UNDERgRADUATE PROSPECTUS - Study Brisbane

EXPENSES GUIDE
Expenses quoted in the table below are a guide only. They will vary depending on location,
lifestyle and personal choices. Please also refer to the important notes at right. All amounts
are in Australian dollars (AUD$).
EXPENSE TYPE
ESTABLISHMENT
Temporary accommodation
(8 nights)
Furniture and household items
(if renting unfurnished or partly
furnished home)
EXAMPLE OF A
STUDENT LIVING IN
ACCOMMODATION
ON-CAMPUS
–
EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT
LIVING IN SHARED
ACCOMMODATION OFF-
CAMPUS
$720
($90 per night)
EXAMPLE OF A
FAMILY LIVING
OFF-CAMPUS (TWO
ADULTS AND
ONE CHILD)
$1760
($220 per night)
– $1650 $3000
Electricity/gas/phone
– connection
– $250 $250
Rental bond (refundable) – $880 $2400
Two weeks’ rent in advance – $440 $1200
Total (establishment) – $3940 $8610
ACCOMMODATION,
FOOD AND UTILITIES
PER ACADEMIC YEAR PER YEAR PER YEAR
Off-campus rent – ongoing** –
$9360 ($175-$200 per
week)
$26,000 ($500 week)
Electricity/gas – ongoing – $1040 ($20 per week) $2080 ($40 per week)
Food, groceries, incidentals
(36 weeks during semester)
Residential college fee, meals
and utilities*
(36 weeks during semester)
(Please refer to page 24)
Residential college
– Internet, student club fees, etc.
(36 weeks during semester)*
Orientation Week
Accommodation and Activities*
Residential college – summer
vacation* (Dec–Feb approx. 10
weeks fully catered)***
$1800
($50 per week)
$15,200
($422 per week)
$7280
($140 per week)
$17,420
($335 per week)
– –
$565
($15 per week) – –
$595
($85 per night)
$3900
($390 per week)
– –
Total (accommodation,
food and utilities)
$22,060 $17,680 $45,500
ONGOING ADDITIONAL COSTS PER ACADEMIC YEAR PER YEAR PER YEAR
Phone (mobile, landline, internet)
– ongoing
$360 ($10 per week) $1040 ($20 per week) $1560 ($30 per week)
Public transport $360 ($10 per week) $1040 ($20 per week) $2340 ($45 per week)
Health (dental/medicine not
covered by OSHC)
$500 $500 $1250
Recreation/entertainment $720 ($20 per week) $1560 ($30 per week) $3900 ($75 per week)
Photocopying/printing/
stationery
$360
($10 per week)
$520
($10 per week)
$520
($10 per week)
Textbooks & course materials*** $850 $850 $850
Contents insurance
$720 ($15-$20
per week)
$1040 ($15-$20 per week)
$1040 ($15-$20
per week)
Clothing/personal $600 $600 $1500
Emergency/unexpected $500 $500 $1000
Total (ongoing additional) $4970 $7650 $13,960
TOTAL (accommodation and
living and ongoing expenses)
$27,030 $25,330 $59,460
TOTAL (excluding residential
college summer vacation and
Orientation accommodation)
$22,535
Other expenses
ADDITIONAL CHILD
PER YEAR
School tuition fees for children (per child) $8400
Additional school expenses $1300
Childcare (based on 3 days per week) $13,000
NOTES:
– UQ tuition fees (see pages 98-102) and OSHC (see
page 95) are not included in this table.
– Not all items stated in the expenses guide can be
used by USA Financial Aid Students in their cost of
attendance (COA) calculation.
– In Australia, all consumers pay a Goods and
Services Tax (GST) of 10 percent on most
purchases. GST is included in Expenses quoted
above. There is no refund of GST on departure from
Australia.
– Students should allow for a four to five percent
increase in living expenses each year.
– Australian Government and UQ scholarships/
stipends are paid in Australian dollars and are not
affected by changes in exchange rates. However,
home government and private sponsor scholarships/
stipends will be affected.
– Childcare costs vary from centre to centre.
Please contact individual childcare centres for a
comprehensive list of fees and payment schedule.
– College fees listed are drawn from average 2011
prices and may vary in 2012
– *Please see www.accommodation.uq.edu.au for
examples of rental costs near UQ campuses.
– **This cost may vary from college to college.
– ***Prices for textbooks and materials may vary and
will be higher for professional courses.
– Students may opt to reside in the colleges during
the summer vacation period – a fee per night will be
charged. Ongoing additional costs during this period
have not been included in this guide. Please note
that Residential colleges close for approximately five
weeks each year. During this time students may opt
to stay in temporary off-campus accommodation
or otherwise return home. Costs associated with
temporary accommodation and other ongoing
additional expenses during this period are not
included in this guide.
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