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Au Pairing in Australia

 

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Quick guide to au pairing in Australia
Prospective au pairs wanting to travel to Australia and be an au pair must take into consideration the following:
  Age

• Au pairs are generally aged 18-30

Salary (Pocket money)

• On average an au pair can expect to earn between 200-250 AUD

Number of hours to work and days off

•  Au pairs in Australia usually work between 25-40 hrs/week and usually get 2 days off per week

Visas

• A working holiday visa to work as an au pair is required
• Click here for detailed information  about travelling and working in Australia as an au pair, by country of provenience

Duration of stay

• One year au pair work permit with the possibility of extension for another year.

 
Language requirements

• It is preferable for the au pair to speak or understand basic English, as the national language in Australia is English.

 

Health Insurance

• Australia au pairs should to take out travel and health insurance as medical care is expensive.
• The host family must assist the au pair as soon as the au pair has arrived at their residence.

Travel costs:

• The au pairs must pay for their own travel costs to Australia

 About Australia

• Australia welcomes au pairs through the cultural exchange programmes from almost all corners of the world.
• Population: Mainly people of British and Irish descent. There is also the native Australians community.
• A prosperous developed country, Australia is the world's thirteenth largest economy. Australia ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance such as human development, quality of life, health care, life expectancy, public education, economic freedom and the protection of civil liberties and political rights. Australia is a member of the United Nations, G20, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, OECD, APEC, Pacific Islands Forum and the World Trade Organization.

 

 

 

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