Random - Have you ever lived in or visited Australia??

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  • shellebelle87
    shellebelle87 Posts: 291 Member
    Live in Brisbane :smile:

    It is a great place to live, not sure what state you are thinking of moving to but it is expensive in some places. Still worth it though :smile:
  • CassiusKnox
    CassiusKnox Posts: 305 Member
    I live in Brisbane, Australia.

    If you tell us what you are into we can tell you what city might suit you best.

    Eg... If you are into the outdoors and/or the beach culture and you love great weather or being semi-naked most of the year Brisbane (Gold or Sunshine Coast) might be for you.

    If you are into food, cafes, art, theatre etc (usually lumped together under the term 'culture') Melbourne is your city. Melbourne is also probably Australia's greatest sport loving city. Don't live in Melbourne if you don't like rain.

    I can't think of a good reason to live in Sydney sorry :)
  • RiverDancer68
    RiverDancer68 Posts: 221 Member
    Originally from Nowra, NSW...but also lived in the Melbourne area (Malvern, Frankston, Hastings and Crib Point) and Perth. I miss it so much...I've been here most of my life, but retain dual citizenship. If there were a way for my entire family to move over (and actually be able to make a living), I would do it in a heartbeat. Actually just ate a vegemite sandwich in honor of this thread!! :drinker:
  • thatjulesgirl
    thatjulesgirl Posts: 200 Member
    I can't think of a good reason to live in Sydney sorry :)


    Hehehehehehe... me either :bigsmile: :blushing: :devil:
  • lyndalpn
    lyndalpn Posts: 151 Member
    I live in Nowra NSW (regional town on the south coast) but grew up in Sydney -- would never go back! See a theme here? Sydney is an awesome place as a tourist, but I wouldnt live there!
  • RobynC79
    RobynC79 Posts: 331 Member
    I am Australian and lived there until I moved to the US 8 years ago. It's a fabulous country but rather different from the US in a lot of ways. I see you're Canadian - the weather is certainly warmer!

    Out of curiosity, why are thinking of moving there?
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    I've lived in Australia my whole life, specifically I've lived in South Australia (country, coast and city), Victoria (coast) and North Queensland (coast).

    I dont know how it compares to anywhere else but people who move here from overseas or visit seem to love it a lot :)

    I wouldn't want to live anywhere else though I'd love to go move back into the country but stay on the coast, best of both worlds then :D
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    I'm an Aussie and there are lots of great things about living here - most parts have great weather, employment opportunities are pretty good (though it varies depending on where you go), there are lots of great things to do in the outdoors, you shouldn't have too many language issues (just don't expect it to be exactly the same!), we have fabulous food and fresh produce, health and education are pretty well subsidised and generally of a good standard.

    However, many parts of Australia are expensive to live in (Perth!), you will be blown away by the price of everyday things like food, clothes, shoes etc. I believe that wages would probably be higher on average than the US, but its certainly not a cheap country to live in and house prices/rents are completely crazy in some parts of the country (Perth is bad, north west WA is insane!).
    Australia is a long way away from most other parts of the world - for me, the nearest capital city (which is Adelaide, a small city) is three hours flying time. Asia is 3.5 hours or so, Sydney is about 5 hours. It takes over 24 hours to get to the US, and about the same to Europe. You can get cheap flights, though more so from the East Coast (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne). This means that visiting family is expensive and time consuming.
    Australia is made up of people from just about every other country in the world, which many people (like me) think is a good thing, while others are very insular and have no idea about or interest in other parts of the world.

    I agree with the previous posters who suggest that you visit - I think you have a different mindset if you are looking to stay in a country, not just visiting it as a tourist.
  • CassiusKnox
    CassiusKnox Posts: 305 Member
    People always worry about us having dangerous creatures here... snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, dingoes etc but I think they are a lot better than bears, lions, tigers etc.

    Besides... you only have to able to outrun or outswim one other person and you're ok. The weakest in the herd get taken first. It's just nature :drinker:
  • Effpcos
    Effpcos Posts: 350 Member
    I live in New Zealand but I lived in Cairns and Melbourne growing up. Australia is a huge country and those two cities were very different. We also lived up in the Tablelands of Far North Queensland, that again was very different, even from Cairns which was a fairly short drive away.
    I'd go back there to visit, but I wouldn't go back there to live.
  • RobynC79
    RobynC79 Posts: 331 Member
    People always worry about us having dangerous creatures here... snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, dingoes etc but I think they are a lot better than bears, lions, tigers etc.

    Besides... you only have to able to outrun or outswim one other person and you're ok. The weakest in the herd get taken first. It's just nature :drinker:

    Hahah! I agree about all the dangerous creatures, I find the thought of bears just wandering through your backyard utterly horrifying. I remember explaining to my brand new NYC housemates though that I was still not out of the habit of stripping my bed down before I got into every night (to check for white-tailed spiders - we lived in the country and those flat little b*****ds were everywhere....), and they all went pale and swore they were NEVER going to visit me. Apparently it's what you get used to! Moose are kind of freaky to me too - so gigantic.
  • lookingforsomething
    lookingforsomething Posts: 86
    Think of it this way - do you want to shovel snow or sweep sand?

    I am born and raised in Melbourne but actually spent a year living in Kitchener/Waterloo - so about an hour from Toronto. This was about 10-11 years ago.

