Many students say one of the best parts of the university experience is living in a residence. UOW Accommodation offers a vibrant community, with students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Our residents enjoy being part of an active community, and many make friends for life.
Accommodation
2024 Applications now open
You can now submit an application for 2024. For information on offer dates, please visit the How to Apply page.
2023 Application update
We are currently experiencing unprecedented demand for UOW student accommodation and are at capacity across all our residences for 2023. Please be aware that submitting an application at this stage will result in being placed on a waitlist and we strongly encourage you to pursue alternate accommodation options. See our Live off campus page and contact our Student Housing Support Officer housing-services@uow.edu.au for assistance.
For students with an active accommodation application, our housing support officer will be in touch to discuss your options and assist with off-campus accommodation options.
If you are studying at UOW under the Study Abroad and Exchange program, and need accommodation, contact the Office of Global Student Mobility for advice at study-overseas@uow.edu.au.
UOW residences
Bangalay
Self-catered accommodation across the road from our Wollongong campus, suitable for students who want to live in a mature and diverse community.
Campus East
Catered and self-catered accommodation across the road from the beach, close to town, with public transport on its doorstop.
Graduate House
Self-catered accommodation for postgraduate students and families who want to be self-sufficient, with close and easy access to the Wollongong campus.
i-House
Catered rooms located only minutes from our Wollongong campus and the North Wollongong train station.
Kooloobong Village
Self-catered accommodation on our Wollongong campus. Perfect for students who want to live independently, but also be part of a community.
Non-UOW housing and accommodation
Find or list accommodation at UOW StudyStays
If you are looking for a lifestyle that is truly independent, then living off-campus is for you! Our service provides students with all types of accommodation options and support in finding and securing the right accommodation for you.
Non-UOW options
To make the decision around alternate living options, learn more about private, shared, temporary and other accommodation options.
Living in student accommodation
As a city filled with students, Wollongong is the perfect place to start your future. Many UOW students say one of the best parts of the university experience is living on campus. You'll become part of an instant community, make new friends before you start your classes, and have access to all the services and support you need to be happy and succeed at uni.
Apply now for Session 2Ali: I’m Ali.
Julia: My name is Julia.
Lillian: My name is Lillian and I live in UOW accommodation.
Julia: I thought it would be really hard to begin with, because I was away from my family. But because it was so inviting and so many people around me, it almost felt like a home away from home.
Lillian: I moved here from the Blue Mountains, so a little bit past Sydney. I decided to move to Wollongong because it offered the best course for me, but I really didn't want to be travelling back and forth. I wanted to feel settled in one place.
Ali: I thought that it would be so far from everything, but the train station is so close. Whenever something is happening in Sydney I just jump on the train.
Lilian: There’s a fair bit of nightlife, which is pretty fun, but it's really relaxed. It's really easy to just go into town, hang out, you know. There's a lot of cute little cafes to have lunch at or go to the beach and just sit for a while.
Julia: I thought I would just be a student going to class every, day but it's been so much more than that. I’ve been able to do so many more things and meet so many people.
Ali: It gives you a better feeling that you are supported and you're not alone.
Lillian: It's such a social and a positive environment, and being inspired by other people who are just so driven.
Julia: It's not just a degree anymore. It's kind of a different lifestyle and it's exactly what you want out of uni.
Information to help you decide
About Wollongong
The city of Wollongong is the perfect place to be a uni student – find out why.
Relocating
See what moving far from home for uni was like for Hannah and her parents.
Cost of living
Wollongong enjoys a very reasonable cost of living. Take a look and compare cities.
What do our students say?
When you live in a UOW student residence you will benefit from an environment committed to community and inclusion, safety and support. But don’t take it from us – see what our students have to say.
Student stories
Acknowledgement of Country
On the lands that we study, we walk, and we live, we acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians and cultural knowledge holders of these lands. The University of Wollongong is committed to Reconciliation and to inspiring a better future through education, research and partnership.
Read our Reconciliation Action PlanWe acknowledge that Country for Aboriginal peoples is an interconnected set of ancient and sophisticated relationships.
The University of Wollongong spreads across many interrelated Aboriginal Countries that are bound by this sacred landscape, and intimate relationship with that landscape since creation.
From Sydney to the Southern Highlands, to the South Coast.
From fresh water to bitter water to salt.
From City to Urban to Rural.
The University of Wollongong Acknowledges the Custodianship of the Aboriginal peoples of this place and space that has kept alive the relationships between all living things.
The University Acknowledges the devastating impact of colonisation on our campuses' footprint and commit ourselves to truth-telling, healing and education.
Our friendly staff are happy to help you with your enquiry
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