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Moshav · Gezer Regional Council · Central District · founded 1949

Sitriya by the numbers

An affluent, highly educated and renter-heavy moshav

Sitriya has 1,125 residents (CBS estimate, December 2024). Compared with the 930 other small towns, it has more graduates than 91% of them, more renters than 89% of them and fewer car-free households than 82% of them.

Population
1,125
32% children under 18
Average monthly salary
₪19,791
31% higher than the national average
Schools
3
2 kindergartens
Socio-economic cluster
9 of 10
1 lowest, 10 highest

How does Sitriya compare with other towns?

Sitriya Another of the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents

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How much do people earn?

₪16,810Higher wages than 98% of towns
Median monthly wage per employee, 2022
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How educated?

50%More graduates than 91% of towns
Residents with an academic degree, 2022
LowHigh

Do people rent or own?

43%More renters than 89% of towns
Households renting, 2022
LowHigh

Can you live without a car?

5%Fewer car-free households than 82% of towns
Households without a car, 2022
LowHigh
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Young or old?

14%Like most (slightly above)
Residents aged 65+, 2022
LowHigh

Big families?

3Like most (slightly below)
People per household, average, 2022
LowHigh

Sources: age: CBS 2022; education, renting, cars and household size: the 2022 census, the only source at town level. Compared with the 931 towns with under 2,000 residents.

What is the average salary in Sitriya?

₪19,791 a month for the average employee, 31% higher than the national average; socio-economic cluster 9 of 10

Wages 2025

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₪19,791average monthly salary (Gezer Regional Council)

31% above the national average.

The council
₪19,791
Israel
₪15,140
20.6%earn up to minimum wageIsrael: 26.6%
5%earn 4x the average or moreIsrael: 2.6%
₪15,038self-employed monthly incomeIsrael: ₪11,928
Socio-economic cluster
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Ranked 946 of 996 communities in regional councils (1 is the lowest).

Wages: National Insurance Institute, 2025, average for Gezer Regional Council. Cluster: CBS socio-economic index 2021, the latest (published in 2024).

Schools and kindergartens in Sitriya

3 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centre

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3Schools
2Kindergartens
1Daycare centres

Schools by stream: State (secular) 3.

Schools3 schoolsThe full list, by stage and stream

Source: Ministry of Education, list of active institutions

Who lives in Sitriya?

14% are 65 or older (more than the national share); the largest health fund is Clalit

As of October 2026

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These figures are for Gezer Regional Council as a whole.

Age groups

Council
32%
54%
14%
Israel
32%
55%
13%

Under 18Working age (18–65)65+

Health funds (kupot holim)

Council
60%
29%
9%
Israel
50%
28%
14%

ClalitMaccabiMeuhedetLeumit

24.8%self-employed among the insuredIsrael: 16.9%
0.8%get unemployment benefitIsrael: 1%
0.2%get pension income supplementIsrael: 2%
0.1%get income supportIsrael: 0.4%
2.1%get disability benefitIsrael: 3.8%
2.7%get long-term care benefitIsrael: 4.1%

Source: National Insurance Institute, statistics by town (ages as of October 2026). Benefit rates are shares of all residents.

How does Sitriya vote?

Largest list: Yashar (38%). Turnout 82%

Election for the 26th Knesset

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In the 2026 election, Sitriya voted Yashar more than the country as a whole (‎+22 points) and Likud less (‎-10).

Turnout
Here, 202682%
Israel, 202678%
Here, 202276%

In 2022 the largest list here was Yesh Atid (40%).

Yashar
37.7%
The Democrats
20.3%
Together (Beyachad)
15%
Likud
10.3%
Yisrael Beiteinu
5.6%
Otzma Yehudit
3.5%

Sitriya All Israel

Source: Central Elections Committee, 26th Knesset election (2026), via the Kaplan Open Source mirror (official results by locality). Compared with the 25th Knesset (2022)

How much is arnona (property tax) in Sitriya?

About ₪306 a month for a 90 m² apartment, about the same as most local authorities

Audited accounts 2024

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A 90 m² apartment in Gezer Regional Council pays about ₪306 a month in arnona on average (₪3,672 a year).

Residential arnona, average per m² a year₪40.8
Median authority: ₪41.5
Spending per resident a year₪9,364
Median authority: ₪8,818
Arnona collected of the amount billed97.2%
Median authority: 90%
Own revenue as a share of all revenue66.4%
Median authority: 45.9%

Of every shekel the authority spends, 43 agorot go to education and 8 agorot to welfare.

Source: Ministry of the Interior, audited financial reports of local authorities for 2024, Gezer Regional Council. Actual arnona depends on the zone and type of property.

Towns like Sitriya, and nearby

Most similar: Bnei Atarot, Beit Zeid, Shilat

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Similar in wages, education, age, renting, car ownership, household size and population mix.

Bnei Atarot921 residents · wage ₪16,490Beit Zeid84 residents · wage ₪15,490Shilat838 residents · wage ₪14,420Neve Ilan1,052 residents · wage ₪13,980

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Sitriya: common questions

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What is the population of Sitriya?

Sitriya has 1,125 residents, according to the CBS estimate for December 2024.

How many schools are there in Sitriya?

Sitriya has 3 schools, 2 kindergartens and 1 daycare centres, according to the Ministry of Education.

What is the average salary in Sitriya?

The average monthly wage per employee in Gezer Regional Council is ₪19,791, against ₪15,140 nationwide (National Insurance, 2025).

Which district is Sitriya in?

Sitriya is in the Central District, in the Gezer Regional Council, Ramla subdistrict.

Data sources

CBS locality code: 610