Matagal na ko nagreresearch kung saan titira at although I have family in Sydney, it all goes down to 2 things, jobs and housing before I can choose where to settle in OZ (of course if God bless me with a grant). Maraming criteria like weather, pamasahe pauwi ng Pinas, crime rates, lifestyle (shopping, outdoors, city, laidback, etc) pero for me personally the important ones are those 2.
Maraming work sa Sydney as my uncle told me, he would even refer me to his company pero kasi ang problema ko talaga ay yung house prices sa Sydney. Oo nga there are jobs abound but if I cant afford to buy our dream house that would be a deal breaker para sa akin for Sydney. House prices in Sydney for a 3 bedroom house 50kms from CBD is at 550K-650k average. Medyo masakit yun, pero I guess if you had really good paying jobs it could work out. The good thing about Sydney is that I have relatives there, a good support for newbie migrants.
Now Adelaide is a nice city, and houses are really affordable, 550k-650k can get you a nice 3 bed room at the CENTER of the city and if you go 50km from the cbd the prices drop to 250k-300k or even less. But since it is a small city there are also fewer jobs so medyo hindi pa kami convinced kay Miss Adelaide.
Perth medyo same scenario with Adelaide, house prices skyrocketed during the mining boom but now is settling down around 550k-600k for a 3 bed in the CBD. Medyo unreliable pa rin at yung ibang prices are stuck pa rin during the mining boom at baka bumaba pa. Dahil nga puro resource sector kaya medyo sketchy kung makakakuha ako ng work dito. But I'm not crossing this one out haha.
Brisbane - Ayus sana pero even though hindi ko nilagay ang weather as part of our selection criteria, sa Brisbane medyo kelangan ko iconsider hehe because of the recent floods at medyo mabagyo din siya parang pinas. The houses are cheap though but nope.
Darwin nope - mainit, hindi ko na tiningnan haha.
So lastly Melbourne! jobs are abundant and the houses are affordable and prices are dropping! Ang dami kasi nagsulputan na bagong residential projects sa western part around 20-30kms from CBD. Truganina, Point cook, Altona, Tarneit as in mga BRAND NEW 3 bedrooms around 300-400k. Plus of course jobs are not necessarily more than Sydney but it's better than anywhere else for my field. But again undecided between Sydney and Melbourne just because of the support group. BUT! if I get my visa this week, I'll start to apply for jobs in Melbourne at kapag may kumagat nakupow, ay MELBOURNE na ko. Kaya Lord please give me the grant na hahaha.
Ang haba na! hahaha kayo ang makakadecide kung ano criteria gusto niyo basta ako eto lang dalawa.