"Life in Australia"

Life in Australia – so how is it different from elsewhere?

Not if you think about the daily routine: find work, get on with it, get home, more work and chores, then dreams, fun, plans, and back to bills and...on it goes.

But it’s the environment and the feel that are different and give you the chance to create a better lifestyle for you and your family.

If you’re like me, and 80% of Australia’s population who choose to live along the coast then daily routines come with a holiday flavour.

Remember the old cliché that you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Now you can.

Even if you don’t see the ocean from your bedroom window you can still hop in the car and get to the beach often in less than an hour.

If sun, swimming and surf is not your thing you have plenty of options to go for a tree change.

Surrounded by the bush and wilderness. Waking up to the chorus of laughing kookaburras. Or the rolling trills of a lorikeet.

From time to time learn to live with that possum that has made a nest in your roof and is eating your plants.

See, life in Australia is nice and sometimes funny.

And again, if you’re like the other 75% of population that doesn’t live in a high rise apartment but in a detached house you can relax in your own garden.

And check your emails on your deck or gazebo or relax by the pool or the fish pond.

So you’ve decided to start from scratch, done all your research about the good and bad of moving to this country and finally got your Australian visa. Congratulations!

What now?

If you have opted for Sydney do some research on where to live in Sydney at the beginning.

Find some insights about rental properties in Australia and get more information about Sydney rental.

But before that read the Australian language page and get familiar with some of the terms and acronyms used in the ads of Australian real estate agents. It will make it easier for you to browse Sydney classifieds and you will know what to expect when you go to see an open house.

Get an idea of what you need to do on the first day after moving to Australia.

Get some tips on how to search for Australian jobs.

Australia is a big country. The distances here are huge. You need a car as soon as you arrive.

Start with a used car. If you are in Sydney here are some tips about bidding for a used car at an auction and how to register it.

You can always upgrade to a new one later. Read here about Australian cars.

Get some information about Sydney public transport. If you live in an area that has good public transport then it's cheaper to leave your car at home.

Otherwise check the Sydney travel tips page to see how to apply for a NSW driving licence, when to buy petrol, and some more hints about driving in Sydney.

If you have kids or you want to further your own studies, get an overview about education and universities in Australia.

Looking for information about Australian citizenship? If you have lived in Australia for 4 years you can start thinking about your application.

Good luck with your new life in Australia. I hope you will enjoy living here as much as we do.

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