Share houses in Richmond
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.
What a room costs in Richmond
Richmond's median advertised room was $335 a week at the July 2026 sweep, $18 over the city median of $317. That's $8 below the inner south median of $343, which makes Richmond the 7th cheapest of the 13 inner south suburbs we track. There were 36 rooms advertised here, a mid-sized market.
42% 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. 61% of Richmond'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 Richmond, 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. 61% of Richmond's rooms were available immediately in July, so the other 39% had a later move-in date.
Finding the right people
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How much does a room in Richmond cost?
The median advertised room in Richmond was $335 per week ($18 over the city median of $317/wk), based on 36 rooms observed in July 2026. Advertised rents ranged from $270 to $650 per week.
How many share house rooms are available in Richmond?
36 rooms were on the market in Richmond at the July 2026 sweep, and 61% of them were available immediately. 42% advertised bills included.
When is the best time to find a share house in Richmond?
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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