Share houses in South Yarra

What a room costs in South Yarra

South Yarra's median advertised room was $370 a week at the July 2026 sweep, $53 over the city median of $317. That's $27 above the inner south median of $343, which makes South Yarra the 10th cheapest of the 13 inner south suburbs we track. There were 44 rooms advertised here, a large market.

43% 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. 55% of South Yarra'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 South Yarra, 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. 55% of South Yarra's rooms were available immediately in July, so the other 45% 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 South Yarra, you'll know how you match with a household before you inspect. If you're listing a room in South Yarra, you can list it on Rumy for free.

South Yarra share houses: quick answers

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