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Relocating to Wollongong
The best
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place to be 22°C 25°C 18°C
a student
Average annual Average max summer Average max winter
temperature temperature temperature
There’s always something happening
in Wollongong – so if you want to
make it your home, here’s why it is
the perfect place to be a student.
RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
In a prime location
between the
mountains and the
Tasman Sea, the Parramatta
Illawarra region is an
SYDNEY
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Sydney Airport
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WOLLONGONG
with a view of the
spectacular coastline, 0 30km
overlooking scenic
rock pools or one of
our 17 patrolled beaches.
If your study break doesn’t involve the great outdoors,
grab a bite to eat at the food markets throughout the
week or visit one of ‘The Gong’s’ student haunts.
In a vibrant coastal city filled with a bustling nightlife and
a growing live music and arts scene, through to beautiful
botanic gardens and peaceful study spots – you’ll soon
find your place to learn, live and belong.
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Wollongong 20+ live music venues
8,000+ people attend Thursday Eat Street and
is...
Friday Foragers markets at the Crown St Mall
Alive
60 new bars and cafes in the last three years
Uni nights – Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays at many CBD venues
Delicious ALL THROUGH
THE WEEK
Monday – Industry night at Pepe’s
Tuesdays – Taco night at Amigos
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Wednesday – Seven fitty schnitty
($7.50) at North Gong Hotel
Thursday – Eat Street in the mall
Sunday – Bulli foragers markets
Big
(second Sunday of each month)
(BUT NOT 3000+ businesses in the CBD
TOO BIG) 5 million+ annual Wollongong visitors
306,591 people in the Wollongong region
3rd largest city in NSW
Home CloseTO EVERYTHING
TO ALL KINDS OF STUDENTS
2.4km between campus and beach
28,000+ students enrolled at our onshore
80km or 1 hr to Sydney
campuses
2.5 hrs to Canberra
30% of domestic students are from regional
and remote areas 3.5 hrs to Newcastle via the M7
12,000 + commencing students each year 3 free shuttle buses connecting
campus, CBD and nearby suburbs
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CAMPUS LOCATIONS
CAMPUS EAST
500 residents
BEACH
BANGALAY
254 residents
KOOLOOBONG VILLAGE
1,258 residents
CAMPUS
GRADUATE HOUSE
78 units
Our residences
MARKETVIEW
144 residents
CITY
SYDNEY
Fairy Meadow
Station
FREE LOCAL BUSES
Spoilt for choice:
Fairy Meadow
Route 55A/55C Gong Shuttle Beach
Route 9/9N North Gong Shuttle
Campus. City. Beach.
rive
Gwynneville – Keiraville Shuttle
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RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
Get your university experience off to a smooth start. Science
Space
Your weekly rent in a UOW residence includes
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unlimited wi-fi, electricity, water, furniture, security
Mount Ousley Rd
Innovation
and support – no surprise bills or unexpected costs. Campus
Plus all residences are connected to the campus UOW Campus
by a free shuttle bus.
