$280 —
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sale · Urban Area
Housing & Dwellings in Sale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 85.4% of all homes in Sale, which is far above the national figure. The area is generally more affordable than most other places, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents well below the Victorian and Australian averages.
$280
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- $150–$161: 1 area
- $161–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$182: 1 area
- $182–$193: 1 area
- $193–$204: 3 areas
- $204–$214: 0 areas
- $214–$225: 4 areas
- $225–$236: 2 areas
- $236–$246: 4 areas
- $246–$257: 8 areas
- $257–$268: 6 areas
- $268–$279: 5 areas
- $279–$289: 8 areas
- $289–$300: 6 areas
- $300–$311: 15 areas
- $311–$321: 5 areas
- $321–$332: 6 areas
- $332–$343: 3 areas
- $343–$354: 7 areas
- $354–$364: 3 areas
- $364–$375: 2 areas
- $375–$386: 7 areas
- $386–$396: 3 areas
- $396–$407: 3 areas
- $407–$418: 0 areas
- $418–$429: 2 areas
- $429–$439: 1 area
- $439–$450: 5 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Sale — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is quite affordable here, with a typical weekly rent of $280 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,300, both of which are well below state and national figures.
$1,300 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,625
- 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 households renting rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 32.2%. Meanwhile, 35.2% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian average.
32.2% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.2% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 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.
Homes in Sale tend to be large, with 78.7% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, and the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 85.1%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.7% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 83.7%
- 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/sua/2015/sale/topic/housing-dwellings