Would you rather stay in U.K. or aus

I've lived in both the UK and Aus as an expat to both countries.

Hands down Aus for me. I found the people happier and the quality of life far better. But that's just me, as an individual.

Never quite understood the vitriol about Australia and America on here.

I am just going to comment on your weather and healthy liftestyle. Firstly your lifestyle is all you, you either choose to be healthy or you don’t. If you don’t currently have a healthy lifestyle, then arriving in Australia is not going to change that.

I also think much the same about being “outdoorsy” you either are or you aren’t. I am not especially outdoorsy, but I am a darn site more likely to be outdoors in the UK than Australia. The UK has e temperate climate, it is easy to live in and never really brutal. Australia climate is brutal in comparison.

I love both countries, as I say I can see pros and cons to both, but I sometimes think lifestyle and weather is misunderstood. Another misconception like that is “work life balance” as if everyone clocks off at 4pm to go to the beach. 🙂

Well a WHV sounds like it would be a great idea for you, but that is not moving there, it is an extended holiday with some (limited) working rights. You are not going to be able to stay at the end of it unless you are in a serious relationship with an Australian resident or citizen or are eligible for a skilled migrant or employer sponsored visa.

I have dual citizenship, I have been back in the UK about five years after living there for give years. The job opportunities were better in UK, particularly for my husband who is very niche. We might go back to live there one day when he is ready to retire or semi retire. Both have pros and cons.

I'm going to vote for Australia just in the hope that the OP can avoid having to mix with people who have your outlook on life.

Back to the OP though - what draws you to Australia? What are the pros and cons of staying where you are?

I've been to Australia. Trip of a lifetime. Love the friendly people, the outdoor lifestyle, the humour, the positivity, a still young country with a future. The UK is just finished, we need a change of government and it isn't going to happen soon. As for the NHS, from today's Guardian

"The deaths of an estimated 300 to 500 people each week caused by delays in emergency care is “not a short-term thing”, a senior UK health official has said.
Ian Higginson, a vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, warned about attempts to “discredit” figures estimating that as many as 500 people are dying each week because of the delays."

We are sitting ducks. I know Australia has a shortage of GPs but at least there is a health service still in existence!

Australia is fucking awful in every way possible. Stay where you are.

I have never been to Australia so I can't compare. We had the chance years ago but never took it up. I like having easy access to so many beautiful European countries so I'm glad we didn't go.

Are you entitled to a passport or visa? The question could be moot otherwise.

UK all the way. Can't stand Australia. Horrible weather, horrible accents, horrible animals, horrible lifestyle, horrible everything. Personally not for me, I'm afraid!

The wages match the cost of living so that argument doesn't really matter.

I did a couple of years OP and came home because I was planning on doing some travelling but then covid happened and I have since made a family here but one day I hope to go back and move there permanently. Just a whole better standard of living there, the UK is depressed and on its knees, nothing compared to what you will have there

U.K. all the way. Aus is too far from anywhere else - even NZ is a four hour plane ride - and everywhere in Aus is too far from everywhere else in Aus, yet everywhere looks exactly the same.
The TV is crap. There are sharks in the sea. The food isn't good. Amazon service is poor. It's v hot in the summer. They aren't very nice to the indigenous people.

I couldn’t live that far away from family. Even though I live away from them now, I know I could get home reasonably quickly if needed and with aging parents that’s a massive consideration for me

Even when my parents are no longer here, I don’t think I would like to be so far away from my wider family

The cost of housing and cost of living is extortionate which immediately puts me off.

The wages are higher but when I did the sums about 5 years ago taking all of this into account I would have been a fair bit worse off financially for a similar lifestyle - things like a weekly shop were going to be significantly more expensive (75% more or thereabouts).

I wouldn't consider moving there myself, mostly because I have the impression everything is very spread out compared to here - I remember someone explaining to me that where she lived was considered part of Melbourne even though it was a 30 minute train journey from the city centre - and I can't drive. Plus the cost of rent is insane even by UK standards, and it's a long way from any other countries (except New Zealand), and if I was there for more than a few years I think I'd miss being able to go on short holidays abroad. It does look like an incredible country though and I hope to visit one day for sure, it just wouldn't be where I'd choose to live personally.