Sale vs East Sale
East Sale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 42 in Sale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sale, about half of households are people living alone. In East Sale, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Sale tends to suit families with children, while East Sale suits young adults and people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Sale
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (12 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
- has more childcare (14 vs 2)
- But East Sale carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
East Sale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
East Sale
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Sale
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (86/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 168 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (215.5 km vs 221.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (86/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (5 vs 0)
- But East Sale carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
East Sale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (125.8% vs 4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sale and East Sale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Sale has more residents (14,296 vs 210); Sale rents higher ($280/wk vs $75/wk).
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,296 +99% vs other | 210 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.6% | +125.8% |
| Median age | 42 | 24 |
| Median household income | $69,004/yr | $84,500/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +73% vs other | $75/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $543,750 | — |
| Median unit price | $335,000 | — |
| Median land price | $640,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 50 days from 178 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Sale has more rural and farming land (57% vs 8%).
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 0% | 91% |
| Rural and farming | 57% | 8% |
| Residential | 18% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 14% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 0% |
| Commercial | 2% | 0% |
| Industrial | 2% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $530/wk on $640K | — |
| Units | 5.9% $385/wk on $337K | — |
Ranking within VIC
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 31% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| Schools | Higher than 54% of VIC | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 95% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 78% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 45% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 85% of VIC | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 91% of VIC | — |
Liveability
Sale is more walkable (86 vs 0).
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 38/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | — |
Risk profile
Sale carries more flood risk (92 vs 13); Sale carries more crime risk (90 vs 16).
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | High 92/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 91/100 | High 100/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 12 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 5 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Sale
- Sale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- St Thomas' School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Araluen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Catholic College Sale Catholic · Secondary at peers
- Gippsland Grammar Independent · Combined at peers
Schools in East Sale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 7 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 31 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 13 | 1 |
| Childcare | 14 | 2 |
| GPs | 5 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 5 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 9 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 8 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
East Sale sits further from the CBD (221.5 km vs 215.5 km).
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 86/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215.5 km | 221.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 159 min | 168 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3850 | — |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 33 postcode 3850 | — |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).
Setting
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.0 km | 24.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 69/100 | 38/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 45% 7,988 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Climate
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sale | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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