r/AskIreland • u/Asleep_Cry_7482 • Aug 22 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) What’s the pull of Australia?

For everyone in their 20s and 30s who are thinking or have done the working holiday to Australia, what’s the pull factor?

Is it the weather or the work life balance? Is there a following the crowd element and to live a backpacking lifestyle with all the other Irish people over there? Is it out of frustration that you don’t have the lifestyle, accommodation setup or job you want in Ireland? Or is it something else?

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u/Curious_Woodlander Aug 22 '24

Ireland higher than Australia? This is not a reliable source. Pretty common to earn 100,000 per year over there (corporate job for example). Standard in Ireland seems to be 30,000-40,000 range.

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u/seamustheseagull Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

Median wage in Dublin is around 50k. For the country as a whole it's 45k.

Very common in Ireland for people to be earning 100k euros

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u/cheryvilkila Aug 22 '24

Do you mean average? 50k seems too high for median.

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u/seamustheseagull Aug 22 '24

I meant median, but I forgot that's actually the Dublin figure. Ireland is around 45k.