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How much can a student earn in part time jobs in sydney? How good a place sydney is for earning and learning?

• I am from India, i want to know how much can a student earn in part time jobs in sydney-australia? I am planning to pursue my p.g education in Sydney, but i want to know how good a place sydney is when it comes to earning and what kind of part time jobs are available? Anybody please help me by answering my concern......thank u sooooo much!!!

• Answer:

  G'day, As an international student in Australia, you can apply for the work permit once you have arrived in Australia. You can only work max 20hrs/week during study period, and full-time only during holiday. Therefore as you can see, you cannot earn very much and you will not able to rely on the income in Australia to support yourself. The regulation is made so the international students focus more on finishing their study instead of thinking abt study & working. Please do not get me wrong. I do not mind you to come to Australia at all, but please-please-please budget yourself carefully. I have seen alot of my fellow international students have to return back to their home county halfway b'cos running out of funds. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia and therefore I dun think there will be a problem in getting a part-time job there. Sometime even the university will be able to help you to find one. The only downside is b'cos it is the biggest city, so the living expenses is also the highest, so you have to think abt it too. Most casual part-time jobs pays between $15-$20/hr gross. Hope this helps. Good luck on your study and welcome to Australia :)