OK I'm off to bed but I guess we have to see what percentage of the Tassie workforce is government managed. I find it hard to believe that's the majority.
I'll google this stuff tomorrow.
IS this what you are looking for? *
Edit - I didn't post the linkl. D'oh! Sorry scblack. It had all the stats. I'll see if I can find the link again.
Floody is right about power in Tas. We only have one provider (Aurora Energy) so they have a monopoly on it. The Hydro sells them the power at a duper high price so Aurora are forced to pass on that huge price and then tag a bot on for themselves if they want to make a profit which means you get stung.
Your power can be hugely differen depending on where you live.
I lived in a place in newtown with shitty insualtion and the water tank was outside. I spent more than $5,000 anually on power alone.
However, the house I am in now, my quartely bill comes in at around $380.
You get used to turning all the lights and power points off when you aren't using them prety quick.
I don't seem to have any prolem with the proteins / meet that we eat.
Traditionally, the best and most tender meat is the stuff that is hung for a while, so if it's in transit for a few days it doesn't bother me. My steaks are always juicy and nice and I haven't noticed any difference to mainland meat at all.
My dad once said to me 'It's not where you live, it's what your'e doing that determines your quality of life".
You could have a tuscan manor and still sit at home and smoke bongs and play xbox. You can do that in a share flat out the back of Bankstown too.
If you are in health I imagine your work lifestyle would not be too different.
On your days off or your own time, Hobart is a lovely place.
There is more of a sense of community compared to other bigger cities I have lived in, and it's reasonably safe. I like that, but if you don't value that, and you weigh your scales using just the stuff that floody mentions then you may very well hate it here.
