How much money do i need in a month in australia for a living?

Question

well, i'm courious about it because... not me but a friend wants to move there. and i was wandering of how much money can you make a living in australia?

(i have a habit of buying some new clothes every other month, also i'm a bit snobbish /okay, okay not a bit/, i love the opera and cinema, and i buy some books every week.)

However, does anybody know how much money can i make from being a private teacher? i speak french quite fairily, maybe i could occupy myself of children. what do you think?

Answer 1

unless you are a skilled worker in a field that australia needs you will not have much luck qualifying to move to australia

Answer 2

If you are qualified as a private teacher, you will survive quite comfortably in Australia.

Answer 3

The whole question is completely academic if you are not a New Zealander. They are the only people from overseas who are allowed to work legally in Australia without skills and qualifications in certain specified occupations in which Australia has a shortage of workers. You would not be able to get a visa.

Anyway, you would be unlikely to make enough money on a regular basis as an unqualified private teacher to pay for accomodation and your other expenses.

If you wish to come as a student, you may be able to get a student visa, but you would only be allowed to work for a maximum of 20 hours per week during the semester. Also,  you must have arranged your course and been accepted prior to entering the country.

See http://www.immi.gov.au/immigration.htm for more information on working in Australia.

Answer 4

Ozmaniac is 100% correct.