Living in Australia

InformationAbout Sydney city

Each year more than 150,000 students choose to study in Sydney for the reputation of quality education, culture and beautiful weather. BBI is conveniently located in the city of Sydney, just minutes away from main train interchange. With over 4.4 million people, Sydney is one of the highest ranked cities in the world in terms of quality of life and education.

With world famous attractions such as the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, as well as natural landmarks such as the Blue Mountains and Bondi Beach, Sydney is a great place to live and study. Sydney is a friendly multicultural city and is home to people from all over the world. The City of Sydney hosts cultural events all year long – including Festival of Sydney, Vivid Festival, Mardi Gras, Biennale, Sydney Film Festival, and many more.

  1. LIVING IN SYDNEY

    Study in Australia
    This is the official Australian Government website for international students. Search for courses, institutions and scholarships, read about studying and living in Australia, watch stories from other students, and learn about Australian education. This website is managed by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade).

    What’s on in Sydney
    Discover the best events that Sydney has to offer. What’s On website is a service for local business and community groups provided by the City of Sydney, the local government authority for central Sydney and surrounding neighbourhoods. It is curated by the City of Sydney staff.

    Transport of NSW
    transportnsw.info provides you with the information you need to plan an efficient and successful trip on public transport in NSW anytime, anywhere on the website, apps, mobile website or Twitter. If you prefer, you can phone 131 500 for trip planning information and automated information about service changes and trackwork.

    Share Accommodation
    Gumtree is a local classified ad and community site, designed to connect people who were either planning to move, or have just arrived, and needed help getting started with accomodations. Gumtree is now loved by its ever growing community all around the world.

    Apartment Rental
    Domain Group is one of Australia’s leading multi-platform property industry destinations. We provide residential, commercial and rural property marketing solutions and search tools, plus information for buyers, investors, sellers, renters and agents Australia wide.

    Cost of living in Australia

    The Department of Home Affairs has financial requirements you must meet in order to receive a student visa for Australia. From 1 July 2016 the 12 month living cost is:

    • You – $20,290
    • Partner or spouse – $7,100
    • Child – $3,040
  2. WORKING IN SYDNEY

    Gumtree Job Board
    Gumtree is a local noticeboard that now spans 76 cities across 11 countries that connects not just new people arriving to a city but also the locals. It is the biggest website for local community classifieds including Stuff for sale, Cars, flatshare, flat rentals and jobs.

    Seek.com.au
    Seek is an employment marketplace that focuses on facilitating the matching between jobseekers and employment opportunities, and helping hirers find candidates for advertised roles. There are over 375 million visits to our site every month and over 3 million job opportunities available at any given time.

    GoVolunteer
    GoVolunteer has a large range of volunteer roles including one off, short term and long termopportunities. Many volunteer-involving organisations can be flexible with times. They also make it easy for you to find a volunteer role that suits your interests, motivation, availability and location.

    Australian Taxation Office
    The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is the principal revenue collection agency of the Australian government. On the ATO’s website you can access a range of information about tax and super. All information is available for individual, business and not for profit company.

    Department of Fair Trading
    NSW Fair Trading safeguards the rights of all consumers and advises business and traders on fair and ethical practice. They provide services directly to individuals and businesses to create a fair, safe and equitable marketplace.

    To know more about your employment rights and conditions, and how to resolve workplace issues please see https://www.fairwork.gov.au/

  3. GOVERNMENT LINKS

    Department of Home Affairs (DHA)
    The Department of Home Affairs is responsible for immigration and customs border policy. On this website, you can find out more information about different types of visa, entering, living, working and leaving Australia.

    Department of Education and Training
    The Department of Education and Training is responsible for national policies and programmes that help Australians access quality and affordable early child care and childhood education, school education, higher education, vocational education and training, international education and research.

    Australian Education International
    The Department of Education and Training works with the education sector, other government agencies and ministries to ensure Australia is recognised as a regional and world leader in education and a partner of choice for international collaboration. The department provides leadership and coordination across government sectors, delivering programs and policies, to support mobility and the global exchange of knowledge.

    Overseas Student Ombudsman
    In Australia, there is a Commonwealth Ombudsman as well as State and Territory ombudsman.The Commonwealth Ombudsman deals with complaints about Commonwealth Government departments and agencies, and is also the Ombudsman for overseas students, private health insurance, Immigration and others.

Contact Info
Level 1, 338 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
+61 (02) 8316 6666