Bannister vs Pejar
Bannister is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 55 in Pejar. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bannister, about half of households are people living alone. In Pejar, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bannister tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Pejar suits couples.
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
Bannister
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Bannister
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pejar
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $660/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 29%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Bannister sits closer to the CBD (224.3 km vs 227.4 km)
- Pejar has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 172 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bannister
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 56/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pejar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (34.0% vs 17.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bannister and Pejar 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
Bannister rents higher ($660/wk vs $300/wk); Bannister has more residents (141 vs 67).
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 141 +52% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.5% | +34.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 55 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +31% vs other | $80,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $660/wk +55% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Property market
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $250,000 |
Zoning mix
Bannister has more rural and farming land (100% vs 70%); Pejar has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 0%).
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 70% |
| Environmental | 0% | 29% |
| 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
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bannister carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Pejar carries more crime risk (56 vs 28).
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 11 | 9 |
Mobility
Pejar sits further from the CBD (227.4 km vs 224.3 km).
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 224.3 km | 227.4 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 160 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 | 0.1% postcode 2583 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 | 47 postcode 2583 |
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 (58.8%).
Setting
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 863 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 913 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bannister | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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