Irish Moving to Australia Findings - Flipbook - Page 3
What are your top 2 reasons for leaving Ireland?
Work-life balance and new
adventures
The top reason for leaving Ireland
for Australia is for better work-life
balance. The desire for new life
experiences was second-most
popular at 42% and 昀椀ts with the
age demographic. 62% of
respondents are age 26-35
years.
Which industry do you work in?
The construction brain drain
The biggest drains on the Irish
talent pool are in the Construction
and Healthcare industries. 37% of
respondents work in construction
and engineering, while 18% are
in healthcare. Other areas for
concern are the migration of
teachers (12%) and pharmacists
(12% in ‘Other’).
Other popular reasons
to leave are the belief
that the pay is better in
Australia (30%) the Irish
housing crisis (25%) and
high cost of living in Ireland
(24%).
Are you looking to change your career in Australia?
“
Employers in Ireland need to understand nine to 昀椀ve is business
hours and unrealistic deadlines/pressures don’t need to be
added to an employee. I 昀椀nd in Australia they understand the
human is more important than the job/task at hand.
“
CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL
AGE 25-36, PLANNING TO STAY 3 YEARS IN AUSTRALIA
Young professionals are most drawn
to Australia
26 to 35 year olds make up the majority (62%)
of respondents who have either moved or plan
to move to Australia. This corresponds with the
cut-o昀昀 age for the Working Holiday Visa, which
remains the top visa pathway for Irish citizens
to enter into the country.
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Career break or a change
on the horizon...
74% of respondents have
permanently resigned from their
jobs in Ireland. 77% plan to stay in
the same line of work, while 23%
see a move to Australia as an
opportunity to take a new career
path.
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