An Adelaide woman says she fears her disability is discouraging people from wanting to flat with her.

Ellen has had more than 60 responses to advertisements seeking a flat-mate so far but she still has a spare room.

Ellen was born with Goldenhar syndrome, which affected the development of the left side of her face.

The 24-year-old university student told 891 ABC Adelaide's Mornings program she felt quite uncomfortable when she opened the door to her home and saw people's responses to her physical disability.

"You can just see that look on their face," Ellen said.

"It's been quite challenging for me to know how to deal with that."

She said people usually briefly looked through her unit but she rarely heard from them again.

"Usually I can say, 'Well that's not a reflection on me and it is not me personally; I'm not the problem, society has the issue'," she said.

Ellen said part of the problem might be that many people have not had much exposure to people with a disability.

"They haven't had to confront their perceptions around people with a disability," she said, adding that some people mistakenly thought she would need a carer, which was not the case.

Ellen did not disclose her disability in her most recent ad but has done so previously and would consider doing so again.

"I'd like them to come with an opened mind," she said.

"I'd like to be known as someone who is independent and I don't want to always have to introduce myself as a person who has a disability."

Ellen is studying an honours degree in a bachelor of disabilities and development education at Flinders University.