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Sale

Victoria · Wellington · Latrobe - Gippsland

This profile uses the ABS Sale statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Sale is a locality in the Wellington area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Sale SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
10
Top ICSEA 1003 (gov)
Childcare
15
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
2,259
+15% vs prior year
Median house
$488,000
+1.1% YoY
Population
15,232
-0.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Sale SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Sale Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Sale.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 465
ICSEA 1003
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Sale (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Gippsland Grammar
Independent 1,039 students
ICSEA 1096 intake context
Catholic College Sale
Catholic 872 students
ICSEA 1015 intake context
St Thomas' School
Catholic 289 students
ICSEA 1039 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Sale

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Gippsland Grammar Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Sale
    Exceeding NQS
  • St Columba's Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Sale
    Exceeding NQS
  • Sale North Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Sale
    Exceeding NQS
  • Gwenfa Hampton Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Sale
    Exceeding NQS
  • Gumnuts Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 162 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS
  • Journey Early Learning Centre - Sale
    Centre-Based Care · 110 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS
  • Roseberry House Early Learning Centre Sale
    Centre-Based Care · 98 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS
  • Reeve Street Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS
  • Kath Foley Childrens Centre & Kindergarten Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 63 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS
  • Sale PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS
  • Wurruk Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Wurruk
    Meeting NQS
  • Hyland Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 28 places · Sale
    Meeting NQS

+ 3 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
2,259
vs previous year
+15%
vs 2021
1,466
  • Property and deception offences 1,054
  • Justice procedures offences 532
  • Crimes against the person 468
  • Public order and security offences 122
  • Drug offences 76

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
14
Supermarkets
7
Parks
16
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Sale SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 43% of the SA2

This shows whether the Sale SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$488,000
House price YoY
+1.1%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
15,232
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-0.20%
2024→25
Net change
-38
people / yr
Density
334
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-38
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-38
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-72
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+72

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Sale
-0.20%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%