Northfield
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Gardens
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City Beach
Princes Hwy Station
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Undergraduate catered residences Postgraduate and mature age residences
Bathroom
Bathroom
Furnished
Furnished
Free wi-fi
Free wi-fi
Kitchen /
Contract
Contract
Catered
Kitchen
Weekly
Weekly
length
length
price
price
Type
Type
CAMPUS EAST Innovation Way, North Wollongong BANGALAY Northfields Avenue, Gwynneville
Catered single room in shared Self-catered single room
$304 45 Single Catered Shared $262 52 Single Shared Shared
2 & 3 bedroom unit in 2 bed unit
Catered single room in shared Self-catered single studio^ $327 52 Single Private Private
$314 45 Single Catered Shared
5 bedroom unit
Self-catered couples studio $365 52 Couple Private Private
Self-catered single room in
$288 45 Single Shared Shared
shared 2 bedroom unit ^
Self-catered 2 bed unit family $410 52 Family Private Private
Self-catered single room in
$288 45 Single Shared Shared Self-catered 3 bedroom unit family^ $432 52 Family Private Private
shared 4 & 5 bedroom unit
Self-catered 1 bedroom unit $295 45 Single Private Private
These are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021. GRADUATE HOUSE Northfields Avenue, Gwynneville
Self-catered single bedsit $248 52 Single Private Private
CATERING ARRANGEMENTS AND COOKING FACILITIES
At Campus East all catered Students living in self-catered Self-catered couple bedsit $254 52 Couple Private Private
RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
rooms include 14 healthy and residences prepare and cook
Self-catered 2 bedroom family unit^ $354 52 Family Private Private
delicious meals weekly, with their own meals in their studio,
dietary requirements catered unit, or shared kitchen. Students
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Self-catered 3 bedroom family unit^ $373 52 Family Private Private
for including health, religion in self-catered rooms also have
and lifestyle. the option to purchase meals These are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021. ^ Cost for entire unit
from the Campus East Café.
There are limited cooking
facilities for students living in Single breakfast $10.00
catered units. These include
Important information
Single dinner $12.50
a small communal kitchen,
microwaves and BBQs. There are 10 meal package
supermarkets and restaurants (5 breakfast & 5 dinners) $105
nearby in Fairy Meadow.
APPLICATION FEE: $28 OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Undergraduate self-catered residences A non-refundable Application Fee is payable at
the time you submit your application on line.
Motor vehicle residence parking permit
Motorbike residence parking permit
$638
$71.50
Your application will not be considered until such Linen pack $162
KOOLOOBONG – BUILDINGS 73, 74, 75 & 37 Northfields Avenue, Keiraville time as this fee is paid. Linen pack (Marketview) $177
Self-catered single room Parking permits are subject to availability.
$289 45 Single Shared Shared
in a shared 4 bedroom unit RESIDENTIAL FEE PRE-PAYMENT: $500
Self-catered single room This pre-payment is a non-refundable deposit CONTRACT LENGTHS
$224 45 Single Shared Shared
in a shared 5 bedroom unit which reserves your place in accommodation.
The pre-payment is made through the Yearly contracts
Self-catered 1 bed studio $330 45 Single Private Private accommodation portal at the time of accepting 45 weeks 31/1/2021 to 12/12/2021
your offer of accommodation. 52 weeks 31/1/2021 to 30/1/2022
Self-catered 1 bed premium studio $344 45 Single Private Private
ANCILLARY FEES Half-year contracts
MARKETVIEW 60 Market Street, Wollongong Ancillary Fees are payable by all residents and 22 weeks Session 1 31/1/2021 to 4/7/2021***
will appear on your first residential fees statement. 22 weeks Session 2 4/7/2021 to 5/12/2021***
Self-catered 1 bed
$299 52 Single Shared Private
hotel style room Community activity fund $211 *** 22 week contracts are only offered to incoming Study Abroad
Services & infrastructure $206 and Exchange students.
Self-catered 1 bed Student room & contents insurance $83
$311 52 Single Shared Private For the latest available fee information, visit
hotel style room – premium uow.edu.au/study/accommodation
These are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021.
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With more than 60 student
AT UOW, OUR CAMPUS EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED sporting teams at UOW – from
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. water polo to hockey – we’re
as serious about sports as you
are. UOW’s Tottenham Hotspur
The campus
Global Football Program and
the Crusaders Global Rugby
Program have coaching
opportunities for UOW students
experience
with professional-level potential.
Get active
UOW students are spoilt
By spending your time in class, joining for choice with 20 food
a club or seeing a gig at the UniBar, and beverage outlets
you ultimately become part of one big and 9 coffee shops on
community of learning. campus. The Unishop
has your retail and
As a student, you’ll soon come to know
snack needs covered.
our resident ducks, where to find the
best coffee and how to navigate around
Eat well
campus. You’ll experience UOW’s five-star
educational experience for yourself.
