Most of my friends in Melbourne are Architects and I have to agree that the pay is very low compare to other professional jobs but it also depends which company you working with. They mostly deal with high rise building and apartments and not really into landed house.

Yes, high rise building, which means they are employed and associated with larger companies. My previous reply was towards the lack of chances here in Australia if you wants to go freelancing, which I believe your argument supported too.

And naleh33, as I did mentioned, property booming and architectural work are totally different. Properties that change hand are second / third hand properties. Even if they buy it to knock down and rebuild, most people goes for project homes with standard design which does not require an architect. Even with customization, they are minimal that just require a draft man.

The pay is probably average/on-par compared to other professionals here locally, but low in the sense that, I would think in Malaysia, architect commands a higher then average salary locally. That being said, if you manage to find a job, it is still all good.

You're right. Architect here doesn't earn much coz they're living in a damn kampung place and dun wanna go for big city! Draughtmen here earning better than architect.
I saw architect like chiplak here, always bullied by supervisor. Some can't stand the pressure, so work freelance lor.
Those house design you're saying are those big company using copy and paste design to sell and build. very dull design but better than KL which majority house are uniform.
What i'm saying here is the private client who wish to build their own house at their own land. These ppl dun like the unifrom design out there. You get wat i mean?

earning aud$4.5k
60k a year

rent, 1k/month
car = 4.5k cash

all other stuff cheap..

in proportion to what u make..

Property sector is booming in Oz, I reckon they will be earning quite well as they rides through the boom.

When you say is very low compared to other professionals, do you have a range like X years earning Y amount per annual? Property sector is booming in Oz, I reckon they will be earning quite well as they rides through the boom.

Yes, high rise building, which means they are employed and associated with larger companies. My previous reply was towards the lack of chances here in Australia if you wants to go freelancing, which I believe your argument supported too.

And naleh33, as I did mentioned, property booming and architectural work are totally different. Properties that change hand are second / third hand properties. Even if they buy it to knock down and rebuild, most people goes for project homes with standard design which does not require an architect. Even with customization, they are minimal that just require a draft man.

The pay is probably average/on-par compared to other professionals here locally, but low in the sense that, I would think in Malaysia, architect commands a higher then average salary locally. That being said, if you manage to find a job, it is still all good.

Let's just say that my friends who are late 20s still earning around $55k pa. They are working in small company with 5 years(more or less) experience. But this could be changed in next year as they just passed the exam as Registered Architect
They are located in Melbourne so they have more projects for apartments. Interestingly one of my friend is working with McDonald's  as in they are responsible in building the franchise around Melbourne. And yes, he is sick of Macca's because he always get a free meal from them

earning aud$4.5k
60k a year

rent, 1k/month
car = 4.5k cash

all other stuff cheap..

in proportion to what u make..

Anyone here under the 457 working visa? Any advice on the credit cards as it's limited?

What do you mean by limited? I held 457 visa before and I managed to apply for credit cards. The bankers will normally advise you to have at least 2-3 months of payslip to prove that you have constant income before lodging the application.

Wow its really hard time for Asian migrants in Australia. A friend of mine who was a manager at a top MNC in Malaysia decided to migrate to melbourne.

After 7 months he still can't find a job as a finance person not even a junior level. He got a part time job as a waiter but not enough.

Recently he came back to malaysia, under "disguise". Apparently he is embarass to meet friends or bump into them and having to explain that his plan to migrate didn't go too well.

Wow its really hard time for Asian migrants in Australia. A friend of mine who was a manager at a top MNC in Malaysia decided to migrate to melbourne.

After 7 months he still can't find a job as a finance person not even a junior level. He got a part time job as a waiter but not enough.

Recently he came back to malaysia, under "disguise". Apparently he is embarass to meet friends or bump into them and having to explain that his plan to migrate didn't go too well.

It is always a challenge for any migrants to obtain a job which is really aligned to their status and salary remuneration especially those who are considered earning very well back in their previous country. However, it is something that every migrant has to prepare mentally. That is why the public perception of "Working in Australia" where every migrant will be leading a very comfortable and relaxing life with all sorts of help from the government is very inaccurate.

You forgot taxes and medicare levy.

Rent 1.6k a month for a small house is the average.

60k is fresh grad territory.

Hi would like to ask you bout tax. How do they calculate if say suppose i got like 50k per annum?

this page is handy http://www.paycalculator.com.au/

what kind of advice you are looking?