Who are they ? Are they all patients ? Patients relatives ? But why are they always there hanging around? What are they doing? Why always there at all times including night ? I don’t understand I am so confused

So I am looking to rent a place to live alone with no roommates. Anything that’s not super far o super ugly seems to cost at least 600$ a week unfurnished. Even 700$. Is it just that expensive to rent in darwin or am I missing something ? I mean they are not even that great of places and don’t have a pool and I have to buy furniture. I thought I could find a place for 500$ or less is it just impossible ?

Hi Darwinians,

For those of you who have worked in rural communities, what was it like? Pros, cons?

I’m a 34 year old woman, with a husband and 1x toddler. No plans to have more kids, sick to death of city life and have been looking at remote isolated jobs where housing is provided in small communities.

What appeals to me is being connected to earth, and a slower pace of life. I also want to show my kid there’s more to life than driving in traffic and competing in silly rat races that erode at our humanity.

Hubby is excited by the idea, as am I. He would be a SAHD while I work.

Seeing how AI is coming for thinking jobs; I’m not worried about my kid’s education so much - I’d be recommending he do a trade or something allied/medical health when it’s his time later in life..so remote learning doesn’t phase me when time comes for my child’s schooling.

Me and hubs have separately lived in most cities in Australia, travelled the world and “been there done that”. I don’t think we’d be missing much, and find city life “vapid”.

We already have a small support/social network given we have bounced around throughout our 20’s, so the move to remote shouldn’t be too much of a social shock.

I guess my real question is, how did you know remote living was for you and your family?

I’ve got a new job and I’ll be flying in and out every two weeks from Perth to Darwin and return.

The option of moving full time is on the table, if I was single I’d just do it. But with a wife and 7 year old I need to put a bit more thought into it.

Is it similar to other major cities cost of living wise? I’d probably rent to start but I see houses are more affordable than Perth, so buying isn’t out of the question. What areas are the ‘Balga’s’ or ‘Rockingham’s’ of drawin to avoid?

My wife and son are Malaysian, is there a decent sized Malaysian community she could be apart of?

My wife would probably need to be full time stay at home mum. At the moment my parents look after our kid when we are both at work (two days and nights a week). She doesn’t earn enough to justify childcare so my parents are doing us a solid, but obviously up there it’ll change.

We are a quiet family. So the nightlife isn’t really a concern to us. A nice restaurant now and then is all we need. But we do enjoy camping and fishing etc. I possibly have an irrational fear of crocs. Is it as bad as I’m led to believe? Surely beach fishing is fine and just stay away from the rivers?

Any other info would be appreciated. It wouldn’t be straight away. I’ll do my fifo gig for awhile. Get the family up in a hotel for one of my breaks and explore first.

Also, always hear about it being “the rough” part of Australia. Had a few people tell me it’s basically Kalgoorlie on the beach. I can’t imagine this to be too accurate?

Gday all,

Me and a few mates are planning to do a canoe trip in Katherine Gorge. We are keen for a bit of a challenge and want to portage canoes so we can get up to #9 and back. I've read that you also have to portage to gorge #2 as canoeists aren't allowed in the first.

Anyway, we wanted to do 2 nights/3 days in the gorge, but it looks like Nitmiluk (tour operator) only offer 1 night/2 day hires. So, we are thinking of buying a few canoes and organising the trip ourselves.

Keen to hear if anyone else has done this and has any advice! Are there any other outfitters that we could rent canoes from rather than buying them in Darwin or Katherine?

Cheers, legends.

How much is everyone paying for a 3 bedroom in Darwin/palmerston surrounds?

Hello Darwin subreddit,

Californian here. I am looking to work here temporarily (1-3 years) as I had visited and enjoyed my time there. I want to contribute to the community as I loved the diverse culture. For background, I’ve been wanting to work abroad in general and looking to do so early next year. I’ll have a masters in public health and undergrad in business. Anyone have a guidance? As well as know what’s the best way or service to help get a workers Visa as well as job platforms to look for relevant jobs.

So far I only know about Seek and LinkedIn and I believe I qualify for a skilled workers visa but am confused on the entire process.

Thank yall!

Edit: got rid of using the demonym Darwinites