Sorry, I forgot an important bit - she's looking at two bedroom apartments with a 19yo friend of hers who's a hairdresser. But hairdressers don't earn that much and 2br units around her are at least $300pw so I don't think her friend could just take the lease on in her name. Their other option, I guess, is to rent a 1br place with just the hairdresser's name on the lease.

But yep, I think a shared house is the most likely option.