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Sale vs Not in any Significant Urban Area

Urban Area comparison ≈ 455 km apart · Sale profile · Not in any Significant Urban Area profile

Sale Not in any Significant Urban Area

Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) and Sale are two very different environments. Sale is a very walkable hub where 93% of homes are within a 10 minute walk of public transport and 86.1% are near a school. In contrast, Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) is mostly car-dependent, with only 36.5% of homes near public transport and 28.3% near a school. There are also distinct demographic gaps; Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) has a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (6.4% compared to 2.5% in Sale) and a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 48 compared to 42 in Sale.

Both areas share a similar unemployment rate, sitting around 5% to 5.4%. They also have nearly identical typical monthly home-loan payments of about $1,300. While they share these economic traits, the gap in housing tenure has widened since 2011, with renting now far more common in Sale (32.2%) than in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.), where 44.2% of homes are owned outright.

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Where they differ most

Population: 150,034 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area No car: 3.8 pts higher in Sale Renting: 14.7 pts higher in Sale De facto: 3.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Demographics & Identity

Population in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +150,034 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
15,301 17th pct 165,335 78th pct
Median age in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +6 yrs older in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
42 yrs 57th pct 48 yrs 87th pct
First Nations in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.9 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
2.5% 19th pct 6.4% 61st pct
Aged 65+ in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +1.6 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
22.0% 63rd pct 23.5% 72nd pct
Under 15 in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +2.3 pts higher in Sale gap widening
18.3% 54th pct 16.0% 14th pct
De facto in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
11.6% 25th pct 14.7% 84th pct

Age structure

24.8% Older adults (45–64) +5.1 pts ▸ 30.0%
23.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.9 pts 21.0%
22.0% Seniors (65+) +1.6 pts ▸ 23.5%
18.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.3 pts 16.0%
11.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 9.5%

Marital status

45.1% Married +2.1 pts ▸ 47.2%
33.8% Never married ◂ +1.5 pts 32.3%
9.8% Divorced +1.3 pts ▸ 11.1%
7.5% Widowed ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%
3.9% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Sale Not in any Significant Urban Area

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +1.3 pts higher in Sale gap steady
12.7% 47th pct 11.4% 36th pct

Country of birth

81.4% Australia ◂ +0.6 pts 80.8%
2.8% England +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.0% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.0% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%
0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

40.9% English +4.5 pts ▸ 45.4%
42.4% Australian +0.4 pts ▸ 42.8%
11.4% Irish ◂ +1.3 pts 10.1%
10.9% Scottish ◂ +1.2 pts 9.6%
3.7% German +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.3% Italian ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%
2.5% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 2.0%
1.3% Chinese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%
1.2% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%
1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%
0.6% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.2 pts higher in Sale gap widening
6.3% 46th pct 3.1% 4th pct
Limited English in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +0.6 pts higher in Sale gap steady
0.8% 53rd pct 0.2% 1st pct

Language used at home

87.5% English only +2.7 pts ▸ 90.2%
0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +4.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
45.8% 67th pct 50.2% 90th pct

Religious affiliation

45.8% No religion +4.4 pts ▸ 50.2%
43.7% Christianity ◂ +4.5 pts 39.1%
7.5% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 9.0%
1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.9% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.6% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +7.5 pts higher in Sale gap narrowing
45.1% 54th pct 37.5% 19th pct
Bachelor+ in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +2.8 pts higher in Sale gap narrowing
17.3% 63rd pct 14.5% 45th pct

Highest year of school

45.1% Year 12 ◂ +7.5 pts 37.5%
18.6% Year 10 +15.0 pts ▸ 33.6%
15.8% Year 11 ◂ +6.8 pts 8.9%
12.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 11.6%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Certificate III / IV +3.2 pts ▸ 36.9%
19.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.6 pts 17.3%
16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 13.7%
5.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%
2.3% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

16.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 15.6%
13.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.5 pts 13.0%
13.0% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 9.7%
11.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.4 pts 11.2%
9.8% Education ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%
5.4% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%
2.3% Agriculture & environment +2.7 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.3% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.7% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +$80 higher in Sale gap narrowing
$702 40th pct $622 16th pct
Household income in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +$126 higher in Sale gap narrowing
$1,331 39th pct $1,205 20th pct
Family income in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +$267 higher in Sale gap narrowing
$1,777 45th pct $1,510 18th pct
High earners in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.8 pts higher in Sale gap steady
9.5% 60th pct 5.8% 17th pct
High-income homes in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +4.5 pts higher in Sale gap steady
14.8% 48th pct 10.3% 17th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 33.5%
26.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.1 pts 26.3%
20.7% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 21.8%
7.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%
7.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 4.3%

Personal income distribution

43.4% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 47.6%
30.2% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 30.9%
15.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 11.7%
3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +0.5 pts higher in Sale
35.0% 71st pct 34.6% 67th pct
Mental health in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +1.8 pts higher in Sale
12.6% 89th pct 10.8% 57th pct
Needs assistance in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +1.7 pts higher in Sale gap steady
8.5% 81st pct 6.8% 53rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.6% Arthritis +2.0 pts ▸ 13.6%
12.6% Mental health ◂ +1.8 pts 10.8%
10.8% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 9.2%
9.5% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 8.7%
5.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 5.5%
5.0% Heart disease even 5.0%
3.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%
1.5% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None ◂ +0.1 pts 56.2%
21.6% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 22.0%
8.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 8.1%
4.9% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +2.5 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
16.0% 61st pct 18.5% 86th pct
Unpaid carers in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +1.0 pts higher in Sale gap steady
14.4% 90th pct 13.3% 61st pct
Unpaid child care in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +2.4 pts higher in Sale gap steady
26.1% 57th pct 23.7% 24th pct
Defence service in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.3 pts higher in Sale
7.7% 99th pct 4.4% 82nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +2.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
23.3% 76th pct 25.5% 93rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area even gap narrowing
2.3 14th pct 2.3 14th pct
One-parent in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +4.2 pts higher in Sale gap widening
17.6% 63rd pct 13.4% 15th pct
Living alone in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +4.5 pts higher in Sale gap widening
32.9% 86th pct 28.4% 48th pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children ◂ +2.0 pts 48.9%
30.3% Couples without children +6.7 pts ▸ 36.9%
17.6% One-parent families ◂ +4.2 pts 13.4%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Household size

