Share houses in Glen Waverley — rooms, prices & availability (July 2026)
Updated July 2026 · data from the Rumy Rent Tracker
Aggregates from 2,390 listings observed across major listing platforms, 30 July 2026. Updated quarterly.
Glen Waverley vs the rest of Melbourne
Position first: at $290/wk, a typical Glen Waverley room is $27 under the city median ($317). Against its own neighbourhood, Glen Waverley runs $10 above the uni belts cluster median of $280 — 9th cheapest of the 11 uni belts suburbs we track.
Depth second: 32 rooms observed this sweep makes it a mid-sized market. 91% of Glen Waverley's rooms are marked available right now, above the citywide 67% — rooms here are sitting. 72% of rooms advertise bills included (citywide: 59%), and across Melbourne bundled bills currently carry no rent premium at all — worth negotiating in. The numbers here are drawn from the Rumy Rent Tracker's July 2026 sweep and update quarterly, suburb by suburb.
The semester-two reshuffle
The hidden metronome of Melbourne share housing is semester two. Of rooms with a future date, 373 become available in August — 4.6× September's count. In Glen Waverley, that's the window: seekers get maximum choice early in the month, hosts listing just before it catch the whole wave, and anyone who waits until September is picking from what the wave left behind. With 91% of local rooms already open, seekers can afford to be choosy — and advertisers can't afford to be anonymous.
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How much does a room in Glen Waverley cost?
The median advertised room in Glen Waverley costs $290 per week ($27 under the city median of $317/wk), based on 32 rooms observed in July 2026. Advertised rents ranged from $108 to $450 per week.
How many share-house rooms are available in Glen Waverley right now?
32 rooms were on the market in Glen Waverley at the July 2026 sweep, and 91% of them were available immediately. 72% advertised bills included.
When is the best time to find a share house in Glen Waverley?
August. Across Melbourne, 373 rooms open up in August 2026 — 4.6× the September figure — as semester two turns the market over. Searching (or listing) in the first half of August gives you the most choice in Glen Waverley.