iamthecreaturefromuranus

I'm not thinking of moving to Darwin myself but I was wondering why it never seems to get a mention on here as a destination for those moving to Oz? Any ideas?. Lack of jobs is perhaps the obvious one that springs to mind but as I have never been to Darwin I can't really be sure.

charlie5

Hi

A bit of research on the climate might give you a reason? Tends to get a bit damp for some of the year,

Charlie

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Damp would be an understatement.... but its part of Oz where people retire to BECAUSE of the climate. There is a good part of the year when the climate seems perfect, assuming you like high 20's, low 30's centigrade.

Kelli28

couldent afford to live there!

Wendy

wmoore lived there

http://britishexpats.com/forum/member.php?u=22399

emelems

We visited it back in June... it was quite a good city! Of course, way too hot for us and that was in Winter.. plus the sandflies bit us to death! But that aside, it had a brilliant atmosphere !

Em x

ABCDiamond

Not sure that many people retire there out of choice.

In 2006 when national unemployment was 5.2%, it was only 3.5% in Darwin.

Also, the median weekly family income was $1,488, compared with $1,171 in Australia.

Pollyana

There are occasionally threads on living there - some ADF (army) families are up there I think.

gedge

I was hoping this would be a discussion on the biologist, rather than the armpit of Australia.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Not a fan then.

gedge

It never held anything for me other than the sweaty betty feel.
I guess if you want to get away from it all and don't mind the tropical humidity, the monsoons and cyclones...

SNH

- It's very isolated - so far away from anywhere else.

- Especially for Europeans there is a distinct lack of arts and culture.

- The weather. Very hot, very humid. Tropical storms. Hell, the whole city was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy.

- It's not a very big city, so probably not a lot of opportunities for a lot of people.

- It's the Australian stereotype on steroids - too much for many.

- You would have trouble finding many Australians who would want to live there.



By the way, I'm not saying Darwin is a bad place - after all it's definitely quite the tourist destination - just that it's not a place that appeals to many as a long term home.

Vicky88

Actually you might be surprised if you actually went there. I see a lot of people putting up negative input on Darwin but those that have, how much time have you spent there and how recently. Darwin is not for everyone, the biggest drawback being the wet season and there are still those pesky indigenous issues.

I have two siblings living there and spent a month there in August. Could I live there - probably, but not forever. As for the Australian stereotypes being on steroids, I actually managed to not encounter any such person in my month there.

As for being isolated I suggest you look again. It is in a sense remote and isolated from the rest of Australia, but I am not sure that is a real loss. However the advantage is how cheap it is to get to Asia, flights to Vietnam, Singapore etc. are dirt cheap out of Darwin on Jetstar, cheap enough to make a weekend trip possible.

POW148

Heat Humidity Isolation

Barney

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Funny how several people mentioned isolation as a downside, yet one of the most popular places for Poms to go is that city that's at the hub of all things, Perth, the most isolated large city on the planet?