Rooms for rent in Carlton

Carlton runs on espresso and deadlines. The University of Melbourne sits on its western edge, so its two-storey terraces have housed generations of students, PhD candidates and the academics they become — share housing here is practically a rite of passage. Lygon Street still does the old-school Italian thing (pasticceria counters, waiters who've worked the same room for decades), while Cinema Nova and the Carlton Gardens end of Rathdowne Street pull a quieter crowd. Rooms move fast in January and February before semester starts. If you want housemates who cook late and argue about ideas, start here.