Housewife (or houseband) in Australia

floradanica

Hello! As everyone is busy applying for their visas and applying for their dream jobs in Australia, here I am wondering how is it like living as a housewife down under. lol! It's my secret dream after all!

Ang mga tanong: (haha)
Uso ba ang stay-at-home sa mga asawa at may mga anak na?
Mabubuhay ba ang pamilya sa desenteng paraan at may panahon at pera pa para mamasyal sa loob at labas ng bansa kung si mister lang - o misis - ang matatrabaho?
Ano ang mga pinagkakakitaan niyo at pinagkakaabalahan na rin habang kayo ay nananatili sa loob ng bahay?
Pa'no niyo pinapatakbo ang household niyo at mabansagang SuperMOM or Superwifey, or SuperHubby? hehe

raiden14

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JCsantos

stay-at-home?

floradanica

@JCsantos a.k.a. 'housewife' or 'house-husband'

Ohmygag

It's very possible to afford be a stay at home parent in Australia but, that depends on a lot of things - mortgage or renting? car repayments or using public transport?, do you have children who go to day care or school age children, do you have private health cover?

To give you an idea, my husband works full time, I only work part time because we have a young child who goes to day care when were at work. We are renting a house and paying 2 cars. We cant afford for me to stay at home because my husband who earns about 800/week cant pay rent and other bills by himself. If I do decide to stay at home we will get some support from centrelink but still wouldnt be enough to cover the cost of running the household and paying for food.

kremitz

@Ohmygag Diba maymakukuha ka padin sa centerlink na child care benefit as long as working kayo pareho?kamusta naman paghanap ng part time job jan?di naman po mahirap?

kremitz

And if you don't mind @Ohmygag how old na kid nyo and usually how much and monthly expenses or a family with one kid?hindi ba kaya if mag full ime ka din?we are thinking kasi na we will both work para makaipon kagad ng pangdown sa house

Ohmygag

My son is turning 2 in September. I can only give you a rough estimate on some things. We pay rent is 380/wk, food is maybe 200/wk. My son goes to day care 3x week and I pay about 70/week but this is based on a 75/day rate day care and I live in a regional city. I know in some big cities day care cost up to 110/day so you have to take in consideration where you live when thinking about childcare cost. I receive both childcare benefit and child care rebate thats why I only pay around 70/wk for my son's daycare. If I decide to go back to work full time my childcare benefit and rebate will be adjusted and I will have to shoulder more of the cost of the fees because the more you earn the less benefits you should receive. Thats why I decided its best for me to just keep working part time, its less stressful and I get to spend time with my son.

Ohmygag

kamusta naman paghanap ng part time job jan?di naman po mahirap?

When I say part time I meant I dont work a full week job, I only work 3 days a week but Im actually a permanent part time employee meaning I still get to have the leave entitlements and keep my position unless I decide to resign.

TasBurrfoot

My son is turning 2 in September. I can only give you a rough estimate on some things. We pay rent is 380/wk, food is maybe 200/wk. My son goes to day care 3x week and I pay about 70/week but this is based on a 75/day rate day care and I live in a regional city. I know in some big cities day care cost up to 110/day so you have to take in consideration where you live when thinking about childcare cost. I receive both childcare benefit and child care rebate thats why I only pay around 70/wk for my son's daycare. If I decide to go back to work full time my childcare benefit and rebate will be adjusted and I will have to shoulder more of the cost of the fees because the more you earn the less benefits you should receive. Thats why I decided its best for me to just keep working part time, its less stressful and I get to spend time with my son.

Sorry to interrupt but I see that mejo malaki weekly food budget ninyo; dahil ba ito sa gatas?

Ours kasi is just around $75/wk; 2 grown adults.

Ohmygag

Sorry to interrupt but I see that mejo malaki weekly food budget ninyo; dahil ba ito sa gatas?

Ours kasi is just around $75/wk; 2 grown adults.

Hahaha malakas lang kami kumain :-P No its not because of formula. I breastfed my son until he reached 1 year old then formula just before going to bed so kahit mahal ang formula about $15 a tin di sya malaking portion ng grocery spending namin. kaya umaabot kami ng 200/week for grocery/food is because of nappies and other things related to my son like baby wipes and some baby food etc.

Ohmygag

Sorry to interrupt but I see that mejo malaki weekly food budget ninyo; dahil ba ito sa gatas?

Ours kasi is just around $75/wk; 2 grown adults.

