$702 ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $592
- 2016: $605
- 2021: $702
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sale · Urban Area
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 43% of people in Sale earn less than $650 a week, reflecting an area where most residents have lower incomes than the state average. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the community generally earns less than typical households across Victoria and Australia.
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Sale — lower than 61% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Sale earns $1,331 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Family income is slightly lower than the national average at $1,777, while the typical personal weekly income of $702 is lower than most areas.
$702 ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,331 ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 61% of urban area areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,777 ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 9.5% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. However, the share of households earning over $3,000 a week is well below the national figure of 22.6%.
9.5%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.8%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Sale splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 22%.
In Sale, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2015/sale/topic/income