Penrose, New South Wales (Wingecarribee)

Penrose New South Wales
Penrose Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	34°40′30″S150°12′45″E / 34.67500°S 150.21250°E / -34.67500; 150.21250
Population	263 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	2579
Elevation	648 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 Shire
Region	Southern Highlands
County	Camden
Parish	Mittagong
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Whitlam
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. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Penrose". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
3. "2021 Penrose, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.