NorthumbrianDavid Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Just wondering if there is a time of year which people recommend to emigrate, or wish they had emigrated? My number one consideration is the best time to find employment, but I'd also be interested in when the best weather is, the best time to start school, find a rental, etc. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 For looking for work just avoid november to february as these are very quiet in most industries - though it does depend a lot on what you do. Construction trades are probably busy then. Weather, spring is often good as it is not too big a shock to the system heat wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 We arrived in the January as we wanted our children to have a full year in school as my daughter at the time would have been going to High School the year after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Just as soon as you can. Was better to be unemployed here, than employed in the UK. I wanted to just get on with it. If I knew then, what I know now, I'd have been here 12-18 month sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthumbrianDavid Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Cheers everyone. I'd be there tomorrow if I could! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest10912 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I don't think it is massively important, but a few things to bear in mind. Arriving December / January would be more likely to be quiet on the job front for most occupations. Arriving say June -August, when it is a bit colder in Australia will allow you a bit of extra time to acclimatise, from there it will get warm gradually. Children can start school at the start of a school year if you move at the beginning of a calendar year. if you arrive earlier in the UK tax year, you should get a nice lump sum repayment, this is because you get a full years allowance regardless of how long you are there. But the later you leave it in the UK tax year, the smaller the repayment would be. So that is possible another vote for July / August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 So many answers to your question Northumbriandave. Weather wise it would be best to come in the cooler months so you aclimatise slowly. Arriving in mid summer in WA would not be pleasant and might colour your whole perception of living in Australia. School wise I think it depends on the levels of education your children are at. We came in September so our primary school children had finished a school year in England and went to school in WA during term 3 and that meant they made friends before the October holidays so we had social stuff organised for them. It certainly helped them settle better than hoped. Employment wise you would be best advised too stay away from November to late January. Most employers do not even consider advertising or putting on new staff over this period. It is the long school summer holiday period and the majority of people have time off work and some companies even close down for the whole Christmas/New Year period. Rental wise - well I guess there is no perfect time for finding a rental as it depends on where you want to live and what is available at the time. Bottom line is though that when you emigrate is when all the dominoes are in a line - whenever that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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