Green, spacious and built around La Trobe and RMIT Bundoora campuses.
Around $330 to $430 a week for a one bedroom, $170 to $260 in a share house
Suburban and calm. Parks, the wildlife sanctuary and big shopping centres rather than nightlife.
Live results from Google for the places you'll actually use week to week. Switch between cafes, gyms, groceries and GP clinics.
Tram 86 is slow but cheap and runs late, handy after evening classes.
Polaris and Uni Hill shopping have most of what you need without heading into town.
Look for share houses with heating, the north gets cold overnight.