hello everyone

I have been offered a job in perth or bunbury as a mechanic. i am just wondering where the best place to live wud be i.e cost of renting public transport. my wife is a care worker for disabled people is the much work in these places for her

regards

wayne

Choosing Perth or Bunbury would depend on whether you wanted to live in a city of about 1.5 million, or a small city/country town of about 50,000 that was about 2 hours away (but closer to the Dunsborough or Margaret River area). More info about Bunbury: http://www.southwestlife.com.au/bunbury.html. On average, buying or renting a property will be cheaper in Bunbury than in the metro area, have a look on www.reiwa.com.au or www.realestate.com.au. There would be less choices of jobs, just because it's a much smaller place than Perth. For example, there is one carer job in the aged & disability sector advertised on www.seek.com.au for the Bunbury area, but it's actually in Collie. If you put the same search in for Perth, there are 30 ads. Some jobs require aged care or other training, and your OH might have to do a course at TAFE.

There's another Bunbury thread on the go, you might want to join in there, as there are a few BE members who live in Bunbury at the moment.

Helen has pretty much hit the nail on the head. Bunbury has everything you need but not the variety of the big smoke. Its well located for down south which is great for days out.
There are quite a few surrounding areas which all offer a different flavour of living.
Regarding care work, thee is plenty of work in Perth and Bunbury. My OH manages care workers for one of the local support providers and can always find people work.
If public transport is important I cant answer so check carefully if its important. If you don't have a car/drive then Bunbury might not be for you but check.

Thankyou both for your advise im thinkin of movin to bunbury.
The reason I asked about transport was because I will not have a car straight away. The job has come round really quick so I have not been able to sort anythin out.

Is it worth thinkin about shipping car over as I've heard cars are quite expensive in oz

Depends I guess. You can only ship a vehicle you have owned for 12 months.

have a gander through this website http://www.visitbunbury.com.au/en/default.htm for more information

Current statistics say the pop of Bunbury is 68,248

also have a look at this www.westernaustralia.com

Hi Wayne - did you decide where to settle - Perth or Bunbury? Was just wondering if you managed to get this job while you were still in the UK, as my OH is a mechanic and he's not getting a lot of response to applications and some people have said that it could be because we're still in the UK?! Cheers, Sharon

Hi there I got the job in the uk with a agency called txm recruit. There still lookin for ppl

Thanks Wayne for the quick reply, I'll look them up. Sharon