Life: Australian Application Process

Here's a picture of the Precinct, the university accommodation which I lived in for 3 years and everything was good.

As apply for the Flinder's housing... It asked for a whole bunch of stuff that I couldn't even get the page through to the next without having to refresh... Then it also asked for REFERENCES! What was that? Why would anyone ask for references for just LIVING IN THEIR ACCOMMODATION! I still don't understand it!... Sigh...