The AI Legalese Decoder: A Boost for Those Who’ve Left Sydney and Need Legal Assistance
- May 15, 2024
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I work as a Paramedic with NSW Ambulance, which gives me a rare opportunity to have a professional wage in a job that needs to be employed everywhere. I have chosen to work outside of Sydney/Metro to exploit this. With OT/Penalties, I make around $160k++ a year.
I started working regional in 2016, and in a small rural town (<2000 population towns) since late 2017.
Bought a 3 bed house 1 minute walk from work 3-ish years ago for $140k, which has doubled in price based on recent sales. No mortgage.
My cash-flow is excellent. I live affordably (single, no kids, no expensive vices). I just save and invest.
I have an older post where I discussed rural issues, which I will link and copy/paste:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AusFinance/comments/16kienw/why_doesnt_young_people_with_easily_transferable/k0wa0k5/
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I have worked with many, many fresh ambos sent out here. After your first ‘Probational’ year in a busy station, the Service will send you where ever there is a gap until you transfer yourself out.
Reasons they leave:
– In a relationship, and now you are 7, even 10+, hours away from partner. Your partner could try and come out, but they wont find work (in their field, probably).
– Not in a relationship. Hope you’re interested in a farm boy or heavy machinist. If looking for a single woman, she’s probably divorced with 2-3 kids after having them at 18/19 with the previous farm boy/machinist.
– Away from family and friends.
– If you have a very particular interest/sport, you may not have it supported out here. No surfing 8 hours in land, and specialist things like Judo, Rock Climbing, or whatever won’t be found. Just Rugby, AFL, and Cricket (if those!).
– You’re young and want fancy night life. All they have out here are functional alcoholic farmers in the local pub.
– If you have children, the local education can be questionable. 0-5 doesn’t matter where they live. Primary school can be fine, but some want out, and for high school you can have the local public school or do as the rich farmers do and send them off to boarding school.
I am able to handle all of the above as I am naturally a loner with no kids, and naturally recluse anyways. I am just leaning into my personality traits and exploiting them for money.
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With the above, I want to note this is a SMALL TOWN (<2000 population). There is so much bigger than these. Griffith, Wagga, Dubbo, Bathurst, Orange, Albury, etc etc etc. These have everything you could ever need, and in the rare circumstance they don’t, Amazon exists or you just drive another hour.
They’d also employ plenty of professionals – depending on your field, of course.
Moved to the central coast. My kids and dogs have a backyard, we can drive to the beach in 15 mins and park for free and often enjoy a beach almost completely to ourselves (even in summer). Downsides are we worry about the quality of some of the extra curricular options for our kids as they grow (music, theatre classes etc), daycares and schools have crazy long wait lists, coffee is weirdly more expensive. We both commute a couple days a week depending on the week. But we love the commute as it’s solo child-free time. On the train we just read or listen to music. In the car I call friends and family overseas.
All in all the pros so far outweigh the cons for us.
Left Sydney for the south coast, however we are looking to move back closer to Sydney.
The advice to move out of Sydney may be reasonable for some, but for us, being born and raised there, we would rather not save as much to be closer to friends and family at this stage of our lives.
Moved to Newcastle
10 min walk to the beach for 1/3 the cost of Sydney.
Going back to Sydney now gives me the hives, place is packed
I was Sydney born and bred. Left fifteen years ago in my thirties. After living in two other capital cities and two regional cities, we’re now in our third regional city, in FNQ, having been there nine years. It was the best thing we ever did. I live in a fully paid off renovated urban townhouse eight minutes drive from the city, with a wide array of shops, restaurants, a large hospital, and a lot of medical specialists.
