When I was looking into this I noted that 'award' was different between different skills and different states but that universally it wasn't very high (about $6 ph for apprentice plumbers for eg) - but as Fatpom says most jobs offer an 'above award' definition.
These may help give an indication of the amount you might have to live on if you can guess which section you may fall into!!
https://www.workchoices.gov.au/ourpl...mmariesD-F.htm
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