Originally Posted by ireland400

Hi all

We just got a Case Officer, and we are confused about where we want to live in Oz. Originally we were very sure about settling in Sydney, but as one of our main priorities is to have a nice house with a big garden, close to the coast, we can see Sydney surroundings are very expensive.
On the other hand the renting in Queensland (Gold Coast) is very cheap compare to Sydney and the size of the houses are huge.
We are not to sure about the salaries and the jobs though in Queensland.

Any advice would be appreciated.