Move to Australia

[superstrongmom]

hi
has any families moved to Australia recently and found it was a bad idea and regretted their move. I’m was thinking about relocating as a family of 5 , but the concerns of finding a good public school and a good suburb made me panic and I decided not to go. There is such a lack of housing and if I were to consider buying eventually it would cost a lot. I love the lifestyle there and I think my children would too. I lived in Perth for 8 years.

some people say I will get bored of the sun there and the isolation as I get older.

Any advice would be welcomed regarding successful / unsuccessful moves

TIA 😊

Surely the issues about schools, housing and boredom with weather also apply here? Are you sorted for visas and work? The rest can't be worse than here. Distance from family is not to be underestimated (I have a sibling in Australia and when a parent is dying it is very hard being so far away). The issues with extreme temperatures and drought should be taken into account (like flooding and storms here). You mention you and your children so I'm assuming there's no partner going (or objecting to you going). Having no support network could be a challenge particularly in the early days and tbh my sibling would say it still is. From the sound of it you lived in Perth without children so it'd make sense to consider how much of that lifestyle would be available to you with children. Cost of living is definitely high there (but so is it here). There's plenty of pluses and minuses on both sides but if you go you're not obliged to stay so if you can get a 60:40 balance that says go (and the visas and money work) then why not?

@3timeslucky thanks for your reply.

we are all Australian citizens, my DH has a fab job there as a PM, I can walk into my old job or work as a locum. we would be going as a family of 5. I had two children in Perth, we left when the oldest was 4.
we came home for extended family but unfortunately we do t have good strong connections. We basically spend the time in our home with the 5 of us. Everyone is ‘too busy’ to meet. There’s a fall out in my DH family so that’s another issue.

yes plenty of pros and cons
the biggest con for Perth is affordable property in a good suburb with good public school. If I could sort that I’d be gone.
Ireland’s biggest pro is great free education

thank you for taking the time to message, I’ll take your advice 😊😊

You've lots of good reasons to go so. Can't advise in schools as my sibling had none while in Perth (later moved to Melbourne but heart is still in WA).

Good luck with the decision!

Thank you for your kind message. Have a lovely Christmas

Fee paying schools are not as stupidly expensive as in UK, something like 45% of people go to fee paying schools compared to 7% in Uk. All religious schools have to be fee paying so the choice is wide and pricing reflects that. Many religious schools have a requirement to take in children of the faith so will find a way to accommodate you- if that applies to your family. The annual fees at some fee paying schools in Oz tgat i am aware of are about the same cost as one term at some here. Don't discount them, or at least take a look.

I have 2 sets of friends who live in Perth. Both live in Joondalup and love it there. Kids love their schools.

I love Perth - great city and great climate. Go for it - whats keeping you here really . Anyone follow Roz purcell..its pouring rain in sydney. The only cities to live in in oz are adelaide/ darwin and perth simply down to weather