Sale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Sale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 32% of people in Sale live alone, a figure well above the national average. This trend has grown since 2011 and means the town has a higher proportion of single-person homes than most similar areas. Overall, households here are slightly smaller than those across Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Sale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Sale sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sale2.3
3850, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Sale holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. While 34.6% of households have two people, those living alone make up a much higher share of the population than in most other areas.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.9% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Sale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.6% of the total, which is well above the Victoria and Australia figures. While couples with children are the most common family type at 50.9%, the proportion of single parents has remained steady since 2011.

17.6% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sale, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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). Family & Households in Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051103/sale/topic/family-households