Share houses in Carlton
Room rents and availability at the July 2026 sweep · data from the Rumy Rent Tracker
Aggregates from 2,390 listings observed across major listing platforms, 30 July 2026. Updated quarterly.
How Carlton compares
At $375 a week, the median advertised room in Carlton was $58 over the city median of $317 at the July 2026 sweep. That's $45 above the inner north median of $330, which makes Carlton the 17th cheapest of the 19 inner north suburbs we track.
We counted 57 rooms advertised in Carlton, a large market. 56% of Carlton's rooms were listed as available immediately, below the citywide 67%. 65% 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. These numbers come from the Rumy Rent Tracker's July 2026 sweep and are updated quarterly.
Semester two and room turnover
A lot of share house moves in Melbourne follow the uni calendar. Of the rooms advertised in July with a future move-in date, 373 were for August, 4.6 times September's count. Some of that is because rooms are listed a few weeks ahead, and some of it is semester two starting. In Carlton, the start of a semester is a good time to look, and a good time to have a room listed. 56% of Carlton's rooms were available immediately in July, so the other 44% had a later move-in date.
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How much does a room in Carlton cost?
The median advertised room in Carlton was $375 per week ($58 over the city median of $317/wk), based on 57 rooms observed in July 2026. Advertised rents ranged from $184 to $600 per week.
How many share house rooms are available in Carlton?
57 rooms were on the market in Carlton at the July 2026 sweep, and 56% of them were available immediately. 65% advertised bills included.
When is the best time to find a share house in Carlton?
Room turnover in Melbourne tends to follow the uni calendar, so the weeks around the start of each semester usually have the most rooms. At the July 2026 sweep, 373 rooms across Melbourne had an August move-in date, 4.6 times the number for September.
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