Suburb in Upper Lachlan

Pejar, NSW

Pejar had a population of 67 at the 2021 Census (+34.0% since 2016). Median age 56.0. Median weekly household income $1,500. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pejar at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Capital Region

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pejar's population grew by 34.0% to 67, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 56.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 25.4%.

27.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 58.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 29 households.

The median household earns $1,500 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829.

10.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 34.4% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pejar beside NSW and Australia.

MeasurePejarNSWAustralia
Population678,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+34.0%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age56.038.438.2
Households292,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting27.6%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright58.6%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,500$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week–$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.9%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%28.2%23.6%
No religion34.4%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+34.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 542011
  2. 502016
  3. 672021

Age

Median age 56.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Pejar New South Wales
Share of people by age, Pejar and New South Wales
0–90.0%
10–199.0%
20–290.0%
30–394.5%
40–4920.9%
50–5923.9%
60–6919.4%
70–7914.9%
80+10.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pejar at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English43.8%
  2. Australian40.6%
  3. Scottish21.9%
  4. Irish20.3%
  5. German6.3%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Pejar

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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