Penrose, New South Wales (Wingecarribee) Explained

Type:town
Penrose
Region:Southern Highlands
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.675°N 150.2125°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Wingecarribee Shire
Postcode:2579
Parish:Mittagong
County:Camden
Elevation:648
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:153
Dir1:SW
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:51
Dir2:ENE
Location2:Goulburn
Dist3:25
Dir3:SW
Location3:Moss Vale
Near-Nw:Canyonleigh
Near-N:Canyonleigh
Near-Ne:Bundanoon
Near-W:Wingello
Near-E:Bundanoon
Near-Sw: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, Penrose had a population of 247. At the 2021 census, there were 263 people recorded.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Penrose, Census All persons QuickStats . 2022-08-22 . Australian Bureau of Statistics.