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Moving to Australia requires a deeper understanding of the land’s temperatures, jobs, social life, and real estate. Don’t commit until you’ve done the proper research needed to make the transition a success.
Hop on the following tips before you take your upcoming leap.
1. Temperature
It is incredibly hot in Australia, and newcomers get sick (even die) due to radical temperatures. Looking at various maps help gain perspective regarding Australia’s ranging temperatures. For example, much of Western Australia hosts ‘equatorial’ conditions while the eastern board of Queensland is ‘subtropical.’
Choose a suitable climate and conditions, remember to add wardrobe to your list of costs.
2. Jobs
Peruse Australia’s Skilled Occupation List to see if you qualify for needed positions. Don’t fall in love with salaries and tax brackets; consider the cost of living and type of lifestyle of destinations of interest. Expenses vary depending on location.
The current rate of unemployment is below 5%, yet ratios vary from state to state. Do research and find areas in need or greatly that value your skill sets and current industry. You may want to choose a location depending upon offered benefits and pay.
3. Social Life
Making friends is easy in childhood. Being in the same schools as those in your area, you shared sports and hobbies aside from classes and mutual acquaintances. It was easy to make and maintain friends, but when living abroad, it’s much harder to find a circle of friends.
You won’t find friends unless you’re proactive. Use the Internet, find local meetups, and be extra friendly to locals. However, address differences in culture and norms, as well as variations of slang and spelling of words. Be friendly but respectful of the fact some may act and behave differently than those back home.
4. Agents
You can use social media and free platforms to find those with rental space as well as roommates. However, you may want to trust a professional real estate agent to help you navigate and take root in a new land. They’ll help you understand conversion rates, tell you of areas to avoid, and aid in working with your proposed budget.
Be creative in considering your living situation; for example, house sitters spend days and nights in huge homes while the owners, off travelling around the world, are satisfied that someone is there to maintain the quarters and land.
5. Friends and Family
Nurture friendships and relations with those ‘left behind.’ It can be incredibly exciting for you to be in a new place, and it may make you ‘forget’ the little people back home. While contacting, don’t dominate the conversation, telling about your new adventures rather than listening to their tales of adventure too. Relationships require the care of two people.
You’ll be experiencing things they are not, so don’t be surprised if relationships change for better or worse. Sometimes, new experiences make standing relationships stronger or weaker moving into the future.
6. Help
Seek organisations that aid newcomers and seek opportunities to volunteer. Live in particular destinations that require construction, education, and medicinal care, while fed, housed, and paid.
Private and government-associated programmes exist to spread goodwill and target low-income areas in need of resources and human services. It’s incredibly rewarding, and serves as an outlet to meet others with interests and location in common.
7. Pets
One friend may be coming along with you, but before your cat or dog enters Australia, it must be quarantined for a short period (usually less than 10 days) to ensure Australia remains free of particular disease, such as rabies.
You must comply with conditions, which depend upon your particular location. However, if moving to Australia from New Zealand, your cat or dog does not require a permit to enter. Don’t let permits and quarantines scare you, Australia is a pet-friendly place, with many areas allowing owners to walk dogs freely or keep them on a leash.
Don’t make any move until you’re accustomed to doing additional research about Australia.
About the Author
Mitchell Zeal is a real estate consultant of many years. Now partly-retired, he enjoys sharing his insights online. You can read his helpful posts mainly on homeowner and moving blog sites.