In terms of the things people assume will be shit if you don’t live in a capital city (and they certainly can be, but a 200K+ regional city is not the same as a 2000-person country town): I have had four elective procedures as a private patient and waited no more than a fortnight for any of them. Accessing a specialist is usually faster than in Sydney. Non-urgent radiology can be a bit slower, but only by days, not weeks or months. I have had three emergency room visits that were not great in terms of overcrowding and wait, but no worse than I had in Sydney, and the care once I got in was top-notch. We have four large-for-us shopping centers (not Westfield Paramatta sized, but comparable to Sydney medium-sized ones) and a fair number of smaller suburban malls. There is a more limited availability of goods if you want very specifically *that* brand or *those* specifications; I do use Amazon more than I would in Sydney, especially for tech beyond what you’d get at Officeworks. But there is a very wide range of discretionary goods here. You’re not going to be unable to buy a phone or an air conditioner or whatever. I do miss friends now and then, and a couple of my favourite hangouts in Sydney even now, but nowhere near enough to pay an extra million dollars to live there. Social media, video contact and visits are a thing for people who matter. I do miss big name concerts. We fly to Brisbane every couple of years for those. On the flip side, supplies and places for my sports and hobbies are MUCH more accessible here than they were in Sydney, probably because people actually have life bandwidth for sports and hobbies.
There is a scarcity of upper-middle professional and niche technical jobs, but there are a lot of lower-middle professional and admin jobs and heaps of practical trade jobs. If you come from a professional career, as I did, that may involve a paycut and/or possibly some retraining to get work unless you can swing a remote job, but you can also get a really nice, happily-live-in-it-forever-unless-you-want-three-kids townhouse for under $300K, which brings your house price multiple on your potential low-stress $65K-$80K job down to about 4-7. Big standalone just-move-in houses prices are creeping up to painful-for-locals prices, but you can still get fixer uppers and small standalones for under $400K. If you’re willing to live in a satellite town an hour out with a small hospital and small shopping centre and half a dozen restaurants, you can swing a standalone house that needs modest work for $250K.
We have had a very rich life for the last fifteen years that was only possible because we left Sydney, and I should say we did not leave with any Sydney capital growth/wealth, we left as renters. As well as buying and renovating our home, we have travelled extensively. We have been able to semi-retire (I’m in my early fifties and work three days a week, my husband takes periodic contracts. That was sped up by about five years by an inheritance, but we were already almost there). We can help our kid pay for his wedding. None of these things could have happened there.
Moved to Melbourne, bought a detached, renovated period house 15 mins from the city and within walking distance of the beach for less than my 2br apartment in the inner west of Sydney. Best thing you’ve got going for you is the lack of biases about suburbs, it’s still really strong in Melbourne, particularly anything west of the river. Aside from housing everything is the same price as Sydney though.
Moved to the blue mountains in 2021, bought a house on a big block for <$600 in covid. It was hard leaving inner Sydney because I loved it in there but just couldn’t afford to have a decent place to live. Took one year to fully adjust and now I could never move back. I know so many people in my neighbourhood (having a dog and kid helped meet people). We have plenty of room for people to come and visit and can still go down to Sydney for a day if we want. Being in nature everyday and having our own garden to tend to on the weekends makes my life feel very rich.
Pros: nature, space, garden, feel more engaged in my community, actually own a home without mortgage stress
Cons: rely on cars more, commute to Sydney (wfh/hybrid helps)
I moved from adl to Sydney for 5 years.
IMO- there are some industries where Sydney makes sense, if you are mid- to senior- in finance for example.
If you’re, for example, a public school teacher or a nurse, you’re not looking at an adequate wage premium.
So think it depends on your industry on whether it’s worth living in Sydney.
I took a mammoth pay cut to come back to ADL, but also meant had grand parents support instead of paying Sydney daycare rates.
Grewup in sydney.just Feels like home. Had a short stint away and can’t hack it so back to syd. Rather unit in Sydney than house elsewhere for me…
Houses are still a lot cheaper in Brisbane despite the recent sharp increase in price.
However if you’re thinking food and services are expensive in Sydney, Brisbane is worst. On average eating out in an Asian restaurant is about 30% above Sydney. Asian groceries as well about 20% more. I genuinely miss Eastwood except for its house price.