    I found that where we were in Canada was expensive for rent and food and there wasn't the greatest public transport - bus only.
    I also found wages to be very low compared to the cost of living.
    And it was cold! Started snowing the weekend of Thanksgiving and didn't stop until mid - late April - it was a very cold year. Melbourne weather is nothing compared to a Canadian winter - you won't even find it cold!
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Born here, raised here...... wonderful country IF you can secure a job.

    IF
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Think of it this way - do you want to shovel snow or sweep sand?

    Melbourne weather is nothing compared to a Canadian winter - you won't even find it cold!


    I live right by the beach, like right opposite & I don't sweep sand at all from anywhere.
    As for Melbourne cold? May not snow (has once or twice) but damn it's cold. I've lived here all my life (37 years) and I still can't get used to the cold.
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Yup born and raised in Sydney :)
  • NaturallyOlivia
    NaturallyOlivia Posts: 496 Member
    I visited for 3 weeks when I was 13. It was lovely!
  • ElizaRoche
    ElizaRoche Posts: 2,005 Member
    nope, never have never will...
    1. too far of all the fun places I like
    2. with all those huge poisonous spiders?? HELL no :noway:
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    nope, never have never will...
    1. too far of all the fun places I like
    2. with all those huge poisonous spiders?? HELL no :noway:

    Haha there are spiders all around the world. I haven't seen any of those huge ones anyway, they're in the countryside. It isn't that bad, really :P
  • indigo_rose
    indigo_rose Posts: 250
    Live in Sydney :) Love it, would move to Melbourne in a heartbeat tho.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    nope, never have never will...
    1. too far of all the fun places I like
    2. with all those huge poisonous spiders?? HELL no :noway:

    What huge poisonous spiders? I'm yet to find one, apart from a time redback & well... dangerous spiders are worldwide.

    As for 2 far off all the fun places..... well yeah... Melbourne is a big distance from Movie World, but then New York is a big distance off Disneyland...... that's kinda a bad way to put it then.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Live in Sydney :) Love it, would move to Melbourne in a heartbeat tho.

    Woo hooo..... Melbourne is great & cheaper to live here than Sydney :) IF you can get a house :O
  • c2111
    c2111 Posts: 693 Member
    Im from UK originally (wales) emmigrated to Australia in 2004, lived in Brisane for 2 years, now in the tropics Cairns North Queensland, this place is heaven, it really is (except for wet season) I love it here, the weather is beautiful, lifestyle great, barrier reef on my door step and the rain forest is my garden, I love it here xx as I write its 34 c the kids are in the pool, and its another perfect day in paradise xxx no regrets here :)))))
  • susehocking
    susehocking Posts: 30 Member
    I'm originally from South Africa, but emmigrated to the Gold Coast Queensland when I was 17 in Dec of 1998 with my family. I have an Aussie hubby and my kids are aussie born too...I have been naturalised for years and I would never dream of living anywhere else!
  • susehocking
    susehocking Posts: 30 Member
    Oh, and the spiders thing...sure, we have em, but I haven't had any poisonous ones in my house in years...only big fat huntsmen spiders. But I've leanred how to deal with them.

    If you want to live in a place where NOTHING but people and earthquakes can kill you, then move to New Zealand LOL
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    nope, never have never will...
    1. too far of all the fun places I like
    2. with all those huge poisonous spiders?? HELL no :noway:

    Hehehe... it's not the HUGE spiders you need to worry about - they are scary looking but not poisonous. It's the small ones you don't see that will cause you more damage - under the toilet seat, in your boots, under pot plants, in your mailbox.
    But hey, come on over!
  • DoingItMyOwnWay
    DoingItMyOwnWay Posts: 23
    Oh, and the spiders thing...sure, we have em, but I haven't had any poisonous ones in my house in years...only big fat huntsmen spiders. But I've leanred how to deal with them.

    How do you deal with them?
  • DoingItMyOwnWay
    DoingItMyOwnWay Posts: 23
    I'm in Melbourne, on the edge of the city. Yes, the spiders can be a bit big but they tend to stay outside for the most part. I've had a couple of huntsman inside. I seriously dislike spiders but find I can cope with what's here fine.
  • cma17
    cma17 Posts: 56 Member
    yes! i went there when i was 13 but i was afraid i was gonna die because of all the poisonous animals lol! i got over that and had a great time:D

    I still feel that way!
    I live in NZ so Aus is the obvious holiday destination I have been to Melbourne(don't remember it) Perth(too hot) and Sydney (love it)
  • cma17
    cma17 Posts: 56 Member
    Oh, and the spiders thing...sure, we have em, but I haven't had any poisonous ones in my house in years...only big fat huntsmen spiders. But I've leanred how to deal with them.

    If you want to live in a place where NOTHING but people and earthquakes can kill you, then move to New Zealand LOL

    I know we are good like that!!!.... don't forget volcanoes even if it has been a fair few years)
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    People always worry about us having dangerous creatures here... snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, dingoes etc but I think they are a lot better than bears, lions, tigers etc.

    Besides... you only have to able to outrun or outswim one other person and you're ok. The weakest in the herd get taken first. It's just nature :drinker:

    hahahaha exactly!!

    In all honesty though, if you live in an area with dangerous creatures you will get plenty of education about them from the relevant authorities if they are a threat in the TV, radio and newspaper etc, we have crocs in the river near our home but I've never seen one in the wild, we also have turtles, and we even get wallabies in our street. It's pretty great living here.

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