Is Perth better than Melbourne interms of work, lifestyle, schools and jobs?

Answer 1

Perth is like a big country town.

If you like big cities go to melbourne. If you like a smaller city, go to Perth.

Having said that, Perth has the most expensive accommodation in Australia now and that may effect your lifestyle.

Answer 2

West Australia has the most rapidly expanding economy of any Australian state - with the wealth mostly coming from mining revenues. In the right industry, there's lots of work / money over there, although it is a smaller town than Melbourne and opportunities will be limited in other areas. Depends on what sort of work you're doing.

Re lifestyle, Perth has better weather, better beaches, more opportunities for surfing etc if that's your thing. Melbourne has a much more vibrant cultural scene, with more music, theatre, film and festivals. It also has the best food and coffee in the country. (That said, Perth is just up the road from the best wineries in the country, so...)

Either way, having narrowed it down to Perth and Melbourne I think you've picked the best two towns in Australia.

Answer 3

G'day,

OK... I know the earlier answerers already mention nice things abt Perth. Since you are posting your questions in Melbourne as well, I will try to give some more info abt Melbourne to balance things up ;)

1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like last month, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au).
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.

In regards to schools there are 3 choices: Public/Government, Christian/Catholic and Private. Public schools have pretty much the same standard wherever you go and they are the cheapest alternative. You usually just enrolled to the one closer to where you live. The list of government schools are here: http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/schoolsonline/Browse.asp.
Private are the most expensive, since on top of the tuition fee, you will still have to buy books, uniform, etc. The list for non-government schools are here: http://www.isd.com.au/

I certainly hope this helps. I came as an immigrant 16years ago and still enjoy Melbourne very much. Welcome to Australia and good luck on your moving :)

Answer 4

Perth has its own charm and is much smaller than Melbourne. its also a little isolated from the other australian cities, as Melbourne is near sydney and brisbane.

But perth is easier to live in and find jobs as it has a more homey feeling. I would much rather live in perth for its warm weather than Melbourne where it gets cold during the winter.