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Eastwood, NSW 2122
Rooms and share houses in Eastwood, near Macquarie University
6 rooms listedfrom $220/weekMacquarie University
Eastwood is one of Sydney's best-known Korean and Chinese neighbourhoods, and for a lot of international students that makes settling in much easier. The main streets are lined with Korean barbecue, bubble tea, late-night bakeries and Asian grocers, and the night markets pull in crowds from right across the city. You can do your shopping, order dinner and sort out a phone plan in your own language, which takes a lot of the stress out of your first few weeks in a new country.
It's a quiet, family-feeling suburb rather than a party one, with a mix of older houses, townhouses and newer apartments near the station — so you'll find everything from a single room in a share house to a studio close to the shops. Rooms here are popular and don't always sit around for long, so it pays to be ready to move. On Zuwu you can browse rooms and share houses where every host has verified an Australian mobile number before their listing goes live, and the exact address stays private until you book an inspection, so you can take your time comparing places before you commit.
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Getting to Macquarie University
Getting to Macquarie University is easy from Eastwood: it's only about 10 minutes by train, with Epping and the Metro a short ride away if you're changing lines or heading further into the Macquarie Park campus area. The same station puts the city centre within roughly 30 minutes, so you can get to class, part-time work or a weekend in town without needing a car.
Who lives in Eastwood
Eastwood has a strongly East Asian community — in the 2021 Census about half of residents reported East Asian ancestry, alongside a substantial European community of around a quarter. In practice, Korean and Chinese are spoken widely on the main streets, and the suburb is a long-standing favourite with East Asian students at Macquarie University. If you're arriving from the region you'll likely find familiar food, faces and festivals close to home; if you're not, it's a friendly, down-to-earth place to get to know a big part of multicultural Sydney.
Tips for renting in Eastwood
- Eastwood is split by its railway line, with the shops and restaurants clustered around the station on Rowe Street. Work out whether you'd rather be in the middle of it all or on the quieter streets a short walk out.
- Good rooms near the station don't last long, especially before semester starts. Get your ID, proof of funds and bond money ready in advance so you can book an inspection as soon as the right one appears.
- Lean on the local grocers and food courts — eating and shopping in Korean and Chinese here is genuinely affordable, which takes real pressure off your weekly budget.
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