The Best City To Start A Working Holiday In Australia

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So you want to take a working holiday in Australia, but you don’t know where to start. Below are some things to think about when deciding on the best city for you.

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Job Opportunities

For many working holidaymakers, looking for a job takes priority, so you may want to begin your working holiday in a city that offers the best job opportunities. If you’re skilled in a specialist field, do your research now to see where that work is particularly in demand. If your experience is in office work or behind a bar, the bigger cities will have more opportunities for you, but remember that also comes with more competition for roles.

Meeting Fellow Travellers

If meeting fellow travellers is important to you, Sydney and Melbourne have a big working holiday scene with hostels, local tours, bars, restaurants and clubs providing plenty for the newcomer. Both of these cities also have large expat communities, as well as Perth on the west coast.

Searching For Sun

If you want to land in Australia and instantly have that iconic warm weather, the more north you go the better. Melbourne has the coolest temperatures of Australia, while Cairns and Darwin have the most tropical. They are less populated than the southern cities, but will offer a holiday atmosphere.

Ticking Off The Icons

The majority of people that first head to Australia land in Sydney, and it’s know surprise why. The most iconic of Australia’s cities, it holds the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach – and is often the starting point for an east coast drive up to Cairns through Byron Bay and Brisbane. If you want to tick off the icons of Australia, Sydney will be your go-to.

Completing Regional Work

To guarantee a second year on a working holiday in Australia, you need to complete 88 days of regional work, so you may even want to complete this first, and that will dictate which city you start in. The less built-up regions will provide more opportunities for regional work – the whole of South Australia is classified as regional, so you can work in Adelaide city and it will be accepted as regional work.

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