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Penrose NSW 2579

371 addresses · 22 streets

Hume Electorate › Wingecarribee LGA › Penrose · 128 km from Sydney

Living Here

Penrose is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 263 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,091 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

263Population
55Median age
$1,091Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Southern Highlands statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Penrose itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Penrose, 300 m south · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 43.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 69.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Penrose

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Penrose NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202069.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 50.2%

Population by age in Penrose
Population by age, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1423
15-1929
20-249
25-3419
35-4426
45-5419
55-6453
65-7453
75-8413
85+10
Dwelling types in Penrose
Dwelling types, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House107
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Penrose
Households by weekly income, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65023
$650-1,49938
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+20
Top ancestries in Penrose
Top ancestries, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English135
Australian107
Scottish35
Irish31
Other18
Ancestry NS14
Housing tenure in Penrose
Housing tenure, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned66
Mortgage27
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Penrose
Cars per household, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
134
237
320
4+12
Commute to work in Penrose
Commute to work, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car50
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Penrose
Top countries of birth, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England20
Thailand5
Bosnia & Herzegovina3
Germany3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Penrose
Languages used at home, Penrose NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Thai7
Japanese6
Croatian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,504 bird observations recorded near Penrose — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Penrose

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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