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I was in Adelaide until 6 weeks ago when I moved to Melbourne to start a new job as tech lead in Python/Django web development.

I would have liked to have stayed in Adelaide, but from my own personal job search there were very few development jobs advertised in Adelaide and those that were tended to use old technologies (e.g., zero Python jobs advertised on seek.com.au in Adelaide vs. dozens in Sydney and Melbourne) and be government or defense related.

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I was one until November last year when I moved to somewhere smaller and colder, Canberra. I did work for a startup in Adelaide for almost 6 years, so I just wanted something different and a new environment, hence the move.

That said there are a few interesting companies and people in Adelaide that want to build some cool things, but in reality a lot of graduates and other skilled people move interstate, especially Melbourne or Sydney.

Yeah Melbourne appears quite attractive given currently comparable costs (particularly on rent) and 20-30% higher wages. As you mentioned there's also greater diversity of roles.

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