This focus on making sure you’re engaged
in learning and enjoying your time at
UOW is why our students are among the Picture: UOW UniBar in
2019. With on-campus
happiest and most satisfied. Grab some
See a gig
study becoming COVID-
lunch, meet new friends and have fun – safe, there are still plenty
of opportunities to make
that’s your first semester on campus. the most of life as a UOW
student.
More than 100 live acts entertain
on campus every year, including
UOW student musicians on In a UOW residence,
the Duck Pond Lawn and a busy you will have academic
schedule of performers at the and wellbeing support
UOW UniBar. right down the hall.
The best part is,
as soon as you get
Get involved and find like-minded there you will be
people through UOW’s 120 student provided with an
clubs and societies. If none of the instant community.
existing ones take your fancy, it’s
easy to start your own.
Join the club Make friends
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Move to
your home
away from
home
With a capacity of over
2,000, students from
all over the world call a
UOW residence home.
RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
It’s a place where you’ll make
lifelong friends with students
studying everything from politics
to polymers.
It’s a welcoming, ready-made
community, with a calendar full of
social, sporting and cultural events,
while 24/7 support is right outside
your door.
It's not surprising that students
who live in our residences achieve
It’s my first time living out of home
higher academic outcomes but I settled in so quickly. There
are weekly events that give you a
than students who choose private
accommodation.
break from study and we have such
a strong community of studying
THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE. GUARANTEED. together too. Making friends just
Whether you’re relocating to Wollongong leaving you free to concentrate on your happened organically.
or you’re a born and bred local, UOW studies. With choices to live on-campus,
accommodation guarantees eligible first- near the beach or in the city, in either a MATTHEW
year students a place in a UOW residence. catered or self-catered residence, you’re Bachelor of Bionanotechnology
sure to find the right place for you. (Honours) (Dean’s Scholar)
Knowing you’re going to have a roof over
Kooloobong Village
your head is one less thing to worry about, uow.info/accommodation
Moved from Perth
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Marketview
Kooloobong Village
YOU COOK CAMPUS $224-$344 PER WEEK uow.info/kooloobong YOU COOK CITY $299 PER WEEK uow.info/marketview
RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
Kooloobong Village is ideal for students moving in and it’s not unrealistic to say that Located in the heart of Wollongong CBD Location, location, location
wanting to live independently, but still keen you could have hundreds of new friends in a and home to a maximum of 144 students, Marketview is in the centre of the city, and
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to be part of a community. Students have very short time. Marketview is suitable for independent and surrounded by cafés, restaurants, shopping
access to study and wellbeing support, mature-minded students. This residence and social activities. The free bus to uni is a
Making student life easy
and enjoy an inclusive social life in a safe offers furnished one bedroom self-catered 5 minute walk from Marketview, and it takes
environment. Offering furnished shared and Kooloobong Village offers easy access to studio apartments. Each room is air only 20 minutes to walk to Wollongong train
single apartments, Kooloobong is located campus. The library, food outlets, gym, conditioned, has a private bathroom and station or Wollongong City beach.
on the Wollongong campus. sporting grounds and a heated outdoor comes with a queen-sized bed, study area,
pool are only 5-10 minutes away. Offering wardrobe and TV. Cook your own meals
Welcoming and friendly community a range of facilities to enhance the Marketview’s shared kitchens mean you
Kooloobong offers a ready-made personal and community living experience, have the flexibility of cooking your own
community eager to provide advice and Kooloobong houses indoor and outdoor food. The kitchens are a hub of activity
support to new students. Students find cinemas, music rooms, a gamers den, where students catch up. If you don’t
a sense of belonging very quickly after basketball court and meditation space. want to cook there are many cafes and
There are also study lounges, communal restaurants close by and Wollongong’s main
areas and BBQ facilities. restaurant strip is one block away.
