15,301 ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14,259
- 2016: 14,646
- 2021: 15,301
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Sale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sale is now 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The population has grown by 7.3% since 2011, reaching 15,301 people. This growth has happened alongside a clear shift toward an older community.
15,301
▲ +7.3%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sale — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 15,301, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Since 2011, the typical age of residents has risen by 4 years to 42, which is noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.0% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. While the proportion of children under 15 is about the same as the rest of the country at 18.3%, this group has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
22.0% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. People in de facto relationships make up 11.6% of the area, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.5% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sale, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051103/sale/topic/demographics-identity