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.
| Penrose New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Penrose Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′30″S 150°12′45″E / 34.67500°S 150.21250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 263 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2579 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Wingecarribee Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Mittagong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Penrose (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Penrose". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "2021 Penrose, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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