What are the Pros and Cons of moving to Australia?

Question

Currently Living in England but thinking about moving to Australia, sick of this place.
What are the Pros and Cons?

Answer 1

pros:
- larger living space
-nice climate
-lower prices on houses
-lower prices on items when the price is converted into pounds.

Cons:
-jobs give less money
-can get very hot in the summer months (september, october, november, december)

Answer 2

My son has done the reverse - left Australia to live in England (Harrogate). So if I reverse his experience I think for you -

Pros:
Nice weather;
Laidback attitude;
Cheaper cost of living;
Great Beaches;
Wider roads.

Cons:
Friends and family;
Pub culture (nothing like the UK pub culture);
Remoteness from other countries;
Football (soccer standard does not compare);
Flies.

I have lived in both countries and I missed Australia when I got to England and felt the same when I came back home after 3 years. I am sure there are a lot more pros and cons but these are the ones that come to mind.

You should check out this site for what is required if you are seriously considering the move http://www.immigration.gov.au/immigration.htm

Answer 3

Hello, hahaa well I live in Australia and I am still 16 and it is great living here to be honest... But if you think its all HOT HOT HOT throughout the year then you are wrong... It does get pretty cold but when it gets hot its humid... There's soo many cultures that live here and in my school there are probably 1/4% people that have had a few generations living in australia.. you don't need to be worried about the water as there are always "scares" but they never really last long. I live in Sydney and it is pretty expensive but there are places just outside of it that you can get for a lot cheaper and the house will probably be 10 times better... You only have to watch for dangerous animals if your camping and that's just snakes and spiders.. I walk about bare foot in the bush and I've never been harmed by any animal besides a bee... The cultues here are probably what I love most... Most people are accepting of cultures but your always gonna get some racist people but mainly it would just be as a joke... Australia is probably what I class as a very loose country... People like joking around and expressing themselves and it is just really unique... You do not need to worry about water shortage because everywhere across Australia we help each other out.. negatives.....ummm...well....Australia isn't all gday mate and stuff because we are a very culturally accepting nation compared to others...and it does get cold... That's the negatives I can think of.... Well I hoped this slightly helped you and I wish you well on your decision and quite possibly your move

Answer 4

If you're 30 or younger maybe you should think about going to oz first on a 12 month working holiday visa. If you don't like oz (although i can't think why you wouldn't) it's a long place to go to decide to come back to the uk again, and you'll have wasted a lot of time, effort and money.
Think try before you buy. If you enjoy your 12 months their you could try and get sponsored out their or come back to the uk and decide where you would like to settle in oz.
The cities and towns differ a lot. You may decide to settle in southern oz which has more varied seasons (warmer drier summers, cool winters) or northern oz which is a lot more tropical and has fewer seasons. Either hot and sunny (the dry season) or hot and wet (the rainy season).
Pros - lovely friendly laid back people and attitude.
- generally heaps better weather.
-gorgeous beaches and scenery
-better lifestyle, more outdoorsy.
-cheaper and bigger houses.
-close to great places for your hols ie south pacific
-much quieter roads even during rush hour in the cties


cons
-great big scary spiders
-snakes
-lots of creepy crawlies.
-it's a long way from home
-adverts on tv virtually every 5 minutes: very irritating
-lack of crisp flavours
-rubbish chocolate
if you can put up with that you'll do fine....

Answer 5

I'd be off like a shot, I had the chance about 5 years ago, but family ties held me back, it will always be a deep regret of mine as too much has gone on now to consider it again....I have been, I felt at home right away, had absolutey the best time ever, I stayed with a friend so didnt do all the tourist things, and saw Oz life...100000000% better than anywhere else in the world!

Answer 6

I am going to Australia next January for 6 months. Moving permanently is a HUGE decision, I would go for a few months to try it out to see if you like it before going for good. I am so looking forward to it just for a completely different experience in life, to try something different and if I don't like it at least I can say I have tried. I believe the only things you regret in life are the things you haven't done and I don't want to be sitting here in 30 odd years regretting not going and wishing I did when I had the chance. I know I will miss my family and friends but I also see this as creating an opportunity for them that they wouldn't have otherwise had, me being out there will be the perfect excuse for them to come out for a couple of weeks and see a part of the world they might not have had the chance to see!! Go for it, I wish you luck, x

Answer 7

Lots of Pros no cons!

Answer 8

depends what you like mate.

My entire family are from England, and most of them stayed here, a few went back as they couldn't handle the heat. The majority of them prefer Queensland and have now moved there and have found a lot of Brits living around them. (In saying that 70% of Oz are either British or of direct or second British decent). West Oz also has a large Brit population and a tone of work, and its georgeous over there, but it is also isolated (it can take up to 6 days to drive to the east coast)

The major cities will offer you a lifestyle "similar" to home and the coastal towns offer a slow paced, beachy, layed back lifestyle - which takes some time to adjust to, even our own city people find the coastal towns a bit to back wards. (personally im a small town coastal person and cant stand the rush of the city but thats a personal choice) Sydney is also rated as the most expensive city in the world now, so income is great there but the cost of living is high in Sydo.

Taxes are much higher here, especially income tax, but standards of living are also much higher and cost of living is much lower, stat's show that 2 in 3 ozzies either own or are paying off their own home.

We are also in a HUGE skills shortage (270,000 people short) and are desperate for any skilled immigrants, if you go to seek.com you'll find a site for Brits wanting to live and work in oz and they assist with accomodation, immigration, bank accounts, visa's, sponsors etc.

Oz is much slower mate, layed back and very very hot, so bare that in mind as it can be a huge culture shock. "Pome" is also a word you'd have to get used to, (my family are still called pomes despite moving here in the 60's) but it's said affectionately most times (unless the word whinging is put in front of it)

good luck mate.

Answer 9

Free prenatal care! If you plan on having a baby, that is a very good thing! I have a lot of friends online from Australia, and I wish I lived there! Plus Steve Irwin was an AWESOME guy! Probably because he came from Australia. LOL

Answer 10

It's very insular. It reminds me a little of how England was in the 1970's. Spectacular scenery and wildlife. SOME strange people, but you get that everywhere. If you're going to Brisbane don't expect to be able to eat out after 9pm. the only way is to Try before you BUY. Take a long holiday there if you can.