Penrose, New South Wales (Wingecarribee)

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Penrose
New South Wales
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Penrose
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 34°40′30″S150°12′45″E / 34.67500°S 150.21250°E / -34.67500; 150.21250 Coordinates: 34°40′30″S150°12′45″E / 34.67500°S 150.21250°E / -34.67500; 150.21250
Population263 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2579
Elevation648 m (2,126 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Wingecarribee Shire
Region Southern Highlands
County Camden
Parish Mittagong
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal 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.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Penrose". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "2021 Penrose, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.


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