We moved to Adelaide end of last year. We sold our home in Sydney, and bought a bigger lot and are currently building our new home. Financially, I would say nothing much changed. My wife resigned from her job and is currently doing a casual remote work for a small business in Sydney while I can work anywhere in Australia so I kept my job. I think our decision to move has been great. We feel more relaxed here. People seem to be nicer and not on edge like in Sydney. Our eldest just started school, and he is thriving, gaining new friends. Public transport is not as good but it’s easy enough to get around if you drive(no tolls!!!).
I moved to the Illawarra, it’s nice.
I moved to Brisbane in the 90s and didn’t look back. Able to own a home about 6km from the CBD. Unlike Sydney where people nest into a particular area, in Brisbane, people tend to criss cross all over to meet friends or go to different suburbs for coffee and actually go into the city. Also as the beaches are up or down the coast, Brisbane is much more friendly and inclusive. With improved infrastructure and working from home, living down or up the coast is also quite viable now. Over the years have had friends move to Qld and never look back. When I want to see the Harbour, just fly down to Sydney for a weekend.
Partner and I (early 30s) made the move from Sydney to Melbourne six months ago for similar reasons. Wouldn’t say we’re feeling like we’re saving much just yet (still renting), but here goes:
Pros:
– Melbourne feels a lot calmer and relaxed.
– We have non-work friends here which is very good sometimes.
– Partner was able to make a move from Chef to Corporate HR thereby improving mental and physical health.
– Casual food and drink scene is nicer in Melbourne than Sydney which in our opinion does better with fine-dining.
Cons:
– Rents aren’t much lower here, but then again we’re quite new still.
– Public transport is significantly better in Sydney. Hikes are easier to get to as well. I’m lucky I ride a bike to get anywhere because I’d be furious as a PT user in Melbourne.
– Fringe element experience has gone up a lot for us in six months. 2 bike thefts, 1 sunglass grab on the tram, unpleasant experience on trams and on the road. Guess this is just bad luck.
Have been holding off on home buying because we don’t know VIC too well yet, and interest rates are just through the roof at the moment.
I’d say Melbourne isn’t much far off vs Sydney on cost of living. You might be better off looking at other cities.
Left Sydney during COVID for the south coast, best thing we ever did. Now we own / renovate our own house in our spare time and it’s still only a 2 hour drive to the cbd if we want (same as driving from Penrith in traffic lol)
My BIL moved to the central coast. He loves it. It’s a different demographic though, the culture is different, the vibes are different. I’m not saying one is better than the other, but it’s an adjustment you’ll have to make.
There’s also a lack of diverse foods if you have a broader palate. I’ve visited him and his wife many times and vice versa. His wife, a central coast native was surprised that 2min noodles had more flavour than “chicken, beef and oriental”. I can’t make this shit up.
Left Sydney for Canberra 6 months ago. Housing *was* cheaper but I’m still on a 7 figure mortgage, rip. Everything else is the same price, including food, the only difference I’ve noticed is less traffic/people.
Sydney to cairns in 2016 we worked out we could earn 50k less a year and maintain our lifestyle and that was before we found out how much cheaper food was up here when shopping local.
We left Syndey to move to Newcastle 3 years ago. Sold a 1 bedroom apartment in Randwick and bought a 5 bedroom (5year old) house 30 mins from the beach for an extra $160k… now we’re going to downsize the house since we don’t need the space and are looking at 32% gains from when we bought…
Far less time spent in traffic. Super close to the Hunter Valley. The beaches are more beautiful and less packed. Close to Nelson Bay. You do have less take out options though but the only food we miss is Laos food or Charcoal chicken, everything else Newcastle has the equivalent of.
I hate going back to Sydney now and dealing with the traffic but when we do go back we get a hotel in the CBD or close to the major event we want to go to and just enjoy the city by walking. Sydney is a great place to visit but it comes with a horrible quality of life and you lose so much of your week stuck in traffic. Last time I did the marh I was losing 8-10 hours in the car a week… that’s time I now get to spend with my family and I’ll never give it up
Central Coast, it is a long day if you have to commute into the city by public transport. If you can WFH 2-3 days or more its easily tolerable.
