Dropping everything and moving to Broome???

I wish I was coming with you! Good luck!

We lived in the east Kimberly's for a while back in the 70's early 80's, and Broome is now a different place to back then, but in saying that we went for a visit,about 2 years ago and not a great deal has changed. You will love it or hate it, it all depends on you and what you want get out of the area,and what your interest are. we were the same age as you are now when we went up there with two kids in tow, and lived in Wyndham, great experience, and life changing. Have fun and enjoy the life style.
Mrs Broodie H3

Give me 5 minutes to pack the car and i will follow you.

You are young....go and have some fun.

BW.

Organise a job before you get here. If you say what your work skills are I can say how you will go unless your happy working in Chicken Treat/behind a bar,etc.
If you have a trade you can get a job.
There is a few tourism/hospitality jobs but with the pay you will be living with others for many years. The mining industry is taking more housing causing rents to increase too, rents range from about $650 for a dump up to and over a grand per week. Lower than $650 and you will be living where we call the "Bronx".
If you are a keen worker and want to get somewhere, I would head to Geraldton. The local paper has about five pages of vacancies, if you want to steer a truck, they will even organise housing and after a few years experience you could end up in the mines on bigger money. Good fishing/surfing/beaches and friendly locals.
If your dead set on coming here, work your way around and make your mind up after you have been here for a while before sending up all your furniture, don't put all your eggs in one basket thinking this is utopia.
Visiting here for a holiday is different to living permanently as all towns.
At 20 it is good to travel and work around Oz, you never know where you will end up.
If you get here and party, I would recommend not walking home in the dark, ever.

completely agree,been here 8 years. i,m ok i,m retired. if you want to get ahead wages are low,cost of living high in broome rents ect .crime is high.but i love it.
good luck..

Ok EmmaC1, I will put a dampener on things firstly just so you know what really happens in NW towns , then hopefully point you in the right ?] direction.

Firstly , when you budget living in Broome , work out your numbers , then times it by 10.
Prices are extremely high in the Kimberly , and fuel, food, rent ect will likely outstrip your wage earning capacity with just retail experience .

Secondly , your partner driving trucks and working in the mines is a bit of a pipe dream as it is. Firstly truck drivers in WA are a dime a dozen. Demand is quickly filled as there a close to a thousand HR licenses handed out every week on West Oz.

Getting 'in the mines' is also a bit of a furthy until you either know someone , or have more qualifications.
If your 'other half' has his HR license and has done for over 12 months , get him to get his HC [Heavy Combination]. This allows him to drive single trailer semis , something that will increase his chance of employment 10 fold.

AS virtually unskilled people [sorry to be blunt] , you will not LIVE in Broome , but you might SURVIVE in Broome , something that is not as romantic as it sounds.

Add air-con bills/power in the wet plus your neighbours in the 'Bronx' , things will be most unpleasant once the weather heats up.

Best bet is to 'ticket up' in Vicco firstly , as it is extremely expensive in WA. Rigger and Dogman tickets will be handy for minesite entry accompanying the HC license, and anything you can do apart from retailing will be a big step forward.

Now get stuck into it and don't go to the Nor'west with rose coloured glasses on , things are certainly different once you are no longer a tourist! :)