Inner-city residents say the drink-fuelled, late-night behaviour of Victoria University students living in halls is getting worse.

A fed-up neighbour of Victoria University's notorious Katharine Jermyn Hall has dubbed the inner-city student hub "The Zoo".

"At about 10 o'clock they release the animals ... they jump up and down, they swing on the poles round here, like monkeys," IT worker Fiona Mackenzie said. "It's actually really sad."

Mackenzie, a former Victoria student herself, said drunken first-years regularly spilled out on to Boulcott St when the hall's 10pm drinking curfew ended.

She understood students wanting to have fun, but said their shenanigans over the past few weeks went beyond acceptable.

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Her comments follow those of Henry Harper, 27, who said he was considering moving out of his apartment on The Terrace, where he and his fiancee had lived for three years, because they struggled to sleep through the racket from the neighbouring hall.

A flat owner who gave her name only as Sara said she had lived between Joan Stevens Hall and Katharine Jermyn Hall since before they were student accommodation, and the noise and drunkenness had ramped up over the past year.

Part of the problem was parents sending their children to university simply for the "experience", rather than to focus on study, she said.

It was common for drunk students and other young people visiting the halls to hurl abuse at passersby and try to pick verbal fights.

Glass bottles were thrown and the noise frequently became intolerable. She said the university should be more accountable for the behaviour of students in the halls.

"Students are just totally intoxicated when they leave the halls, to the point where they can't stand up. I've seen people just leave their friends on the street.

"People are putting themselves in really dangerous situations, and the halls don't seem to be doing anything about it."

The worst nights were Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays, when many downtown bars offered cheap drinks to attract students, she said.

Neighbour Carol Green said student behaviour was "out of control", with young people vomiting and urinating in the street, stopping motorists and opening their doors.

"It just gets worse and worse."

IT worker Mahesh Josh said the noise was too much and kept him awake.

Hall residents should be better monitored, and possibly overseen by a rector, he said. "They make noises and funny faces because they drink too much."

Victoria University chief operating officer Mark Loveard​ said the university was always working with the community to "mitigate any pressure points".

In February, 800 invitations to a community meeting were posted to residents in the vicinity of the university's five halls. Seventeen residents turned up.

"The students are responsible for their actions, but our principle is to be a good neighbour."

Two extra welfare officers were on duty at Boulcott St and The Terrace during weekends, charged with "gently" moving loitering groups of students along and quietening down any who were too noisy.

Loveard said students were encouraged to make a positive contribution and 1400 were involved in community service around the city.

The university would be reviewing the halls' 10pm curfew time in the coming months, he said.

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