Pejar NSW 2583

Located in New South Wales, Pejar sits 227 km from Sydney CBD, around 2 hours 40 minutes by car. The locality has 67 residents, a median age of 55, and a median household income of $80,184 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 34.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,167. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Q4 2025

Pejar's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1 million in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 32% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only two sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 157% over the past decade — 12.5% per year on average.

Houses

$1,000,000

last 4 quarters
↑ +31.6% year-on-year
↑ +157.1% over 2017–2025 (+12.5%/yr compound)

Based on only 2 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Land

$250,000

last 4 quarters
↓ −96.2% year-on-year
↑ +2.0% over 2015–2025 (+0.2%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
All rentals
$480/wk
17 bonds
+30% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2583 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

117 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 26% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2583.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Pejar safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Pejar sits in the moderate band, with 3 incidents recorded in 2025.

3 offences

no change since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 1 (33.3%)
Property Damage 1 (33.3%)
Theft 1 (33.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Pejar killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Upper Lachlan Shire Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Pejar is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 25% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Pejar.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 13% in NSW
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
30
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Upper Lachlan: council population

The whole council area, not just Pejar · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
9,005
+1.0% in a year
Change
+90
people since 2024
Density
1.3
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-2
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+74
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+18
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
8/10
8/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
7/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
8/10
7/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Pejar is home to 67 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $80,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

67

34.0% since 2016

Median Age

55

3.8% since 2016

Median Household Income

$80,184/yr

1.3% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$300/wk

200.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,167/mo

27.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.2

18.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$31,824/yr

8.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

24.1%

54.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

29

52.6% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

74.2%

18.7% since 2016

Houses

103.4%

15.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

19.5%

204.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

32.4%

28.6% since 2016

Work From Home

32.4%

42.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 30 (103.4%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 17 (54.8%)
Renting 8 (25.8%)
Mortgage 6 (19.4%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.1%
English Spoken at Home
100.0%
Employment Rate
60.3%
11.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
49.3%

Occupations

Managers 12 (33.3%)
Technicians & Trades 9 (25.0%)
Professionals 4 (11.1%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (8.3%)

Religion

Christianity 37 (55.2%)
No Religion 21 (31.3%)

Age Distribution

5-14 3 (4.5%)
15-19 3 (4.5%)
25-34 3 (4.5%)
35-44 7 (10.4%)
45-54 19 (28.4%)
55-64 18 (26.9%)
65-74 6 (9.0%)
75-84 6 (9.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 9 (56.2%)
Lone Person 7 (43.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 20 (58.8%)
Worked from Home 11 (32.4%)
Walked Only 3 (8.8%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 12 (17.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12 (17.9%)
Certificate III & IV 10 (14.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 5 (17.2%)
2 cars 10 (34.5%)
3 cars 6 (20.7%)
4+ cars 7 (24.1%)

Council Rates

Upper Lachlan
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $636 a year through Upper Lachlan based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$636/yr
48% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Pejar's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 70%
  • Environmental 29%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Upper Lachlan

The whole council area, not just Pejar · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 44 new dwellings were approved across Upper Lachlan. That mix is 42 houses and 2 units. Approvals are up 175.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
44dwellings
+175.0% YoY
Houses
42
detached dwellings
Units
2
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Pejar Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.8 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).

PM10 averaged 10.4 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.36 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Goulburn monitoring station, 28.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Crookwell Post Office, 10.4 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
913 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
840 mm
72 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.07% in 2021
+0.0 points this year
Bottom 6% in NSW

In postcode 2583, 6 of 4,859 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (59 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.07%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.06%
2024
0.10%
2025
0.12%

Rooftop solar

47
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.8 kW each

In postcode 2583, 1,095 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,340 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 90 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
58
2020
61
2021
64
2022
65
2023
88
2024
64
2025
80
2026
61

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

Q4-2025 median
I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$5,215
Loan amount
$800,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,077,545
Deposit
$200,000
Stamp duty
$39,187
Cash needed at settlement
$239,187

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Riverina

Currently held by Michael Mccormack The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Michael Mccormack 37.4% 62.6% -2.9
2022 Michael Mccormack 35.1% 64.8% -4.6
2019 Michael Mccormack 30.5% 69.5% +3.0

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Goulburn District

Currently held by Wendy Tuckerman Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Wendy Tuckerman LP 51.3%
2019 Wendy Tuckerman LP 53.5%
2015 Pru Goward LP 56.6%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Pejar

Is Pejar a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Pejar is moderate (56/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Pejar?

Pejar has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Pejar?

Pejar, NSW had a population of 67 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Pejar, NSW?

The postcode for Pejar, NSW is 2583.

How far is Pejar from Sydney?

Pejar is 227 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 160 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Pejar?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Pejar was $80,184 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Pejar?

There are too few current rental listings in Pejar for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Pejar?

The median age of residents in Pejar was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the air quality in Pejar?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Pejar (Goulburn) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.8 µg/m³ and PM10 of 10.4 µg/m³. That puts Pejar below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Pejar?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Pejar, Crookwell Post Office (10.4 km away), 840 mm of rain a year over 72 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median house price in Pejar?

The median sale price for houses in Pejar was $1,000,000 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 2 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Pejar?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Pejar belong to?

Pejar sits within the Upper Lachlan local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Pejar?

The average residential rates bill through Upper Lachlan is $636 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Pejar?

Across Upper Lachlan, 44 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 175.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Pejar in?

Pejar sits within the federal Division of Riverina, currently held by Michael Mccormack (The Nationals).

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