It is a big region that now has the population of the ACT and is slowly starting to act like it.
Depending where you land you could *almost* have that 15min life.. to beaches, national parks, playgrounds and parks, major shopping centres, Mariners games.
It’s slowly becoming more multi-cultural too, although currently you’d be hard pressed to find a good Pho.
Moved to Melbourne in 2019, was an awesome decision for my career and finances. I bought a place in 2021 and no chance in hell that happens in Sydney.
Cons: worse beaches, further from family.
Pros: absolutely everything else.
Wife and i and the two kids left western Sydney for Tassie about 15 years ago- best decision i’ve ever made. Wife and i were able to semi retire at 40 due to the low cost of housing (can still find houses on decent sized blocks close to beaches for under $400k) and transition into a lifestyle life. Sure we won’t be multimillionaires or self funded retirees but we actually get to do stuff often. Life is now fun and exciting and busy with fun stuff.
Pro and a con would be family and friends we don’t get to see as often.
I have no idea how i spent 60 hours a week working 6 days and long hrs commuting..what a wasted time.
Moved to the lower blue mountains could afford a nice house and am still only a bit more than 1 hour to the city on the train.
Best move ever. We are just outside of the craziness but close enough for a rel easy commute. Nice community up here too, it is more stable and isn’t as transient as Sydney has become.
I moved to Brisbane in 2008 and don’t regret it. I can’t justify the move back to Sydney due purely to the cost to buy in currently.
Last time I checked, an equivalent home to the one I own now would set me back $4.5M plus stamps.
No idea why most continue to waste their lives trying to establish themselves there when the only way is to have generational wealth.
If it wasn’t for my kids still in high school I would be out of here. I love Sydney, especially the beaches, but even on a decent salary you just can’t afford to go out anymore. Maybe it’s not just Sydney. The cost of living is biting people hard, rent keeps going up, and business are all feeling the downturn with less income, so it’s getting harder to make more money. You really need a helping hand from your parents for a deposit, or have bought some time ago, to live here comfortably.
We left to the US with my work (granted, a relatively fortunate position to be in). We’re more or less making the exact same salary but in USD. Expenses here are also more or less the exact same numerically (i.e. same number just in USD), and taxes are relative – although GST is 6.5%. Really, the difference is our savings now go +60% further from the exchange rate which isn’t anything to scoff at. Not sure how long we’ll stay here for but so far so good. Sydney is undeniably one of the best cities in the world to live in, not least for it’s incredible weather
Brisbane’s utter garbage too.
I moved from Sydney to Brisbane couple of years ago. I won’t be going back. It has been an amazing change of lifestyle. It’s far less fast paced here. People are nicer. Less traffic. House prices are going up though.
Syndey isn’t just the Eastern Harbour.
What you’re paying for a unit in Lane Cove will get you much more space in Penrith. Plus with the Metro constructions, if you’re office is in the city, pretty soon commute won’t be that bad. Plus, a lot of companies have Parra offices these days.
If you have a masters, your work is office related? Maybe WFH 100% or most of the time? Then you don’t need to pay Eastern Harbour prices. Could work on the train when you do do office days.
Notwithstanding, I’m not set on buying in Syd. Might position myself to buy in Newy.
Went from saving $250-$500 per month to $2000 just from moving away from Sydney alone.
My outlook on owning a home went from impossible to possible, Sydney is not a place that is worth living if you’re young and don’t have well off family.
I do miss some small things but knowing I can actually afford a house within my youth and not my 60s makes me not want to look back at whatever the hell is happening in Sydney.
Move to the Central Coast. If you have to commute to Sydney, it’s not too bad. Some idiots on the freeway at peak times but ok most of the time.
