Settlement Guide: Living in regional Australia

Nearly all newly arrived migrants settled in Melbourne and Sydney last year while regional Australia is struggling to survive with a shrinking population.

City center of Goulburn, NSW, Australia, seen at sunrise. Source: Getty Images

The Australian government is offering migrants new visas with permanent residency pathways provided that they stay in regional areas for four years.  

Regional Australia refers to all the towns, small cities and areas outside of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.

But is it worth moving to regional Australia? Can you find work there? How is life in small Australian cities and towns? 

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Watch the landmark SBS reality series Struggle Street to learn about the challenges of some of regional Australia’s most disadvantaged communities. 

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