Penrose is a small town in the
Southern Highlands of
New South Wales
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, Australia, in
Wingecarribee Shire
Wingecarribee Shire is the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Wingecarribee Shire is around southwest of Sydney a ...
. It has a
station
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Agriculture
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on the
Main Southern railway line
The Main Southern Railway (or Great Southern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs from Sydney to Albury, near the Victorian border. The line passes through the Southern Highlands, Southern Tablelands, South West ...
served by NSW TrainLink's
Southern Highlands Line
The Southern Highlands Line (SHL) is an Inter-city rail, intercity rail service that services the Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur, Southern Highlands (New South Wales), Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands regions of New South Wal ...
.
According to the , Penrose had a population of 247. At the
2021 census, there were 263 people recorded.
Penrose also has a small general store, a cafe, rural fire brigade, a primary school and a timber mill.
Notes and references
Towns of the Southern Highlands (New South Wales)
Wingecarribee Shire
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