Share houses in Reservoir
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.
Room rents in Reservoir
The median advertised room in Reservoir was $275 a week at the July 2026 sweep, $42 under the city median of $317. That's $5 below the uni belts median of $280, which makes Reservoir the 6th cheapest of the 11 uni belts suburbs we track.
We counted 33 rooms advertised here in July, which makes it a mid-sized market for share houses. 45% 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. 73% of Reservoir's rooms were listed as available immediately, above the citywide 67%. These figures come from the Rumy Rent Tracker, our quarterly count of Melbourne's share house market, and they're updated with each sweep.
When rooms come up
At the July sweep, 373 rooms across Melbourne had an August move-in date, 4.6 times the number for September. Part of that gap is because rooms are mostly listed a few weeks ahead, but it also lines up with the start of semester two, when a lot of students move. If you're looking in Reservoir, the weeks around the start of a semester tend to be when the most rooms come up. If you're listing, it helps to have your ad up before then. With 73% of Reservoir's rooms available immediately in July, there was a fair bit to choose from without waiting.
Where Rumy fits
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How much does a room in Reservoir cost?
The median advertised room in Reservoir was $275 per week ($42 under the city median of $317/wk), based on 33 rooms observed in July 2026. Advertised rents ranged from $145 to $485 per week.
How many share house rooms are available in Reservoir?
33 rooms were on the market in Reservoir at the July 2026 sweep, and 73% of them were available immediately. 45% advertised bills included.
When is the best time to find a share house in Reservoir?
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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