Hahaha malakas lang kami kumain :-P No its not because of formula. I breastfed my son until he reached 1 year old then formula just before going to bed so kahit mahal ang formula about $15 a tin di sya malaking portion ng grocery spending namin. kaya umaabot kami ng 200/week for grocery/food is because of nappies and other things related to my son like baby wipes and some baby food etc.

and also let me add that if you cook simple pinoy dishes it can get cheaper but since my husband is Aussie I dont cook pinoy food we eat a lot of good steak and its not really cheap so medyo malaki talaga budget ko for food and groceries.

TasBurrfoot

Sorry to interrupt but I see that mejo malaki weekly food budget ninyo; dahil ba ito sa gatas?

Ours kasi is just around $75/wk; 2 grown adults.

Hahaha malakas lang kami kumain :-P No its not because of formula. I breastfed my son until he reached 1 year old then formula just before going to bed so kahit mahal ang formula about $15 a tin di sya malaking portion ng grocery spending namin. kaya umaabot kami ng 200/week for grocery/food is because of nappies and other things related to my son like baby wipes and some baby food etc.

and also let me add that if you cook simple pinoy dishes it can get cheaper but since my husband is Aussie I dont cook pinoy food we eat a lot of good steak and its not really cheap so medyo malaki talaga budget ko for food and groceries.

That explains it...

We cook as well! And we buy off cuts para mura... Super kasya sa amin $75/wk - andami pa Tim Tam, Shapes, etc aka chichirya! lolz

nylram_1981

pasali sa usapang ito..ako ngaun ay fulltime housewife by fate..hehe. As you may read sa ibang forum or thread, medyo mahirap work dito SA, for me, in not one of the lucky few here in SA na mabilis nakakuha ng work.

to give you an idea...i have 2 kids (panganay ko is 7, second ko is 2). our weekly forthnight with centrelink is $624. Since mura bahay dito sa SA, monthly rental namin is $280 per wk ($560 forthnight) so bale ung centrelink namin sa renta ng bahay napupunta, may sukli pa akong konti..hehe

husband ko nagwo-work ngaun sa factory dito. so bale ung sweldo nya nauuwi sa bills (electric, gas, water, mobile, internet) and food. wala pa kaming loan at mortgage sa ngaun. ung kotse kasi namin luma naman at ung pinambili galing sa dala namin baon. so far ok naman kami, nakakain namin gusto namin (pero di kami mahilig kumain sa labas), may konting shopping spree pa-minsan minsan at may nase-save pa ako Pero mas mabilis talaga kayong makakaipon kung 2 kayong magwo-work.

Since bored na bored ako sa bahay at wala rin naman akong makuhang work, i might take advantage of SA's skills for all, meron silang mga fee free course and I applied for a slot na. I'm still waiting na lang for the admission letter.

engr_maylene052581

hay nakakaba naman.... next month po flight namin sa Melbourne, we dont have any relatives there... or kahit kakilala... kaya eto natatakot po... sana makasurvive kami at sana enough na ung baon namin.... hay....

batman

kamusta naman paghanap ng part time job jan?di naman po mahirap?

When I say part time I meant I dont work a full week job, I only work 3 days a week but Im actually a permanent part time employee meaning I still get to have the leave entitlements and keep my position unless I decide to resign.

galing naman ng work mo...

kremitz

@nylram_1981 ano po naclaim nyong benefits sa centerlink?

kremitz

@ohmygag hmm tama po ba pagkaintindi ko.hindi din naman ganun kalaki ang diff sa maiipon kung mag part time vs full time work?kaya might as well part time lng para youll have quality time pa with your family?since nga mas malaki naman matanggap na benefits?

kremitz

@nylram tama ba na f magwork ka parang yung sweldo mo mapupunta lang sa daycare?since two kids na kasi. Yun lang kasi iniisip ko.kung mas ok ba na idaycare yung kids then magwork para mas makapagipon?though pag natuloy kamia sa oz isa pa lang naman baby namen

nylram_1981

@kremitz we are getting family tax benefits for 2kids and rent assistance.

kung magwo-work kasi ako, lalaki ang combined income naming mag-asawa thus mawawala ang centrelink benefit or liliit na lng. kung dati ung pambayad ko ng rent nakukuha ko from our centrelink benefit, it would definitely come from my income, less mo pa ang childcare ng 2 bata. ung panganay ko since school age na, puede sa before and after school care. etong bunso ko, definitely maghapon sa childcare. although may childcare rebate p rin naman un sa centrelink ung maitatabi ko eh di rin naman ganun kalaki since big portion ng sweldo ko eh pambayad ng childcare. Ang ginagawa ng iba dito, shifting work. Ung isa pang-umaga, isa pang gabi para di na sila bumayad ng child care. Or ewan ko kung ako lang naka-notice sa mall,,hehe,,un iba ditong puti,,tatlo-tatlo anak tapos sunod sunod para cguro sulit ang centrelink nila..hehe

