melbaboutown@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 14 days agoOne in five Australian renters are living without essential items and in poverty, peak body study findswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkOne in five Australian renters are living without essential items and in poverty, peak body study findswww.abc.net.aumelbaboutown@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days ago $80k was a good salary 10 years ago. I don’t know how you could raise a family on it, today. And half of Australia is making less than that! You can do it, but: You can’t live within 1.5 hours of capital cities or major regional cities. You can’t live in a mining town. You can’t live in a tourist town. Unfortunately all the left over places have shit job opportunities, shit services, and are generally classified as shit areas as a result. So until you advance enough in a career that you can pull a tree change to somewhere less pricey and still keep your income, you’re screwed.
You can do it, but:
Unfortunately all the left over places have shit job opportunities, shit services, and are generally classified as shit areas as a result.
So until you advance enough in a career that you can pull a tree change to somewhere less pricey and still keep your income, you’re screwed.