Better lifestyle and better affordability. Starting to get a good amount of restaurants and some good pubs. Nice beaches and bushwalks.
Moved up to the Central Coast. Cost of living is on par with Sydney but live 2 minutes drive/15 min walk to the beach. Relaxed coastal vibe and home with a pool that would cost $4M+ if it was on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Overall can’t see us moving back, we’ve built up a community. Life is a lot more relaxed but still miss Sydney on occasion.
Moved from Sydney to the Gold Coast at the start of this year, best decision I’ve ever made.
Never going back
Absolutely life changing.
Moved to a regional town with a large population. We bought a 4 bedroom, 2 storey home on 1,000m^2, in a good neighbourhood (lots of young families). Mortgage is very manageable.
We are a 5-10 min drive from work. We are minutes walking distance from a small mall and our 24/7 gym is 7 mins away. Obviously no tolls, paid parking or public transport fees. Due to small commute to work, we fill up the car with petrol every 5-6 weeks on average.
We have everything we need, except extended family. Access to a wide variety of multicultural restaurants and decent entertainment.
Only caveat is that we are both very employable and can easily work here. Our household income is $230K and growing yearly. We are serious about personal finance and moving rurally was a calculated move. We love it.
Left Sydney to move to melbourne in 2020 after knowing we’d have no financial future there. Bought a 4 bed house in melbourne in 2022 for 550k. No regrets at all. Sydney is impossible to live in unless you were a working professional 20 years ago
I run my own business and work from home on the Gold Coast. My wife is a hotel manager. It is amazing for us as my wife will always have a job wherever city she is and I can work from anywhere and take advantage of the discount that comes with living on the GC.
I would however say that this city is not built for high incomes unless you’re in a specific niche (property development, real estate, trades, biz owner). If you can’t sustain a WFH job, you’ll struggle as you may be buying a property 50% less than Sydney but your income will reflect it.
I’d need a complete career change if I left, I enjoy my work but my hate towards renting in Sydney is out pacing that work joy
Also planning on leaving. The moment i can get a fully remote job. I’m out. I’ll probs stick around for 12 months just to plan things but after that i’m relocating.
Looking at buying in melb at the moment. Can get apartments around there for a fraction of what you’d pay in sydney. Far closer to the CBD as well.
not me, but a friend moved to brisbane and bought a house there, he has a wife and 2 kids
another friend moved to melbourne, bought a house and is working remotely for a sydney-based project
take away: getting a house in sydney is next to impossible these days
I love Sydney but I’d never move there because of the outrageous cost of housing.
I am putting this out there for anyone thinking of moving to a small regional town. Remember you are entering a community, not an anonymous city. You can choose to be a part of that community, in which case you will probably be welcomed and you will really enjoy your life there. Or you can choose to not be a part of the community and you will probably not enjoy it as much.
Left Sydney for Canberra in 2022. Now have two young kids and a manageable mortgage (and a garden) 10 minutes from the city, 15 minutes from work (or 30 minute bike ride), 10 minutes from great playgrounds, museums, cafes, restaurants and 10 minutes from the friends we’ve made (kids help). Grandparents come to stay (in our granny flat) every couple of weeks. Reasonably high earners – Canberra’s not cheap – but it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than Sydney. We won’t be going back!
Left Sydney for a coastal town in the Illiwara.
Cons:
-Was difficult to find work at first (now I make more than ever)
-Not that many dinner options, especially on a Monday night
-No clothing stores nearby
-Far from major airport
Pros:
-My mental and physical health is so much better
-My relationship has improved
-My financial stress has plummeted, we pay less rent for a house near the beach then we did for a 1 bedroom apartment with no parking
-I now have savings
-You can PARK FOR FREE
-my family are in Sydney (I joke)
-We may one day be able to buy something here
Moved to Canberra, I find it’s actually more expensive than Sydney for just about everything. House prices are only slightly lower. Would only recommend if going to a high paying job.
Try gold coast only takes 32min to drive 14km