There are many types of accommodation and opportunities available in Australia, everything from large hostels and more intimate backpacker houses to hotels, townhouses, 1-bedroom and studio apartments, terrace houses, shared housing, and house-sitting etc.

If you're after your own apartment or looking to share a house/apartment, for example, it's just as important to know when to look as it is where to look. For instance, most rental listings and viewings are in the local papers on Wednesdays and Saturdays and you need to get up very early on those mornings to plan your day of house/flat hunting accordingly.

Have a browse through the resources below to get an idea of what to expect when you're looking for a place to call home.

Domain.com.au
Property.com.au
Flatmates.com.au
Realestate.com.au
Citysearch
Where To Stay
Australian Travel Emporium
Hotels and Travel in Australlia

Please note, rental accommodation listings usually appear in local papers (Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, etc) on Saturday and Wednesday.