quoll

Just as well you're not looking at Canberra on that salary then, it's definitely beans on toast money! Although, as you don't have dependents it might mean the occasional splurge on a Maccas.

Beoz

Ah no. Sydney is perfectly fine with a Sydney salary. You on the other hand are not earning a Sydney salary. Are you a fresh out of college junior because that is what you are receiving?

Change the salary.

tartankoala

$65k sounds very low for a Software Developer in Sydney imho.

Have you had a look on seek.com.au?

TimbersBack

Dont move to Redland Bay, no train zilch.

Always follow the train line, out towards water...

so Manly, Manly West, Wynnum, Wynnum West, Lota, Thorneside, Birkdale, Ormiston, Wellington Point, Cleveland

For Brizzy this is

rabble_rouser

That's where I have been looking.

I'm in my mid 30's so I would like to live somewhere quiet, near a beach, jungly with access to fishing spots, MTB routes. I don't really swim or surf but beaches are good walks. Ideally approx. 30 mins drive from work.

CBD pays higher as expected, but I don't want to travel 3hrs each day so I'm looking more outskirts like northern beaches and the going rate seems to be 60-80 for a senior dev.

Beoz

The joys of competing with the Indians. Low salaries. Cronulla. Compute is an hour but an easy commute, by the beach, MTB in the national park, and lots of young pretty blonde local girls running around.

Bermudashorts

Sydney does not have jungles near the beach as far as I know. And Sydney beach suburbs are not particularly quiet either, they are popular and busy places.

They are also expensive, northern beaches is an expensive place to live and affording your own place there is not realistic on 65k. We live there and pay more than that in rent every year. This is a a 3 bed house, but even a unit would be a large % of income.

I really think you need to look at the CBD for work opportunities not the "outskirts" if you are thinking of Sydney. And also rethink your expectations on commute time, you don't need to travel 3 hours a day, but probably a 30 minute journey is not realistic either.

At the moment your desires for 30 minute commutes, living near a Sydney beach are just not compatible with the salary levels you have mentioned.

TimbersBack

move to brisbane cbd and you can walk around the man made beach at southbank

rabble_rouser

I utterly regret getting into IT as it ties you down to a big city and I really love the country life. Certainly working in London seemed really exciting in my early 20s but after a bit of that I now am allergic to long commutes, crowds and noise.

However, I manage ok in the UK, 2 years ago moved out to the country Wilts/Dorset border in a cottage and can drive less than an hour to places of work. Trouble is the net seems to be shrinking, I reckon my even local town has about as much bustle as Sydney. Then the weather isn't to my liking.

Having a pool and that isn't such a big deal I guess but having access to nature would certainly be up there as I love walking, fishing and MTB (Fishing at my local river is £200 per rod per day). Don't even want a big place but a garden would be nice as I recently took up gardening.

I did find Sydney rather quiet TBH compared to London and the beaches just nothing as busy as Bournemouth and you have some nice nature an hours drive away although I'd really like something on my front door.

BadgeIsBack

Stay in the UK.
It's smaller and places are closer together.
I think you need to rethink all this!

Bermudashorts

I agree. OP you are just inventing something that you are not going to find.

Beoz

Since when did software development restrict you to a city. I work with many software developers who work remotely. The joys of the internet.

TimbersBack

Pretty sure I mentioned this to him as the first reply.. am wondering if this is a wind up thread .. rousing the rabble

rabble_rouser

Its becoming increasingly more common to work from home, however still unusual in the UK unless you have built up the trust in an established relationship, its not really something you can go into cold.

There is the odd dev job in the country but it really is the big cities where 99% of the work is.

Interestingly I find some very nice, cheap, places inland 40 mins (according to Google) around Brisbane.

I suspect its less desirable to live inland than by the sea due to increased humidity and tropical factors. Still, they look great in the photos!

rabble_rouser

Actually, I haven't seen a single dev job advertising remote work as a possibility on Seek.au. As I said up maybe its something you get to do over time but over here certainly not many employers would agree to it without several years of service.