Living in South Wharf
South Wharf sits in Melbourne's Inner and is a practical base for international students. Safety here reads as safe based on recorded offences, and the closest major campus is RMIT University (City) at roughly 15 minutes by public transport. Its socioeconomic decile of 10 out of 10 gives you a feel for the wider area before you commit to a lease.
Median rent
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Safety
Safe
171 per 1,000 · CSA
Affluence
10 /10
SEIFA socioeconomic decile
Region
Inner
Melbourne, Victoria
Commute to campus
These are estimated travel times by public transport from South Wharf, useful as a first pass while you shortlist suburbs. Check live timetables before you sign anything.
- RMIT University (City)15 minest.
- University of Melbourne (Parkville)19 minest.
- Victoria University (Footscray)25 minest.
- Swinburne University (Hawthorn)33 minest.
- Monash University (Caulfield)40 minest.
- La Trobe University (Bundoora)54 minest.
- Deakin University (Burwood)55 minest.
- Monash University (Clayton)68 minest.
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