Living in Sale

In Sale, the median rent tenants pay is €770 a month (2021) and unemployment is 5.1% (2021).

Sale had 15,301 residents in August 2021 and is a city in Australia. For Sale, foreign-born residents accounted for 12.7% of the population in 2021. The city covered 45.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 334.0 people per km² in 2025. Median rent was A$280 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,300 in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-079 sources

Population15,301people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,887EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent770.4EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 4.5% — 13% aboveOfficial source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Recorded crime12,247incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Sale?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustraliaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Sale.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	6,822 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	6,156 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	280 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	770.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	770.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Sale a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–55%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student28%strong on education, weak on safety · range 21–35%

Family44%strong on family, weak on cost · range 36–52%

Retirement49%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–60%

Work and income

Median personal income was A$702 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,331 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Sale?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics²

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Sale is 5.1%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Sale 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	3,734 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	52.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,331 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	702 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,887 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁹Official
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 4.5%	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

What does a salary buy in Sale?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €770
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sale Salary needed to live in Sale

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sale. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sale. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	6.31 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Safety

How safe is Sale?

Police recorded about 12,247 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	12,247 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sale. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

In Person, HybridFree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sale.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

26°14°

24°12°

21°9°

17°7°

15°5°

14°4°

15°4°

18°6°

20°8°

22°10°

24°12°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 26.2 · Feb 25.7 · Mar 23.9 · Apr 20.6 · May 17.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 20 · Nov 22.1 · Dec 24 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EAST SALE⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 13.7 · Feb 13.6 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 8.9 · May 6.6 · Jun 4.5 · Jul 3.6 · Aug 4.2 · Sep 5.7 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 11.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EAST SALE⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.9 · Feb 19.7 · Mar 17.8 · Apr 14.7 · May 11.9 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 9 · Aug 9.8 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 16.1 · Dec 18 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EAST SALE⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 42.5 · Feb 48.1 · Mar 35.5 · Apr 45.2 · May 33.4 · Jun 47.4 · Jul 40.2 · Aug 37.2 · Sep 47 · Oct 46.8 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 50.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EAST SALE⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Christchurch (New Zealand) ±2.7 °C, Ventura (United States) ±5.4 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±2.9 °C, Downey (United States) ±6.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±7.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sale?

The published population was 15,301 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.3%
Foreign residents12.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	45.6 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	12.74 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	1,949 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	334 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁵Official
Female residents	7,973 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	7,328 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	15,301 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

13,543

14,172

14,802

15,431

15,232200120052011201520212025

Population rose 11.4% between 2001 and 2025, from 13,676 to 15,232.

International community in Sale

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	15,301	100.0%
Australia	12,460	81.4%
Country of birth not stated	892	5.8%
England	430	2.8%
Born elsewhere(d)	165	1.1%
New Zealand	152	1.0%
India	151	1.0%
Philippines	102	0.7%
Netherlands	81	0.5%
South Africa	73	0.5%
Scotland	65	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	56	0.4%
Malaysia	55	0.4%
Sri Lanka	55	0.4%
United States of America	52	0.3%
Vietnam	52	0.3%
Italy	47	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	38	0.2%
Croatia	30	0.2%
Ireland	26	0.2%
Pakistan	24	0.2%
Poland	23	0.2%
Thailand	21	0.1%
Canada	20	0.1%
Fiji	20	0.1%
Zimbabwe	19	0.1%
Nepal	18	0.1%
Taiwan	18	0.1%
Wales	17	0.1%
Indonesia	13	0.1%
Singapore	12	0.1%
Egypt	11	0.1%
Greece	9	0.1%
Iraq	9	0.1%
Cambodia	8	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	8	0.1%
Mauritius	8	0.1%
Chile	7	0.0%
Bangladesh	6	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	0.0%
Myanmar	5	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	5	0.0%
Iran	4	0.0%
Japan	4	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	4	0.0%
Malta	4	0.0%
France	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	15,301	100.0%
Australia	12,460	81.4%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	1,940	12.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	15,301	100.0%
Australian citizen	13,677	89.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.68 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	6,156 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	55.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	42 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,300 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Sale

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Sale alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 15,301 Sale+731%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 12.7% Sale+194%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,887 Sale+60%

Full comparison More about Darwin

Alternative cities in Australia

Other cities in Australia to compare with Sale, nearest in population first.

All Australia cities

Port Hedland15,298 residents Ulverstone15,086 residents Warwick15,525 residents Kempsey15,654 residents Bairnsdale15,684 residents Broome14,660 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Sale?

The published population was 15,301 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How safe is Sale?

What is the unemployment rate in Sale?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

What is the typical salary around Sale?

The median gross salary is 1,887 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Sale?

1,949 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Sale a good place to live?

Sale may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Sale?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,460 people (81.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Sale, Australia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026 files.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-10-07
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EAST SALE WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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