Wayo vs Pejar

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pejar, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wayo: a median of $1.3 million, against $1 million in Pejar, though rent is higher in Pejar. On these figures, Wayo tends to suit older residents, while Pejar suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wayo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Wayo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($183,333 vs $250,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)
  • But Pejar has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wayo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Pejar has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 8%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wayo

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 160 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (212.9 km vs 227.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wayo

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 56/100)

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 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wayo 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.

Wayo Pejar
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Wayo Pejar
Walkability 10 / 0
Wayo — Walkability: 10/100 Pejar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 44
Wayo — Safety: 55/100 Pejar — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wayo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pejar — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pejar rents higher ($300/wk vs $120/wk); Wayo has more residents (125 vs 67).

Wayo Pejar
Population 125
+46% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% +34.0%
Median age 55
same for both
Median household income $102,336/yr
+22% vs other
 $80,184/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $300/wk
+150% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wayo Pejar
0-4 4.8% / —
Wayo — 0-4: 4.8% Pejar — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.0% / 4.5%
Wayo — 5-14: 8.0% Pejar — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 2.4% / 4.5%
Wayo — 15-19: 2.4% Pejar — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 6.4% / —
Wayo — 20-24: 6.4% Pejar — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.8% / 4.5%
Wayo — 25-34: 8.8% Pejar — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 7.2% / 10.4%
Wayo — 35-44: 7.2% Pejar — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 9.6% / 28.4%
Wayo — 45-54: 9.6% Pejar — 45-54: 28.4%
55-64 25.6% / 26.9%
Wayo — 55-64: 25.6% Pejar — 55-64: 26.9%
65-74 20.8% / 9.0%
Wayo — 65-74: 20.8% Pejar — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.6% / 9.0%
Wayo — 75-84: 5.6% Pejar — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 4.0% / —
Wayo — 85+: 4.0% Pejar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wayo 42.3% couple families
Wayo — Couple Families: 42.3% Wayo — Lone Person: 38.5% Wayo — One Parent Families: 19.2%
Pejar 56.2% couple families
Pejar — Couple Families: 56.2% Pejar — Lone Person: 43.8% Pejar — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wayo 7.5% renting
Wayo — Owned Outright: 47.5% Wayo — Mortgage: 45.0% Wayo — Renting: 7.5%
Pejar 25.8% renting
Pejar — Owned Outright: 54.8% Pejar — Mortgage: 19.4% Pejar — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wayo 100.0% houses
Wayo — Houses: 100.0%
Pejar 103.4% houses
Pejar — Houses: 103.4%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Wayo Pejar
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 14.9%
Wayo — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Pejar — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 17.9%
Wayo — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Pejar — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 17.9%
Wayo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Pejar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 17.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Property market

Wayo Pejar
Median house price $1,300,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $183,333 $250,000

Zoning mix

Wayo has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 29%); Pejar has more rural and farming land (70% vs 53%).

Wayo Pejar
Rural and farming 53% 70%
Environmental 47% 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

Wayo Pejar
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
same for both
Approvals change year on year +175%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Wayo Pejar
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Wayo is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Wayo Pejar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pejar carries more crime risk (56 vs 45).

Wayo Pejar
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 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

Wayo 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

Wayo Pejar
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Pejar sits further from the CBD (227.4 km vs 212.9 km).

Wayo Pejar
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 212.9 km 227.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 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.

Wayo Pejar
Car (driver) 75.0% / 58.8%
Wayo — Car (driver): 75.0% Pejar — Car (driver): 58.8%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 32.4%
Wayo — Worked from Home: 25.0% Pejar — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Walked Only — / 8.8%
Wayo — Walked Only: not among its largest Pejar — Walked Only: 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Wayo Pejar
Elevation 839 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 913 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Wayo Pejar
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Wayo Pejar
Annual rainfall 658 mm 840 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.1°C —
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Wayo 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

Wayo Pejar
Average residential rate $636/yr
same for both
Council Upper Lachlan
same for both

Federal electorate

Wayo Pejar
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wayo Pejar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wayo

Retirees Rural

Pejar

Rural

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