According to the Daily Mail, Australians earn an average of just over A $60, 000 a year and an average of A $1164.60 a week, according to (ABS) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Such a level of income is difficult to sustain living expenses, so many people will look for other jobs to increase their income.
So what extra jobs do Australians usually do to increase their income in addition to their nine-to-five full-time job?
(photo source: daily Mail)
1. Uber drive
Since Uber (Uber) entered the Australian market in 2012, more and more Australians have become Uber drivers to earn extra income.
The advantage of being a Uber driver is that time is flexible and software is easy to operate. Requirements are also relatively simple, after the safety check can be started on the road operation.
Uber drivers earn an average of A $40 an hour, but 25 percent of them need to be paid to the company.
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2. Walk a dog
For animal lovers, this is the perfect job to earn extra income. Walking the dog can be done anywhere. Some families walk dogs six times a week for up to A $120.
3. Running leg
If you're good at gardening, or if you don't mind delivering goods, moving, etc., you can make extra money by looking for jobs at the right price at Airtasker, an errands service. All you have to do is register and send a job request on the site.
4. House cleaning
It's not hard to find a job cleaning your house through Web sites such as Airtasker or Gumtree. You can determine your hourly salary and build your own customer base.
5. Resale second-hand goods
If you like to buy second-hand stores or charity stores, or have surplus items in your home, you can spend a day selling second-hand goods in the local market. The cost of taking up space in the market varies, up to A $120.
6. Online resale
In addition to reselling second-hand goods to the real market, some Australians also choose to resell online. For example, through the sale of second-hand clothing and accessories applications such as Depop, or eBay platform. However, successful resale, such a platform may charge a percentage of the commission.
7. Cooking
If you like to cook and often do too much, you can sell it to local residents through social networking sites such as Facebook at a price.
8. market research
Some companies and service providers often investigate their goods and services. Most of these surveys can be done online, where there are no restrictions, so it is very convenient. Some, however, take longer than an hour. In most cases, between A $50 and A $150 are available for each group of companies to complete a survey.
9. Laundry and ironing
Similar to cleaning houses, laundry and ironing can be found in community groups on Gumtree and Facebook platforms. You can decide on the price and timing of the service, or you can pay further through on-site collection and delivery of clothing.
10. Secret shopping
Such jobs require a secret shopping trip to a store and a review of its services. The pay for such jobs will not be very high, at about A $20 a time, but they often appear on Seek, a job-hunting site.