How Sale voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Gippsland · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Sale favoured Coalition 73.0% (v Labor 27.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.4 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 58.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 71.7 | Coal 73.4 | Coal 73.0 | Lab +0.4 |
| Labor | 19.3% | 16.4% | 18.6% | +2.1 |
| Coalition | 58.6% | 58.8% | 58.9% | +0.1 |
| Greens | 5.8% | 8.2% | 7.8% | -0.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 8.6% | 12.1% | +3.4 |
| Independents | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 13.5% | 7.9% | 2.8% | -5.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Sale | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,331 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 49.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 32.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 35.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 13.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 15,301 (11,962 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sale PPVC | PPVC | 63% | yes |
| Sale | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Sale East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Sale North | Ordinary | 2% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 1% | |
| Special Hospital Team 2 | Special Hospital Team | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Gippsland
- Trafalgar (Vic.)
- Alps - East
- Bairnsdale
- Bruthen - Omeo
- Lake King
- Lakes Entrance
- Orbost
- Paynesville
- Leongatha
- Churchill
- Moe - Newborough
- Morwell
- Yallourn North - Glengarry
- Traralgon - East
- Traralgon - West
- Alps - West
- Longford - Loch Sport
- Maffra
- Rosedale
- Yarram
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.