Extra 400,000 workers needed for Western Australia
I’ve just read an interesting article posted by the Australian Newspaper about the number of extra workers required if Western Australia is going to continue to grow at its current rates.
Apparently an extra 400,000 workers will be needed in Western Australia over the next 10 years if the state is to reap the full benefits of the economic boom.
Despite an increase in the Skilled Migration quota for the 2007 – 2008 year, I’m really not sure where WA is going to find all these people.
Despite the fact that there are “770 people flooding into the State each week” its only a matter of time before this influx of new migrants starts to have a counter productive effect.
House prices are already at an all time high here in Western Australia. Although the 40% annual increase we saw in house prices during the last 18 months seems to have slowed significantly, house prices are still rising with a more modest rise of just under 2% in the last quarter.
Things such as high house prices are surely not going to encourage folks to place a big tick in Western Australia’s box when they are deciding which of the Australian States they want to call their new home.
As more people move into the state and new houses are becoming more difficult to get hold of its going to be a matter of time before theres no where for all of these people to live.
Back in August I wrote about the influx of new migrants coming into Perth and I questioned then where they would all live.
The same question still applies.
Why i wanna go to australia,i need to quit my present environment cos im afraid of my future in it…
Hi,
I read your Perth overview.I am a prospective migrant ( Architect).Was looking for some good reading about austrlia’s future growth and I hit your blog.I want to tell you it was interesting reading it.Got to know about Perth.Can you please specify which newspaper you went through for this article.Also,can I read australian newspaper online.For an architects profession which place would be better to settle according to you and why.I know its too much asking but cant help it.Thanks and regards,
Muttiah
Hi Muttiah. if you click on the blue link in the post you will see that it came from the Australian Newspaper.
Most of the larger newspapers such as The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald (http://www.smh.com.au) print their main stories online although they don’t provide an actual online version of the newspaper as such.
As for Architects, best thing to do here is do a quick search for roles in this profession on a site such as http://www.seek.com.au
The results should help you identify the main areas for these kind of roles.
Cheers
Mark