I'm single, 30 and work in architecture. Where is the best place to live in Australia?

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Ozmaniac

It's a toss up between Melbourne and Brisbane. Melbourne is an awesome city to live in from the point of view of nightlife, dining out, culture, sport, parks and general ambience, but the weather is not so good and IMO, it's a bit boring from an architectural design point of view.

Brisbane is subtropical, green and beautiful, has good nightlife, dining out and ambience,and the weather is amazingly good all year around. The best beaches are an hour away, but you can use them for about 9 months of the year (longer until you acclimatise) and they're some of the best in the world. Domestic architecture here is different from the rest of the country and is often very innovative to make the best use of our climate and environment. There's also a lot more commercial and domestic building happening here as Queensland is one of the two boom states (with WA).

ygwild

Whichever city has highest growth in construction

illustrallotaratoralli

I'd say Melbourne. I can give a relatively unbiased oppinion considering that I'm originally from Perth, so I'm not sucked into the Melbourne/Sydney rivalry. I've lived in both cities, and although Melbourne is initally perhaps a slighly tougher nut to crack, the lifestyle is more than worth it. And it's also a city that seems to like to experiment a little with architecture, which you'd probably enjoy. But that said, I don't work in architecture, so it's an outsiders perspective.

Sydney's not bad, it's just that in my oppinion Melbourne can compete with all the European cities I've been to. Loving it.

CJM

Firstly Sydney is a CITY not a STATE! and considering Melbourne is the most livable city in the world only people from Sydney claim that it is the best place to live in Australia. But for your lifestyle and profession there is a lot of work for architects up in the STATE of queensland especially on the Gold Coast where there is limitless amounts of development going on plus there are beautiful beaches and a lot of opportunities to meet people from all over the world and make connections in a business sense.

If not Melbourne is beautiful not as tropical but a lot of fun with quirky little bars and cafes down its hundreds of little lane ways. If all else fails go to Sydney over Adelaide or Perth but whatever you do avoid Canberra! it is the most boring city in Australia and a pathetic excuse for a capital city.

Whirlewind

Sydney has the buzz and image, Melbourne got the design edge, Perth is booming domestically, Gold Coast and Brisbane is growing but in hands of established companies, Adelaide is slow and hard to establish but a nice city.

ash.

Melbourne's pretty awesome
but, if you want somewhere nice and quiet with beautiful scenery you should live in tasmania
it's gorgeous.

Mel

Career wise I would be looking at either Melbourne with their large architectural influence or perhaps Perth seeing as its a rapidly growing city there would be a bigger hole in the market so to speak.

stef s

It depends entirely on what kind of lifestyle and climate you want. The first answer is fine for Sydney, barring of course the fact that Sydney is the CAPITAL CITY of the STATE of New South Wales. Personally, I was born in Darwin but live in Adelaide having travelled almost the whole of my great country. For a small-ish city with a great lively atmostphere and tropical climate, Darwin's a must. Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are the largest cities in the country though. Capital cities are the easiest places to find graduate employment. Anywhere above the Tropic of Capricorn is gonna be warm, obviously. Tasmania is bloody freezing.

Kamikaze Watermelon

Brisbane. My mum works in the architecture field and it was easy for her to get a job.

superfreaky

depends on what you like. syndey is generally the best state in the country.
so...
if u want a beach lfestyle, live in Bondi
if u want to live in the city, Mosman, Double Bay or Neutral Bay are all good.
if u want a rural lifestyle, Dural, Kenthurst are all properties
if u want inbetween City and Suburbs, then Gladesville or Huntershill.
genrally Inner city, Northern Suburbs and Easter Suburbs is where u want to go. but its going to cost you.
if its too prices then go North-west sydeny.

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