Don't know what your situation is but a lot of the pilots stay at the backpackers in Kununurra. There's usually a room set aside for pilots (mostly because the other backpackers in the joint don't want to be woken up at 0330 by pilots getting ready for a morning Bungles run).
Once established in the backpackers you'll be able to team up with some pilots and get onto a list for some hell-hole with affordable rent.
Probably a similar situation in Darwin but I don't really know. Good luck!
FRQ CB