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South Australia. Make the move.

SA stories from migrants

Stories from new South Australians

Moving to South Australia has made a positive impact on these people and their families.

Click the videos below to watch the stories of migrants from different countries and find out about their new ways of life.

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Anil - Dubai, UAE
Business Consultant

quote_start Adelaide is still that nice comfortable city where people can give you the time and do give you the time... the kids really enjoyed themselves, they came and they assimilated almost instantly, they had no problems... There are so many beautiful things, so many good experiences, you simply just cannot help but like the place.  quote_end

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Lorna - United Kingdom
Regional Sales Manager

quote_start I totally fell in love with Adelaide and having only planned to be in Australia for 6 months it's 6 years and counting... What I’ve got is an amazing lifestyle, a great new career and some fabulous new friends and a life that I absolutely love... It's totally exceeded all the expectations I had. quote_end

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Eunice - South Africa
Registered Nurse

 quote_startI wanted to experience life outside and work as a nurse and see what's happening out there... My colleagues have been so friendly. I came out here without anything but people have been so generous, so genuine. Most of the things I could not afford I can afford now. My kids saw the beach for the first time here... so refreshing. quote_end

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Eda and James - United Kingdom
Project Co-ordinator and Construction Co-ordinator

quote_start School education is one of the major factors we considered when moving over to Australia... We’re both really happy with what we’ve found here regarding education... We decided to take our kids to a local school near where we lived... everyone has made our children welcome, they feel part of the family. quote_end

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Dr Corinna - Germany

quote_start It offers a great many festivities. There is the Fringe Festival and Womad. There’s a lot of international business being conducted... there are opportunities left, right and centre if you know where to look for them... I love driving up to the Flinders Ranges and letting my hair down and camping and sleeping under the stars. quote_end

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Patricia -  Brazil
Wine Research Scientist

quote_start I think that we're really spoilt here. We can wake up later and go to work and leave work earlier... life is so much easier here and you can do so much more with your day... and there are also a lot of places to visit, alot of natural beauty. There are a lot of opportunities here, a lot of career opportunities and there’s a lot of chance to grow here. quote_end

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Alex - United Kingdom
Account Manager

quote_start I came out on a working holiday visa. I chose to stay here. Having come from the UK with a chemical background it was important for me to try and still use that information and that knowledge... I was lucky enough to be employed by a small to medium enterprise... quote_end

 

You can also read stories from people who have moved from interstate.