67 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50
- 2021: 67
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pejar · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pejar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pejar is now 55, making this community far older than the national average. With only 67 people living here, it is a small, sparsely populated area where seniors make up a third of the population.
67
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- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pejar — lower than 67% of areas.
| Pejar | 67 |
|---|---|
| 2583, NSW | 4,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 67 people, this area is smaller than about 66% of similar places.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community where 32.8% of people are seniors, far above the national figure of 17.2%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 4.5% of the population, which is among the lowest for this area type.
32.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pejar, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 20% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pejar, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Pejar
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pejar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13187/pejar/topic/demographics-identity