Moving to Australia and have found anything near Sydney and the other recommended citys is very expensive?
I
am trying to figure out what the realistic rent for a two bedroom place
to stay in the suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne or adelaide. Also what type
of money I could make? just for the questions sake lets say a below
average wage.
Thanks a bunch guys!
Well that was good info I did not realize how high the minimum wage was
there!
thats great news but if you paycheck was 500 for example how much would
you have after taxes and other misc things they take out??? Thanks
again!
Sydney - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Minimum
wages for an adult will be around $15-$20/hr. Adelaide will be a lot
cheaper than Sydney and Melbourne.
Pretty much all the property available in Australia is listed on
www.domain.com.au and/or www.realestate.com.au as these sites re owned
by the two major newspaper chains.
See www.ato.gov.au/individuals, click on link for 'work out your tax',
'income tax rates'.
2 :
If you are interested in working in
Sydney why not look at living in Wollongong. The northern suburbs are
still quite expensive but you can get a decent two bedroom rental in
North Wollongong for around $250 a week. From there you can easily catch
the train up to the city for work. It's about 1.5 hours south of Sydney
CBD.
Here is the income tax rates for you.
http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/12333.htm&mnu=42590&mfp=001
3 :
In
general keep in mind the further out you are from the centre of a city
the cheaper it is to rent. Also you may spend quite a while commuting.
In saying that you can get a 3 bedroom house on the outskirts of Sydney
for cheaper than an apartment in the city centre. The other responses
have provided great websites, just keep in mind most rental quotes are
for per week rent unless otherwise stated.
If you want an idea of more specific pay rates and job availablity for
your particular career http://www.careerone.com.au is at least one
decent websites, use that in conjunction with the tax rates websites
provided above to gain a better understanding. Also medical and dental
are not usually considered part of the wage package as it is in the US,
mainly because citizens are covered under our free public health program
(except dental) and you would most likely need to pay your own private
insurance.
Also pay rates can lower in some cities than others, for example you get
paid less in Hobart than Sydney, but you also pay less for housing so
it can generally balance out.
Just some further information on tax, when you get a pay slip it shows
what is called PAYG (Pay As You Go) tax, which is the basic income that
all people pay. Also by law your employer must pay 8% of your
wage/salary into a superannuation fund. Most other items taken off pay
are by choice which can include paying back a government debt (which can
also be court ordered), extra into superannuation and even paying back
government university fees (which is compulsory repayment if you earn
over a certain amount, based on the Consumer Price Index, though you can
pay more by choice). One also pays a Medicare levy (as a citizen),
which covers the public health system, and if you have private health
insurance you maybe eligible for a rebate at tax time. Also our tax
year is 1 July - 30 June.
