Last Day in Sydney

All our stuff is packed back into boxes & suitcases, the plane tickets are in our hands, an apartment has been rented for 3 weeks, and I've got my first job agency interview booked for lunchtime on Tuesday.

I guess this means the almost 4 months of not working is coming to an end...

So what can I tell you about adelaide?

Well, Dr Google & Friends tells me...

Adelaide's weather is generally mild and sunny. Adelaide does not suffer any major storms, typhoons, cyclones or hurricanes. The weather consists of:

• Spring days (September to November) are on average a mild 22 degrees Celsius with plenty of sunshine.
  
• Summer (December to February) can get quite hot (up to 40C) but averages around 28C . Adelaide's warm weather is dry not humid.
  
• Autumn (March to May) is generally mild and sunny and much like spring although we start to get some rain.
  
• Winter (June to August) is cool (around 15C) and wet but not cold enough for snow

As of 2006 Census, Adelaide had a metropolitan population of more than 1,105,839, making it Australia's fifth largest city. In the 2002-2003 period the population grew by 0.6%, while the national average was 1.2%. Some 70.3% of the population of South Australia are residents of the Adelaide metropolitan area, making South Australia one of the most centralised states



There are 466,829 employed people in Adelaide, with 62.3% full-time and 35.1% part-time. The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over is $447 per week, compared with $466 nationally. The median family income is $1,137 per week, compared with $1,171 nationally.

Adelaide's housing and living costs are substantially lower than that of other Australian cities, with housing being notably cheaper. The median Adelaide house price is half that of Sydney and two-thirds that of Melbourne

All very exciting I know! But what is there to do? Well, there are the 2 AFL teams, the Crows and the Power. And it has been said that Adelaide has more restaurants per person than any other Australian City. The beaches are only 20minutes away, or closer if we choose to rent closer to the beach. And the city center itself is surrounded by 7km of parklands

Outside of Adelaide, there is the South Australian Wines of the Barossa valley (and other wine growing valleys). We hope there will be plenty of opportunities for camping in the National Parks that abound around South Australia.

Fingers crossed everything works out! We'll be in touch soon!