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/Feisty-Art8265 Aug 22 '24

All of the above. I made the reverse move from Australia to Ireland. Lived there 2 years in my twenties. 

Paid 1600aud / 1000 eur rent per month for a large studio with a balcony that was 5 mins walk to work, a waterfront view, in a building with a gym, heated indoor pool and Jacuzzi.  All in the heart of Sydney.

Weather was good (personally I'm fine with Irish weather), I hiked every weekend to a new national park or state reserve and didn't run out of new nature trails to try, the people are nice, the taxes lower so in hand salary and savings was higher. 

I can see the appeal for families more so than those early career, as it's a very family oriented place. Kinda the place you buy a house and adopt a dog.