List Your Spare Consulting Room: A Step-by-Step Guide for Practice Managers

You’ve got a consulting room sitting empty two days a week. That’s roughly AUD 8,000–15,000 in potential annual rental income walking out the door — depending on your suburb and room size. For a practice manager, that’s not just lost revenue. It’s a missed opportunity to build your clinic’s reputation, fill quiet slots, and create a flexible income stream that costs almost nothing to start.

Here’s how to list your spare consulting room on HealthcareRooms in under an hour.

The problem: empty rooms cost you more than rent

Every hour a consulting room sits empty, you’re paying for the space without earning from it. Lights, heating, reception time — the overheads don’t stop just because the room is vacant.

Many practice managers assume renting out a room means long-term leases, complicated contracts, and strangers in your clinic. The reality is simpler. Short-term, flexible rentals are the norm for allied health professionals — physiotherapists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists — who need space for a few sessions a week, not a permanent tenancy.

If you’re not listing your spare room, you’re leaving money on the table. And you’re also missing the chance to build referral relationships with practitioners who could become long-term partners.

The alternative: how listing on HealthcareRooms works

HealthcareRooms connects practice managers with practitioners looking for short-term, flexible space. No long-term leases. No complex paperwork. You control availability, pricing, and who uses your room.

Here’s the step-by-step:

Step 1: Create your listing Go to the signup page and create a free practice manager account. You’ll need your clinic’s basic details: name, address, contact information, and a few photos of the room. Good lighting and a clean space matter — practitioners scroll past dark, cluttered photos.

Step 2: Set your availability and pricing You choose which days and times the room is available. Most practice managers list rooms for half-day or full-day blocks. Pricing varies by location — in Sydney’s Inner West, rooms typically rent for AUD 30–50 per hour; in Melbourne’s CBD, AUD 35–55 per hour. You set your rate, and you can adjust it anytime.

Step 3: Approve booking requests When a practitioner finds your room, they send a booking request. You review their profile, confirm the dates, and the booking is locked in. Payment is handled through the platform — you get paid automatically, no chasing invoices.

Step 4: Manage bookings from your dashboard Your dashboard shows upcoming bookings, total earnings, and room availability. You can block out dates, adjust pricing, and communicate with practitioners directly through the platform.

The evidence: real numbers from real practice managers

Practice managers on HealthcareRooms report earning between AUD 400 and AUD 1,200 per room per month, depending on location and frequency of bookings. A physiotherapy clinic in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley lists one room two days a week at AUD 40 per hour — that’s AUD 640 per month from a room that was previously empty.

Another clinic in Sydney’s Surry Hills rents a room to three different practitioners on alternating days — a psychologist, a counsellor, and a dietitian. The practice manager earns AUD 900 per month and reports that the practitioners have become referral sources, sending patients to the clinic’s permanent staff.

The upfront cost to list? Zero. HealthcareRooms charges a small commission only on successful bookings. There’s no listing fee, no subscription, and no commitment.

What you need to get started

Before you list, check a few things:

Room suitability: Does it have a desk, chair, power points, and natural light? Practitioners expect a professional, clean environment.

Insurance: Your practice insurance likely covers short-term rentals, but check with your provider. Most policies are fine as long as the practitioner holds their own professional indemnity insurance.

Reception support: Will you offer basic reception services (directing calls, greeting patients)? This is a selling point but not required.

Ready to turn empty space into income?

You’ve got the room. You’ve got the demand. Now it’s time to list it.

Sign up as a practice manager — it takes less than 10 minutes. Or browse our how-it-works page to see how other practice managers are filling their rooms.

If you’re not sure what to charge, check out our guide to consulting room rental costs in Sydney 2025 for local pricing benchmarks.

For practitioners reading this: If you’re looking for flexible space, search available rooms in your city. Your next consulting room might be just around the corner.