Crookwell vs Pejar
Crookwell 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 Crookwell, about half of households are people living alone. In Pejar, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pejar: a median of $1 million, against $632,000 in Crookwell, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Crookwell tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget, 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
Crookwell
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Crookwell
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($631,750 vs $1,000,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pejar
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (227.4 km vs 240.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 166 min)
- But Crookwell is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crookwell
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- 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 1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crookwell 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
Crookwell has more residents (2,686 vs 67); Pejar has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $62,192).
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,686 +98% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.7% | +34.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 55 |
| Median household income | $62,192/yr | $80,184/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk +7% vs other |
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 (18.3%).
Property market
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $631,750 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $275,000 | $250,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 59 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Pejar has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 5%); Crookwell has more rural and farming land (90% vs 70%).
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 70% |
| Environmental | 5% | 29% |
| Residential | 4% | 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
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.4% $480/wk on $725K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 75% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 47% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 6% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 42% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Crookwell is more walkable (49 vs 0).
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 51/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Crookwell carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | 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
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 | 0 |
Schools in Crookwell
- St Mary's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Crookwell High School Government · Secondary below peers
- Crookwell Public School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Pejar
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 9 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 34 | 9 |
Mobility
Crookwell sits further from the CBD (240.8 km vs 227.4 km).
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 49/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 240.8 km +6% vs other | 227.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 166 min | 160 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2583 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2583 same for both | |
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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 889 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 913 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 70/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 49% 1,454 premises | 0% 30 premises |
Climate
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 840 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crookwell | Pejar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crookwell | 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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