Safe, secure and supported Safe, secure and supported
Support is available 24/7 from trained Student lead RESPASS sessions run across a
residence staff and student Community range of study areas and wellbeing support
Leaders. At Kooloobong access to the is available 24/7 from trained residence
main buildings and student rooms is Small and vibrant community staff and student Community Leaders. At
only available when using an individually This is a close residential community Marketview access to the main buildings
programmed fob-key. Each unit and where people quickly develop a sense and student rooms is only available when
bedroom can only been accessed by the of community. Housing 144 students, using an individually coded swipe-pass key.
key-holder. Marketview is its own inner-city haven. The Each unit has a unique code and can only
Community Leader team are innovative been opened by the key-holder. Students
with their events ensuring everyone can also have around-the-clock access to the
engage if they want. Marketview residents UOW Security team.
say it feels like one big family.
The costs quoted are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021. The costs quoted are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021.
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Campus
East
Bangalay
YOU COOK WE COOK BEACH $288 -$314 PER WEEK uow.info/campuseast YOU COOK CAMPUS $262 -$410 PER WEEK uow.info/bangalay
RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
Campus East is UOW’s only student Campus East Café and catered meals If you are a postgraduate or a mature-age settle in easily. All residents are welcome
residence offering a choice of catered or Campus East Café is used by all students and undergraduate student you should consider to become involved in the social events
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self-catered units. Students can also choose is the hub of the community. It’s the meeting Bangalay. Located directly across the road organised by the Bangalay community,
to live in a furnished single unit or share a 2, for organised activities and events and a from Wollongong campus, Bangalay offers including monthly cultural activities.
3 or 5 bedroom unit with other students. This great place to catch-up with friends. Catered single and couple student apartments and
Safe, secure and supported
residence is only a short 5 minute walk to Fairy rooms include 14 healthy and delicious two bedroom shared units. Two and three
Meadow beach and 2 minutes to the free bus. meals weekly, with all dietary requirements bedroom family units are also available, Support is available 24/7 from trained
catered for. Students in self-catered rooms making Bangalay ideal for students who residence staff and student Community
can purchase single meals or meal plans. move to Wollongong with their partner or Leaders. When you live on campus as a
family. All rooms are furnished and self- UOW student you will feel safe, secure
The perfect location for students
catered. and supported. At Bangalay access to the
Campus East is less than 4kms away from
main building, apartments and units is only
campus, and the free bus to uni and town is A very convenient location available when using an individually coded
only a 2 minute walk from your door. Campus
Bangalay offers its residents easy access fob or swipe-pass key.
East has large outdoor green-spaces to study
to Wollongong campus. Your classes,
or relax, and the beach is only a 5 minute
library and UOW cafés are just a short walk
walk. Fairy Meadow train station and grocery
from your door. UOW facilities such as
stores are an easy 10 minute walk.
the tennis courts, sporting grounds and a
Safe, secure and supported heated outdoor swimming pool are also
Student lead RESPASS sessions run across a on campus. The Wollongong Botanical
range of study areas and wellbeing support Gardens and the free bus to town are a two-
Welcoming and friendly community
is available 24/7 from trained residence staff minute walk from your door.
This residence is really focused on people and
and student Community Leaders. Campus
place. The large grass and garden areas play Small and welcoming community
East access to the main buildings and
an important role in making Campus East
student rooms is only available when using When you arrive at Bangalay you will be
residents feel ‘at home’ and building a strong
an individually coded fob or card access key. welcomed in to a ready-made community.
sense of community. Some of our students
Each unit has a unique code and can only You will also have access to wellbeing and
say it has that ‘small town’ feeling.
be opened by the key-holder. Students also in-residence academic support programs
have around-the-clock access to the UOW designed to help you - and your family –
The costs quoted are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021. Security team. The costs quoted are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021.
