Justin wrote:
>> House prices are ridiculous in NSW and Melbourne, Gold Coast, Sunshine
>> Coast - rest of Qld is reasonable (average 3-4 bdr =3D AU$300 - 500K)
>> Western Australia is too far away to worry about (apologies to WA'ers)
>>
>> Thats ok.

>We have had a recent dry spell and at times WA (Perth) can get quite warm.
>We are often spoilt by the Fremantle Doctor that tends to cool the West si=
de
>of the city down in the afternoon.  We did have a run of high 30deg C days
>with no Doctor in site.

>Again house prices are ridiculous for a  4 bedroom 2 bath on a block about
>20m x 30m (just gone on sale across the road) AU$580K but the mining seems
>to have weathered out any economic downturn and has kept wages high.  I
>often hear taxis that have recently immigrated that housing and living is
>very expensive but if you were ever stuck there is always a good chance of
>getting some for of work.

Not the main point of previous paragraph but, were those taxi drivers
professionals back in their countries relying on cab driving because
of  lack of possibilities  in their field?

>Thanks to the mining there are jobs on offer for people willing to
>fly-in/fly out for electricians and electrical engineers.   Not sure if th=
ey
>could put you skills to good use but I am sure there are related positions.

Ok.

>South Australia employs many Electronic, Software, Hardware Engineers for
>the various defence projects.  Lockheed Martin have just entered the market
>taking over from another company that supports several ground based radars
>that are currently going thru an significant upgrade phase.

Ok.

>Australia is a big country and as expected the weather, job opportunities,
>cost of living, education and things to do vary significantly from one pla=
ce
>to another.

I have surely noted that, thanks for the remark.

>To help put wages into perspective, I know a Perth based electronics
>technician that works fly-in/fly-out 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off and earns
>approx AU$100k and another who works in the city for about AU$70K base
>salary

As I can see those look as fair enough wages to maintain a small
family (3 members), don=92t you think?

Thanks for your comments, Justin.

Regards,

Carlos.

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