Living expenses
Reduce your living expenses by staying at colleges
Living at one of USQ's Residential Colleges offers you not only an affordable option for accommodation when you are at Uni. All meals are provided and linen service and room cleaning once a week, not to mention a 2GB internet allowance (broadband of course!) Living on college also means you have no transport or parking hassles, with the added bonus of an inbuilt community. The colleges are safe and secure, with plenty of academic and social support - that's something that you can't put a price on!
At USQ, we know that your academic success is best achieved by an active social, sporting and cultural balance in your lifestyle. And at our residential colleges, that opportunity is yours.
Average weekly cost of living comparison (AUD)
USQ Residential Colleges |
Private accommodation (Toowoomba) |
Brisbane* |
Other regional centres* |
| Steele Rudd College |
$125 - $235 |
Rent |
$85 - $155 |
Private accommodation |
$341 |
Private accommodation |
$290 |
| Concannon College |
$254 |
Food |
$75 - $105 |
Residential colleges |
$446 |
Residential colleges |
$315 |
| McGregor College |
$254 - $270 |
Utilities |
$20 - $27 |
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Included in fees - Accommodation
- Meals
- Cleaning
- Bed linen service
- Utilities (electricity, gas, water)
- Broadband internet allowance
- Organised social and sporting events
- Academic tutorial program
- Access to sporting and
recreational facilities - 24 hour security service
|
Transport |
$25 - $30 |
| Entertainment |
$30 - $55 |
| Other expenses |
$60 |
| Total |
$295 - $432 |
| Plus establishment expenses |
| Bond/security Deposit |
$340 - $620 |
| Electricity |
$80 |
| Telephone Connection |
$60 - $210 |
| Gas Connection |
$100 |
| Purchase linen |
$50 - $100 |
| Total |
$630 - $1,110 |
* Average weekly costs of living calculated on Brisbane Metropolitan data provided by BCC, TRC and an average of Townsville, Rockhampton and the Sunshine Coast.