're looking in Balaclava, expect the most choice around the start of each semester. If you've got a room to fill, that's also when the most people are looking. 20% of Balaclava's rooms were available immediately in July, so the other 80% had a later move-in date.

Finding the right people

Most room ads tell you about the room and not much about the people. Rumy matches housemates on how they connect: sleep hours, tidiness, guests and noise. Members can verify their phone number, so you can see who's done that before you message. If you're looking in Balaclava, you'll know how you match with a household before you inspect. If you're listing a room in Balaclava, you can list it on Rumy for free.

Balaclava share houses: quick answers

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