{"id":1643,"date":"2016-07-13T00:18:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T00:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2016-07-21T04:15:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T04:15:53","slug":"hip-universities-ranked-by-microburbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microburbs.com.au\/blog\/hip-universities-ranked-by-microburbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s Hippest Universities Ranked By Their Microburbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you\u2019ve decided to go to uni but not sure which uni will have a great student life to accompany your degree. You also want to live in an area that is affordable but isn\u2019t boring. On top of all that, you want your uni to have a good academic ranking.
\nUsing the Microburbs \u2018Hip\u2019 score, we\u2019ve found the Universities in Australia that have great ethnic diversity, are easy to cycle to, have plenty of young singles and plenty of good cafes, pubs and bars.\u00a0We\u2019ve put our 5 favourites from the list that will be useful for uni students and investors. The full top 10 is at the bottom.\u00a0Whilst there are 43 universities in Australia, we\u2019ve focused our list on regional unis as well as some of the ‘group of eight’.<\/p>\n

5. Southern Cross University (Lismore Campus):<\/h3>\n

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Hip Score 8 \/\u00a0Rent from $160 per week \/Australian Uni Rank 23rd<\/strong>
\nLismore is just a 40 minute bus to Australia’s most hyped regional sin city Nimbin and 44 minute bus to the world famous Byron Bay; two of the most \u2018go to\u2019 tourist destinations in regional Australia. Lismore itself does boast a surprising amount to do, including access to 30 different restaurants, the regional art gallery and the heritage listed rainforest.<\/p>\n

4. Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus)<\/h3>\n

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Hip Score 7 \/ Rent from $130 per week\u00a0\/Australian Uni Rank 16th<\/strong>
\nWith just a 15 minute drive to both Main Beach and Surfers Paradise, you can explore everything that Australia\u2019s 6th largest city has to offer from the theme parks, nightlife, huge beaches and plenty of young, friendly European tourists to mingle with.
\nWhilst many students live on campus, the north-eastern side of Parkwood is also popular with a hip score of 7\/10.<\/p>\n

3. University of Newcastle<\/h3>\n

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Hip Score 8.5 \/ Rent from $120 per week\u00a0\/\u00a0Australian Uni Rank 13th<\/strong><\/p>\n

Located 12km from Newcastle city centre, UoN is a popular second choice for aspiring medicine students\u00a0from\u00a0Sydney. Newcastle city itself has a hip score of 8\/10 and is well known for Nobby\u2019s beach, the vivid nightlife but also the Newcastle night markets which feature street foods, craft beers and artisan foods. Near the beach and around train stations is most popular for student accommodation which have a hip score touching 8.5\/10<\/p>\n

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Other popular suburbs for students include Birmingham Gardens, Jesmond and Warratah West which have an average hip score of 7\/10.<\/p>\n

2. University of Sydney<\/h3>\n

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Hip Score 10 \/ Rent from $130 a week \/ Australian Uni Rank 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n

The oldest university in Australia is conveniently placed in the city\u2019s inner west; a cultural hub of underground music venues, Newtown night markets, good food and wine festival plus the occasional do-it-yourself Cafe.<\/p>\n

Some have criticised Sydney\u2019s recent lockout laws for having had a dampening effect on Sydney\u2019s nightlife. However, this hasn\u2019t stopped vast amount of international music acts regularly coming to perform in the venues like the Enmore Theatre, Oxford Art Factory and much more.<\/p>\n

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The top suburbs for students include Camperdown, Newtown, Chippendale, Surry Hills & Ultimo which have an average hip score of 10\/10.<\/p>\n

1. University of Melbourne<\/h3>\n

Hip Score 10 \/ Rent from $150 per week\u00a0\/Australian Uni Rank 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Melbourne just takes the top spot after Sydney with a higher hip score and an\u00a0even\u00a0better academic reputation. What Melbourne lacks in harbour bridges and opera houses is made up for in laneways and trams, 24 hour nightlife and no lockout laws which make it a great playground for uni students.<\/p>\n

Fitzroy (pictured above) was recently named one of the world\u2019s most hipster suburbs and is located just 5 minutes from the uni.<\/p>\n

Microburbs founder and lead analyst Luke Metcalfe says “Melbourne is the clear leader among Australian cities for hip score. Sydney may have a strong cluster of very hip suburbs, but when the city is considered overall, Melbourne scores higher.” Australia’s #2 university in the heart of Australia’s hippest city, all with reasonable rents makes the University of Melbourne our hip uni winner.<\/p>\n

The full list of the top 10 is below:<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/b><\/th>\nUniversity<\/b><\/th>\nAustralian Ranking<\/b><\/th>\nHip Score<\/b><\/th>\nLowest Rent<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of Tasmania<\/span><\/td>\n19th<\/span><\/td>\n7\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$160 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/span><\/td>\nThe University of Western Australia<\/span><\/td>\n7th<\/span><\/td>\n7\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$190 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern Cross University (Lismore Campus)<\/span><\/td>\n23rd<\/span><\/td>\n8\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$160 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of New England (Tamworth)<\/span><\/td>\n29th<\/span><\/td>\n8\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$175 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of New South Wales<\/span><\/td>\n4th<\/span><\/td>\n8\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$150 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of Newcastle<\/span><\/td>\n13th<\/span><\/td>\n8.5\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$120 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of Adelaide<\/span><\/td>\n8th<\/span><\/td>\n9\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$150 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of Sydney\/UTS<\/span><\/td>\n3rd\/9th<\/span><\/td>\n10\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$130 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/span><\/td>\nRMIT (Melbourne)<\/span><\/td>\n14th<\/span><\/td>\n10\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$150 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/span><\/td>\nUniversity of Melbourne<\/span><\/td>\n2nd<\/span><\/td>\n10\/10<\/span><\/td>\n$150 per week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Sources:
\nhttp:\/\/www.australianuniversities.com.au\/rankings\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/goodeducation.com.au\/queensland-regional-universities-are-top-performers\/<\/a><\/p>\n

You can find\u00a0your uni’s hip score and Microburbs report now, just by searching here.
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