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Rosedale vs Sale
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Rosedale profile · Sale profile
Rosedale Sale
Sale and Rosedale are nearby Victorian areas with very different layouts. Sale is a very walkable hub where 32.2% of homes are rented and public transport is far more common. In contrast, Rosedale is mostly car-dependent, with 97.7% of residents living in separate houses and a much higher share of people working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. There are also notable social differences; Sale has a far higher rate of long-term health conditions (35.0%) and more people who have completed Year 12 (45.1%) compared to Rosedale's 29.5%.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. The difference in Year 12 completion and the share of rental households have both grown, and Sale has become noticeably older than Rosedale. Despite these shifts, the two areas remain similar in some ways. They have the same share of First Nations people (2.5%) and very similar typical weekly personal incomes, with Sale at $702 and Rosedale at $723.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,553
- First area, 2016: 4,723
- First area, 2021: 4,928
- Second area, 2011: 14,259
- Second area, 2016: 14,646
- Second area, 2021: 15,301
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Rosedale: 0.3% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Sale: 1.1% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Rosedale: 0.9% males, 0.7% females; 80–84 in Sale: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Rosedale: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Sale: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Rosedale: 2.6% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Rosedale: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Rosedale: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Sale: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Rosedale: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Sale: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Rosedale: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Rosedale: 3.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Rosedale: 5.2% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Sale: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Rosedale: 5.9% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Rosedale: 6.3% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Sale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Rosedale: 5.5% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Sale: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Rosedale: 3.0% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Sale: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Rosedale: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Sale: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Rosedale: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Sale: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Rosedale: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Sale: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Rosedale: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Sale: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $523
- First area, 2016: $613
- First area, 2021: $723
- Second area, 2011: $520
- Second area, 2016: $605
- Second area, 2021: $702
- First area, 2011: $1,080
- First area, 2016: $1,314
- First area, 2021: $1,487
- Second area, 2011: $955
- Second area, 2016: $1,162
- Second area, 2021: $1,331
- First area, 2011: $1,269
- First area, 2016: $1,541
- First area, 2021: $1,837
- Second area, 2011: $1,266
- Second area, 2016: $1,543
- Second area, 2021: $1,777
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $150
- First area, 2021: $236
- Second area, 2011: $195
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,213
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rosedale vs Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205051102/rosedale/vs/205051103/sale