Accdg sa iba dito, naging $50 forthnight na lng centrelink nila per child nung both working na sila. So depende sa sitwasyon mo, ako kasi gusto ko talagang mag-work, un nga lng,,wala naman akong makuha work so eto ako ngaun nagpapaka-nanay muna..:)

JCsantos

@nylram tama ba na f magwork ka parang yung sweldo mo mapupunta lang sa daycare?since two kids na kasi. Yun lang kasi iniisip ko.kung mas ok ba na idaycare yung kids then magwork para mas makapagipon?though pag natuloy kamia sa oz isa pa lang naman baby namen

Kung 3 or more ang anak mo ...

inde po mejo exagerrate lang po na statement yun ...

pero habang lumalaki po yung anak mo the lower the rates

you still have rebates if you do

cheesy

@nylram_1981 ...ask ku naman po sana pano process ginawa nyo when u enroll ur kid/s s school and pano and when kayo nag start mag avail nung family tax benefits? ...me - 6yr old girl po kasi ako..arrive kami this september dyan sa AU ...so alam ko need ng vaccine cert (from ACRI) ata yun bukod pa sa lease requirement ....dami ko pong question..bottom line diko lam san mag start hehe ...please help

nylram_1981

@cheesy:
punta ka lng sa school, bring the passport. tatanungin lang ano age ng anak mo, ni hindi nga hiningi ung school record n dala namin. be prepared to pay for the uniform. regarding vaccine, wala naman saming binnaggit about dyan. although nung nag-start kasi ang centrelink, sabi dun sa letter nila make sure daw na complete ang vaccine so pumasyal agad kami sa immunisation centre dala ung records nila to update their database.

cheesy

@nylram_1981 ..thanks sis...so nung nag register kayo s medicare dipa kinuha ung details ng vaccine ng kids mo ? tapos hindi talga kayo hiningan ng proof na nakatira kayo sa zone na un? sana ganun din samin di complicated.. hirap npag me bata ...kung kami lang ng husband ko sanay na di comfortable pag kasama anak mas nakakatakot mag start .... ilang months na kayo dyan nung nag start kayu mag claim sa cetrelink? thanks much again ..inaalam ko mga pwedeng back up na pagkukuhanan ng allowance in case maubos ang baon namin..nakaka lessen ng worry ...

kremitz

@nylram and @jcsantos so kung one kid lang and dipa school age mas ok ba maging plain housewife, part time work o full time work?

kremitz

Anong immunization record ang kelangan pakita sa centerlink?i mean from your pedia ba na certificate?

nylram_1981

@cheesy: i forgot to mention, bring also the visa pag punta nyo ng school. tinatanong address namin. eto kasing school nya eto ung pinakamalapit samin. kung pupunta k talaga sa medyo malayong school sa area nyo,,sasabihin talaga sayo may mas malapit na school at dun k mag-enrol.

pag-apply ng medicare, visa & passport lng din dadalin mo. nope, no vaccine records. sa iba mo yan dadalin, sa immunisation centre. check mo n lng sa google, depende yan per area.

centrelink, paglapag na paglapag nyo dito au, apply mo na sa website nila. 8weeks processing nung time namin.

cheesy

@kremitz nung si nylram di naman daw sila hiningan although pag punta sa immunization center better if me record ka ng vaccine ng kid mo...nag visit ako sa pedia ng anak ko last weekend sabi sakin ang US at Australia daw di nila honor ang certification..better is to bring the baby book record where na ka lagay ang mga vaccine history ng kid/s.

nylram_1981

@cheesy: yup,,baby book lng dala ko. wag mo na stress sarili mo regarding vaccination certification ek-ek. baby book lng solve na sila.

JCsantos

Anong immunization record ang kelangan pakita sa centerlink?i mean from your pedia ba na certificate?

kung merong kayong baby book from pedia in PH you can use it , inde ko lang maalala kung kailangan kayo pumunta ng doctor to check if all immunization is completed ....

nylram_1981

@kremitz..nde mo cya sa centrelink dadalin. sa immunisation centre.