dear friends
i have applied for NT sponsorship and expect to get it but have no idea at all of Darwin... the only source is you pppl... please guide about accomodation rates, job prospects, commuting options and other do's and dont's and approximate finances needed to survive without a job for a month or so

Information on Darwin http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...tryAU&aq=f&oq=
Might get something helpful (except finances/jobs).

2 bed unit rental : $400+ a week, expensive, very low vacancy rate, especially in dry season April-Nov.
Commuting : own transport, no rush hour traffic.
Job : depends what you do, construction, engineering, most trades good for the forseable future, also government positions OK. Finance, IT go elsewhere.

Don't:
walk about by yourself after dark, drink drive and expect to get off with it, swim in the sea, expect to buy designer clothes in shops - you wont get or need them, ask a local when the 21st century is starting, tell a local you love crocs, drink XXXX or VB.

Do : appreciate the way of life, be glad your not in Sydney, go for a pub crawl on Mitchell St on a Sat night and wish you were 22 not 42, , realise its the best capital city in the country, buy a boat and experience world class fishing on the doorstep, have a weekend in Singapore cheaper than Sydney.

$2000 a month might do, probably not.

You can still rent 2 bed unit for less than $350 a week. As for transportation, there is a fairly good bus service in Darwin. I use it.

what about bachelor or shared accomodation?????
i will be needing just a studio or a separate room and bath in a shared house
dont need family accomodation or something as big as two beds

Darwin Gumtree - loads of ads for house shares