One of the decisions you will make is where you will live (see Suburbs) and another is if you will buy, build or rent. See the 'Your Home' section to see information on all three areas of renting, buying and building and the things you need to know.

South Australia provides some of Australia's most affordable housing and searching through real estate websites will give you an indication of housing prices in the different areas as well as the styles of housing available.

If you are renting check out your tenancy rights and what you can expect to pay when starting out with a rental. Buying a house in Australia provides an array of older style houses or new builds to choose from at a wide range of prices.

For many, moving to Australia provides another dream - to have your house built. This is not as complicated as it may seem and we provide links to land, houses and land & house packages from builders.

Obviously your money will play an important part of your move and new life down under. We list the main banks on our Finance page with links to opening a migrant banking account from the UK as well as transferring your money and what to do on arrival.

Your families health cover is covered in our Health section with information on Medicare (similar to the UK NHS) and private health cover plans. Did you know you will need ambulance cover in Australia?

The schools in South Australia have an excellent reputation and here will find links to public and private school websites along with catchment areas where applicable and other information relating to schooling in South Australia.

Child day care and Kindies for younger children within working families will also be a factor for some as well as which benefits you may be entitled to to assist your family on your arrival to South Australia.