Begining to think about emigrating to adelaide advice ?

i live in scotland, me and my partner want to emigrate to austrailia next year we have decided on adelaide due to the weather and lifestyle, i am an a and e nurse and my partner is a car valeter how easy will finding employment be? (i plan on looking before we go) and are rental properties easy to come by? we will only need a 1 bedroom and we are not going to be fussy the first year, but are there any areas to avoid living in? also i will seek employment at a hospital but i dont drive will public transport be a problem? and lastley with regards to visas will it be easier for us both to get a visa if we are married, we have been happily living together for 8 years but would rather put our money into traveling than a wedding. Thanks for any advice
cheers :)

Getting visas is definately easier if you are married, and if you use an immigration agent. Jobs in Adelaide are available, especially in nursing. Housing is a problem at this time. Rentals can be hard to find, and there are reports that potential renters are actually bidding on units. The single most important advice I can give you is that you should take a month, come to Adelaide as tourists, and make sure this is the city for you. Australia offers a lot of choices. Pease, don't get me wrong here. Adelaide is my favourite city in Australia, but you need to make that decision for yourself. Visit first. It can prevent a lot of problems.

go to www.realestate.com.au there you can check out pics of houses/units for sale and rental properties. The eastern suburbs and beach side suburbs are expensive. I wouldn't recommend living in industrial areas like the north western suburbs a lot of heavy traffic like stinky trucks, factories the wingfield dump. smelly....

Nursing job, no problem, we have a shortage. Your partner may have to have a career change, but work is easy to get if u r under 40. Rental properties r tight, but 1 bedroom may b a little easier. Good luck.

Adelaide is boring, trust me I live here, another four years of saving and I;m out of here, pick any other state, you will have a better time..

i can tell you one thing!! go to spats and have dessert there............i know this has nothing to do with your question...but i had to tell you

Adelaide is a great choice for the both of you, Being married would make it easy but being a nurse will help you as we are currently short on nurses statewide. Using a migration agent will also help you with the legalities fo settling into Australia and Adelaide. Employment opportunities etc etc

1 Bedrooms are not that easy too find but very cheap if you can, rent is cheap in Adelaide compared to the rest of Australia and worldwide though our rental market is a little tight at the moment due to supply and demand. A 2 bedroom unit/ townhouse can set you back $160-300 a week Australian dollars depending on what suburb you choose. Try www.realestate.com.au

Public transport shouldn't be a problem, ours is pretty good though suburbs close to the Hospitals would be ideal. Main public hospitals are Lyell McEwin located in Elizabeth, Modbury Hospital in Modbury which are both north of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital (our biggest and best public hospital) located in the middle of the city, Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Woodville (inner western suburbs) and Flinders Medical centre (south of the city).