Penrose, New South Wales (Wingecarribee)

Town in New South Wales, Australia
34°40′30″S 150°12′45″E / 34.67500°S 150.21250°E / -34.67500; 150.21250Population263 (SAL 2021)[1]Postcode(s)2579Elevation648 m (2,126 ft)Location
  • 153 km (95 mi) SW of Sydney
  • 51 km (32 mi) ENE of Goulburn
  • 25 km (16 mi) SW of Moss Vale
LGA(s)Wingecarribee ShireRegionSouthern HighlandsCountyCamdenParishMittagongState electorate(s)GoulburnFederal division(s)Hume
Localities around Penrose:
Canyonleigh Canyonleigh Bundanoon
Wingello Penrose Bundanoon
Wingello

Penrose is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a station on the Main Southern railway line served by NSW TrainLink's Southern Highlands Line.

According to the 2016 census, Penrose had a population of 247.[2] At the 2021 census, there were 263 people recorded.[3]

Penrose also has a small general store, a cafe, rural fire brigade, a primary school and a timber mill.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Penrose (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Penrose". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "2021 Penrose, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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