Penrose, New South Wales (Wingecarribee)
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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  Penrose Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°40′30″S 150°12′45″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Highlands | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 263 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2579 | ||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Mittagong | ||||||||||||
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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.
