Penrose bushfire risk
Of Penrose’s 531 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 96.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Penrose’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Penrose
Flood and bushfire areas across Penrose. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Penrose
Penrose sits in the Wingecarribee council area, which recorded 1,998 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,998 total. Figures are for the whole Wingecarribee council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Penrose
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Penrose shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Penrose
Penrose is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Forestry
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Penrose
Penrose can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Penrose
At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Penrose’s 263 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Penrose
Wingecarribee council approved 327 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wingecarribee council area (not just Penrose). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.