funkft Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hello, I am currently in the process of applying to migrate to Oz (Wife and 2 Children, 3yr old and 6 month baby) We are looking at settling in Perth and would appreciate any advice on the following: How much money to take over (we will probably be taking very limited amount) Areas to live (we need to consider good schools) Activities in the area Thank you for taking the time to read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 check out the great housing site realestate.com.au, alot will depend on your work, do you have a job to go to, is it in a specific area, or in the city, theres loads of great areas, but perth and the surrounding subhurbs covers a vast area. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkft Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Thank you, Will probably be looking for work once we get there, although if we get our Visa through I will start applying from over here - so fingers crossed we may have a job to go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob1 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 depends what your income is going to be - then you'll know how much to spend on rent, and that will dictate the area more or less. It's not a nice equation but tends to be a reality - cheapest areas have the poorest schools (kwinana, Armadale), most expensive areas have better schools. There's a whole lot in between where rents are reasonable and so are the schools! As Hoff said - go on realestate.com.au and look at what you get for your money and try and make a guess at what your income might be by looking on seek.com for similar jobs to what you do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkft Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Thanks Bob, I have looked around a few sites at it seems that $400 a week is an average guide, I will be working in the drug and alcohol services (from what I've looked at the salaries seem to be in the $60 - $80,000 region) I think we are going to be looking at areas in North Perth - Butler was recommended to us by a friend, don't know if you can clarify or not? Looking forward to an outdoors lifestyle - adventurous 3 year old will make sure of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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