Find a room in a shared apartment

• http://www.gumtree.com.au/
• http://au.easyroommate.com/
• http://flatmates.com.au/

Gumtree being the most useful, I don't recon a premium subscription is needed for any of these sites but if you do get it at soon as possible and sign for the shortest deal, 10 days should be enough to find a good place to stay.

The most of the rooms I found were in 2/3 flatmates apartments.

I found a very nice and extremely well located single room with queen bed and own bathroom in a two flatmates apartment for 260 pw including expenses. Expect to pay between 200$ and 300$ if you want a decent single room in the center. Expenses are around 20$ a week, if not included. The bond is usually 2 weeks of rent.

Look for a guide on the internet to help you out, for example I found this one.