34.6% 2 people +5.6 pts ▸ 40.2%
32.9% 1 person ◂ +4.5 pts 28.4%
13.7% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 13.0%
11.5% 4 people ◂ +0.4 pts 11.1%
5.3% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
2.1% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +$30 higher in Sale gap narrowing
$280 34th pct $250 15th pct
Mortgage in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +$43 higher in Sale gap narrowing
$1,300 29th pct $1,257 17th pct
People / bedroom in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +0.10 higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +14.7 pts higher in Sale gap widening
32.2% 62nd pct 17.6% 1st pct
Owned outright in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +9.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
35.2% 59th pct 44.2% 90th pct
Separate houses in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +9.8 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
85.4% 57th pct 95.2% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +4.1 pts higher in Sale gap narrowing
78.7% 58th pct 74.5% 27th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.2% Owned outright +9.1 pts ▸ 44.2%
29.9% Owned with a mortgage +3.8 pts ▸ 33.7%
32.2% Rented ◂ +14.7 pts 17.6%
1.1% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

85.4% Separate house +9.8 pts ▸ 95.2%
7.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.0 pts 2.4%
6.4% Flat or apartment ◂ +5.2 pts 1.2%
0.6% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.0% 3 bedrooms +6.1 pts ▸ 51.1%
29.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.7 pts 18.8%
15.9% 2 bedrooms +2.7 pts ▸ 18.5%
4.1% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.7% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.3% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Weekly rent distribution

55.9% $200–$349 ◂ +5.3 pts 50.6%
16.7% Under $200 +11.3 pts ▸ 28.0%
23.6% $350–$549 ◂ +8.7 pts 14.9%
0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.9 pts 41.9%
28.0% Under $1,000 +4.6 pts ▸ 32.6%
17.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 15.8%
4.2% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.8 pts higher in Sale gap widening
7.0% 70th pct 3.2% 8th pct
Work from home in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +0.8 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
9.4% 57th pct 10.1% 63rd pct
PT commute in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +0.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
0.3% 23rd pct 0.7% 56th pct

How people get to work

65.7% Car (driver) +0.2 pts ▸ 65.8%
9.4% Worked at home +0.8 pts ▸ 10.1%
5.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 4.2%
4.4% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
1.4% Bicycle ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.0 pts 29.9%
37.6% 2 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 37.8%
10.4% 3 vehicles +6.9 pts ▸ 17.3%
5.2% 4 or more +6.6 pts ▸ 11.8%
7.0% No vehicle ◂ +3.8 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +8.3 pts higher in Sale gap widening
41.8% 62nd pct 33.6% 11th pct
Recent arrivals in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +5.6 pts higher in Sale gap widening
13.3% 51st pct 7.7% 18th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +0.3 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
5.1% 58th pct 5.4% 70th pct
Participation in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +1.4 pts higher in Sale gap narrowing
55.4% 37th pct 53.9% 28th pct
Full-time in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +2.6 pts higher in Sale gap widening
56.9% 45th pct 54.3% 22nd pct

Industries people work in

18.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.8 pts 13.2%
12.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +7.5 pts 5.4%
3.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +8.6 pts ▸ 12.2%
11.0% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 8.2%
8.5% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.5% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 7.9%
4.0% Manufacturing +4.0 pts ▸ 8.0%
6.4% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%
2.6% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%
3.6% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%
2.7% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

21.7% Professionals ◂ +7.4 pts 14.3%
14.2% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.2% Managers +3.2 pts ▸ 15.4%
15.4% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 12.2%
10.5% Labourers +3.7 pts ▸ 14.2%
10.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%
9.4% Sales workers ◂ +2.0 pts 7.4%
4.7% Machinery operators & drivers +3.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +4.0 higher in Sale
6.6 95th pct 2.6 5th pct
Types ≤15 min in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +3.6 more in Sale
6.3 94th pct 2.8 3rd pct
15-min city in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +47.9 pts higher in Sale
78.1% 92nd pct 30.1% 7th pct
Walk to shops in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +41.3 pts higher in Sale
74.0% 89th pct 32.7% 9th pct
Walk to transit in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +56.5 pts higher in Sale
93.0% 88th pct 36.5% 15th pct
Walk to school in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +57.8 pts higher in Sale
86.1% 97th pct 28.3% 1st pct
Walk to a park in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +41.1 pts higher in Sale
95.3% 85th pct 54.3% 2nd pct
Walk to health in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +52.0 pts higher in Sale
73.0% 100th pct 21.0% 10th pct
Amenities/1k in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +5.2 more in Not in any Significant Urban Area
19.5 74th pct 24.7 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +25 higher in Sale
25 62nd pct 0 1st pct
Mean slope in Salein Not in any Significant Urban Area +6.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
2.2% 0th pct 8.4% 92nd pct

Compare Sale with nearby areas

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Compare Not in any Significant Urban Area with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sale vs Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/2015/sale/vs/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area