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The ultimate sea change
Graduate
House
YOU COOK CAMPUS $248 - $373 PER WEEK uow.info/gradhouse Hannah Scott & Vicki
MOVED FROM TAMWORTH HANNAH’S PARENTS
RELOCATING TO WOLLONGONG 2021
Graduate House is a great accommodation Self-catered TO STUDY AT UOW
choice for students looking to live Private kitchens in each unit allow students to
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independently in their own private unit, cook their own meals in their own space. The moment my parents left me Leaving a 17-year-old so far
while still having access to a friendly student
community. at uni for the first time was a away from home was a bit
Mature student and family lifestyle
very bittersweet one. While I was stressful, but everyone we
upset they were leaving, I was so encountered was so nice so we
A popular destination for postgraduate
students for many years, Graduate House excited to meet new people and felt relieved. We knew that
contains a number of 2 and 3 bedroom grow as a person. Hannah was very independent
family and couple units and single bed-sit
rooms. The beautiful Wollongong Botanic
I really took it as a chance to reinvent myself in and responsible so we didn’t
a way and make a whole new group of friends.
Gardens is only a 5 minute walk from have to worry in that respect.
Graduate House. The Gardens have a large Coming from a country town it can be hard
all-abilities children’s playground and host to understand the idea of living overseas or In the first few weeks, Hannah would call
both seasonal and school holiday activities. travelling, or even all of the job possibilities, to update us, but as she settled into her new
but moving away from home for uni has routine those calls became less frequent. I
All-inclusive rental opened me up to all of this. You need to be took that as a good sign. It’s still great to touch
All rooms at Graduate House have a private independent and realise that in some ways you base every week and see how each other’s lives
kitchen and bathroom, plus furnishings. The now rely on yourself, which can be daunting at are going.
room fee includes all utilities, maintenance first but very rewarding over time to see how
far you can go. It is great to travel down to Wollongong
and free unlimited wi-fi. Residents at
and see her in her surrounds with the great
Graduate House also have access to
network of friends she has built up.
wellbeing and academic support programs.
The costs quoted are 2021 prices. 2022 prices available from June 2021.
18 19Important information
UOW ACCOMMODATION CAMPUS AND RESIDENCE TOURS
For accommodation information please Tours of Wollongong campus and student
visit us at uow.info/accommodation, residences allow you to see our facilities
or contact us at the following: up-close. It’s also your chance to ask
questions about living in a student
Call 1300 367 869 or
residence. uow.edu.au/study/visit/
+61 2 4221 3218
Email askuow@uow.edu.au VIRTUAL TOURS
Facebook facebook.com/UOWfuture We offer virtual tours of our residences.
You can find them at
ACCOMMODATION APPLICATIONS uow.info/accomm-virtualtours
In order to secure your place in your
EVENTS & INFORMATION SESSIONS
preferred residence you are advised
to apply as early as possible. UOW For dates and to register, visit
guarantees accommodation to early uow.edu.au/future/events
applicants. The deadline for this guarantee
changes annually, and is published on our VISIT WOLLONGONG
Accommodation website. Refer to The Illawarra truly is a beautiful region.
uow.edu.au/accommodation for details. It’s one thing to see it through photos
and another to experience it in real life.
ACCOMMODATION SCHOLARSHIPS Spend a long weekend, take a UOW
If you plan to live in a UOW student tour and get a feel for the relaxed
residence, you may be eligible to coastal lifestyle that Wollongong offers.
receive financial support to help visitwollongong.com.au
cover the cost of accommodation.
UOW SCHOLARSHIPS
We are proud to offer a range of
scholarships rewarding demonstrated
academic leadership, community and
sporting excellence and supporting
students experiencing educational or
financial disadvantage. Refer to
uow.info/accomm-scholarships
The University of Wollongong attempts to ensure the information contained
in this publication is correct at the time of production (December 2020);
however, sections may be amended without notice by the University in
response to changing circumstances or for any other reason. Check with
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