There are SOOOOOO Many backpackers touring around Australia. It is not hard to get casual work that will fund your travels around the country.As far as accommodation is concerned, whilst many backpackers do use hostels, there are certainly not any shortages of people getting together and renting a flat or apartments. this can be quite economical if you get enough people to go in with you.Failing that, if you don't want to flat with other travellers but rather mix with the locals, there is a plethera of shared accommodation ads in local newspapers and even on stuck on community notice boards and electricity poles.My advice to backpackers is to not tress too much about it before you come here. Once you arrive and start mixing with other travellers and locals, you will find there is plenty of choices for accommodation and causal work!Just make sure you head to the areas with others travellers hang out, like Bondi and Manly and you can't go wrong!.

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