$280 ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Housing & Dwellings in Sale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs set Sale apart from the rest of the state and nation. The typical weekly rent here is only $280, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370. This affordability is reflected across both renting and mortgage payments.
$280
▲ +43.6%
- $100–$121: 37 areas
- $121–$143: 11 areas
- $143–$164: 27 areas
- $164–$186: 32 areas
- $186–$207: 63 areas
- $207–$229: 57 areas
- $229–$250: 59 areas
- $250–$271: 158 areas
- $271–$293: 106 areas
- $293–$314: 178 areas
- $314–$336: 149 areas
- $336–$357: 207 areas
- $357–$379: 179 areas
- $379–$400: 182 areas
- $400–$421: 312 areas
- $421–$443: 103 areas
- $443–$464: 158 areas
- $464–$486: 69 areas
- $486–$507: 85 areas
- $507–$529: 38 areas
- $529–$550: 32 areas
- $550–$571: 45 areas
- $571–$593: 19 areas
- $593–$614: 34 areas
- $614–$636: 8 areas
- $636–$657: 11 areas
- $657–$679: 5 areas
- $679–$700: 28 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Sale — lower than 78% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $280, though it rose $85 since 2011. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment is well below the national figure, sitting at $1,300.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sale, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $350–$549 is next at 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sale, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (19%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most areas, with 32.2% of households renting. This is well above the Victorian rate of 28.5%, while 35.2% of homes are owned outright.
32.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Sale splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Rented (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common in Sale than across Australia, making up 85.4% of homes. Most of these are large, with 78.7% having three or more bedrooms, and the number of people per bedroom is much lower than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 84.6%
- 2016: 85.1%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.7% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 78.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sale, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sale, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
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). Housing & Dwellings in Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051103/sale/topic/housing-dwellings