Question:
we are at the start of the long migration process, but we are
increasingly worried about the job prospects in oz. My husband is a
roof tiler but is currently studying for a degree in construction
management (the field he wants to find employment in in oz) We hear a
lot of good reports about Brisbane, but how hot is it! at first we had
our heart set on Adelaide but very little info is on this site
regarding Adelaide. Please can anyone shed any light on the job
prospects, and any pros for Adelaide?
Answer:
I don't know anything about construction management other than my brother is
in that field. He lives in Geelong, Victoria and almost all the projects
he's worked on have been in Melbourne (about an hour away from where he
lives). He's always maintained that the only two places with lots of medium
to large projects are in Melbourne and Sydney. He was sent to Sydney for a
brief time a few years ago, to work on some project there. He was offered a
job there but turned it down because he doesn't like Sydney. He'd like to
live in Perth, where I live, but he says there isn't enough construction
going on to guarantee the type of career opportunities and advancement that
he wants. I would think that Adelaide would be worse. But then, that's for
the type of construction projects my brother is interested in - the bigger
the better. Brisbane would probably be better than Perth. It gets hot and
humid in Brisbane. Perth & Adelaide get hotter than Brisbane but it's a dry
heat which is far more tolerable. Plus, we get our rain in winter, when it's
supposed to happen.
