There
are always plenty of backpacker
jobs
to help you to finance your travels.
There is only one thing - you do need a visa that allows you to work in
Australia.
The most popular such visas are the working holiday visas that allow
you to stay in the country for a year, and if you work enough in right
places, for a second year.
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The most popular such jobs are fruit
picking jobs. It is amazing how many backpackers flock in the
areas
where the season starts, and those jobs are not hard to get. A good
advantage is also that those jobs get you around in Australia, instead
of spending all your time in Australia in the same city.
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Another popular type of backpacker jobs is within the hospitality industry.
It is usually
not too hard to get a job as a waitress in Australia (as opposed to
Europe where at least in the older days waitressing used to be a
properly educated occupation and not just a casual job).
Even easier is it to get a barmaid
job in outback pubs. They need staff, they like
backpackers, and
for the backpackers themselves they are a great break from the busier
areas and an excellent opportunity to stay and experience the true
Australian outback.
Outback cattle stations
and farm stays
also employ backpackers.
These tasks can be a little more unfamiliar for an average backpacker,
but a great opportunity to learn about the real life in the Australian
outback.
Note:
This site uses
British English, which is the English we use in Australia. You will
find words like "traveller", "harbour" and "realise", and they are all
correct in the language used in Australia.
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