https://melbz.com.au/tags/eastern-suburbs/Recent content in Eastern Suburbs on MELBZHugoen-auFri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://melbz.com.au/guides/student-bars-near-deakin-burwood/Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://melbz.com.au/guides/student-bars-near-deakin-burwood/<p>Deakin Burwood doesn&rsquo;t have a buzzy student bar scene right at the campus gates - the surrounding suburbs are mostly residential and the campus itself is partially dry on most days. The honest answer is the on-campus DUSA bar plus a tram or short drive to Camberwell or Box Hill for variety. This is the 2026 breakdown.</p> <h2 id="dusa-cafe-bar-on-campus">DUSA Cafe Bar: On-Campus</h2> <p>DUSA (Deakin University Student Association) runs the on-campus bar on Burwood campus - typically Wednesday-Friday afternoons during semester. $7-$9 schooners (cheapest in the area), $14-$18 pub meals. Members-only requires Deakin student ID. Closes early during exams. The default first-year student bar.</p>https://melbz.com.au/guides/cheapest-suburbs-near-deakin-burwood/Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://melbz.com.au/guides/cheapest-suburbs-near-deakin-burwood/<p>Deakin Burwood campus sits 14km east of the CBD on the Burwood Highway, surrounded by middle-east suburbs that are mostly residential and family-oriented rather than student-dense. The cheap-suburbs question for Deakin students is more about which middle-east suburbs offer the best rent-to-commute ratio - this is the 2026 honest breakdown.</p> <h2 id="burwood-the-walking-distance-default">Burwood: The Walking-Distance Default</h2> <p>Burwood itself: 2-bed share house $440-$540/week. Studio apartment $310-$400/week. Walking distance (5-15 minutes) to most Deakin buildings. Mix of 1960s walk-ups, 1980s townhouses, newer apartments. Tends to be quieter than Clayton or Carlton - Deakin Burwood has fewer students living off-campus than other Melbourne universities.</p>