brisbane or adelaide
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lisa
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brisbane or adelaide
family of 5 ,4 year old, 9 year old , 17 year old i am a theatre nurse hubby will have no job, hes a prison officer by vocation, any advice on these two areas would be fab thanks
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Re: brisbane or adelaide
I'm sure they both have hospitals and prisons. Brisbane is much bigger than Adelaide and probably wouldn't be as big a shock to the system.
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I have to say after living Queensland and now living in Adelaide...that adelaide is somewhat underestimated and for a family with young kids is an easier place to live....commute times....lifestyle etc...
You should visit both if you can and have a look around
You should visit both if you can and have a look around
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Adelaide gets thefrom me!
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I wasn't saying Adelaide would be a shock to the system and Brisbane wouldn't. Where ever you go in Australia is going to be a shock to the system. I was eluding to the fact that Brisbane is quieter (smaller) than most UK cities and Adelaide is quieter (smaller) than Brisbane. If your into quiet/small then Adelaide is the place. Horses for courses etc.
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My OH, couldnt find any jobs in Adelaide, he was offered a job in south Brisbane, so we came & did reccie, but we preferred Gold Coast to live in, he travels 45 mins each way to Brisbane.
If my OH finds job in Adelaide tomorrow I wouldnt hesitate to move back there, it is such lovely place to bring your family up, also i made loads of friends, I find making friends in the GC very difficult.
All I can say what might be good for me might not be good for you or your family, now my eldest son say he thinks Adelaide was much nicer place to be.
Adelaide is very friendly city/ people gets the
for well paid job Brisbane gets
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Yatala Radio is a hoot, but seriously plenty of work for your OH in adelaide
Last edited by deryans; Feb 20th 2008 at 7:58 am. Reason: correct spelling of St Quentin :D
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Re: brisbane or adelaide
Hi There
We loved both, did a reccie in Adelaide and loved it. OH a chippie so work in both area's and i'm a beautician.
We eventually plumped for Brisbane (gympie to be exact), quiet small town but not too hick 45 mins from the sunshine coast, Fraser Island on the door step, freindly people and the wages were better up here than Adelaide for my OH. As for house prices i think they are much of a muchness and about on par with one another.
Sorry can't be more helpful
Jane
We loved both, did a reccie in Adelaide and loved it. OH a chippie so work in both area's and i'm a beautician.
We eventually plumped for Brisbane (gympie to be exact), quiet small town but not too hick 45 mins from the sunshine coast, Fraser Island on the door step, freindly people and the wages were better up here than Adelaide for my OH. As for house prices i think they are much of a muchness and about on par with one another.
Sorry can't be more helpful
Jane
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It still amazes that people from the UK call Brisbane and Adelaide small cities. Adelaide has a population over 1 million and Brisbane over 2 million. Now correct me if im wrong but only Birmingham outside of London has a population over 1 million. And as for seasonal weather Adelaide has a mediterannean climate with warm to hot summers and mild winters. August which is mid winter has an average maximum of 16c. Can anyone tell me if im missing the facts or are other people viewing life differently
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It still amazes that people from the UK call Brisbane and Adelaide small cities. Adelaide has a population over 1 million and Brisbane over 2 million. Now correct me if im wrong but only Birmingham outside of London has a population over 1 million. And as for seasonal weather Adelaide has a mediterannean climate with warm to hot summers and mild winters. August which is mid winter has an average maximum of 16c. Can anyone tell me if im missing the facts or are other people viewing life differently
Edit, just checked density, Adelaide 620/km², Manchester 3,800/km².
Mike.
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Edit, just checked density, Adelaide 620/km², Manchester 3,800/km².
Last edited by deryans; Feb 20th 2008 at 11:37 am.
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I can't speak for Adelaide but Brisbane simply doesn't have the feel of a big city. It may have a population of 1.7m or thereabouts but its sprawled over a huge area....i've been told its the largest (in terms of area) metropolitan council in the world. There's no sense of being in a big city.