do you know anything about SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA??????????

Question

very intriuging place to me, and i almost want to just get up and move there, see what that side of the world is like.

i was mainly wondering what the cost of living is like?
how much is rent for a one or two bedroom apartment or small house near the beach?
how easy, or DIFFICULT, would it be for a young, white American male to get an average job there?
any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated, and the best answer will get a best answer.

Answer 1

New South Wales is not as expensive as people make it out to be. When I lived in Sydney (up until this year) I had a 2 bedroom apartment, no far from the beach, 10 min from the City Centre, was a Penthouse, Swimming Pool, Gym and Sauna in the complex and the rent was only $420 a week.

It is very easy to get a job in Sydney.

Before you come though, you will need a Visa, so you should look at applying for a Visa and see if you can meet the criteria in any category first, before you plan any move, as you cant just move to Australia, you need the Visa first.

Here is the Australian Immigration Website
http://www.immi.gov.au

Here are some websites that you can look at the cost of renting a place
http://www.domain.com.au
http://www.justlisted.com.au


Good Luck

Answer 2

You would have no problem getting a job but you will have to see an Australian consul about visas and work permits (like a green card) first. Don't know where you live but there are are several Australian consulates in the USA. Search it on the net - they give street and mailbox addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addys.

Rents vary a lot in New South Wales, the state is much bigger than Texas but any place near a beach will cost extra.

You may find that pay rates are lower than in the USA but a lot of things are a bit cheaper so that probably works out OK.

Answer 3

Hi, do you mean New South Wales? Im guessing you do. In any case, I used to live in NSW and now I live just 5 minutes away :) Re cost of living, it totally depends where you live. You could live in a waterfront home in Sydney, and the price could be anything from a few million for something in the southern suburbs, to over 15 million for something near sydney harbour. and thats just sydney. you could also live down near the snow fields, out in the country, up north near queensland, it totally depends what kind of environment you are after. Australia is a large country with lots of different environments, all with different living expenses. In the same city you could experience total differences in living expenses in different areas. I know you have said you want to live near the beach, but what im saying is, it completely depends where you want to live. some places would be cheap, and some would be expensive. I live right on the beach 5 minutes North of the NSW border in a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment and it is $350 a week, but you will get differing prices everywhere you go. What type of work do you do? You would have to get a working permit for Australia and Im not sure how easy that is for Americans as it is hard for Australians to get work permits in the US. If you have any more details, or questions, let me know,

Answer 4

Is it New South Wales you are asking about? If so, New South Wales is a very large state of Australia. I'm assuming you are asking about Sydney.

Sydney is Australia's largest city, approximatley 4.5 million people call it home.

To rent in Sydney is becoming quite difficult, and expensive. To get an idea, take a look at www.realestate.com.au. Search some suburbs like Cronulla, Helensburgh, Heathcote, Hurstville.

In Australia, it doesn't matter if you're white, black or asian, you will be treated fairly by most, so that does not have any effect on your gaining employment. There is a skills shortage in Australia at the moment, take a look at www.seek.com.au (Job site) to see what's available.

Hope this information is helpful.

Answer 5

New South Wales is one of the six Australian States and is bigger than Texas, Its capital city is Sydney. The State includes the Snowy Mountains in the southeast near Canberra which has a big skiing industry in the winter. It stretches to the desert around Broken Hill in the far west and north and hasthe lush sub-tropics just an hour south of Brisbane in the northeast.

Sydney is the biggest city in Australia and there are plenty of jobs around. You should look at the classified advertisements in the Sydney Morning Herald on a Saturday http://www.smh.com.au and see the range of jobs and housing available. House and flat prices vary across the city depending on the suburb. If you want to check where a suburb is in relation to the rest of the city use http://www.whereis.com.au

All necessary information about visas and work permits is available from the Department of Immigration website at http://www.immi.gov.au

Answer 6

Hi there

It is quite expensive to live in New South Wales, rent is quite dear. I don't know how much because i live in Western Australia which is a lovely clean and clear state with plenty of parks and bushland, and lovely beaches. Probably cost about $400 - $500 AUD per week to be by the beach. it would be easy for you to get a job here, there are plenty going.

Anything you want to know please feel free to ask. You could get into real estate sites for aust., that should be able to help.

regards
Kaye

Answer 7

You never never know if you never never go:) sommers confusious;

Jobs aplenty, rent expensive, best looking women in the universe, best beaches, and God lives just up the road.

Answer 8

no place called SOUTH WALES here so you don't know bugger all about Australia it it seems to me so till you know a little more DO NT COME HERE but when you do come on down & see a great country & meet a lot of intresting people