Pheasants Nest, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
34°15′21″S 150°38′08″E / 34.25597°S 150.63560°E / -34.25597; 150.63560- 101 km (63 mi) SW of Sydney CBD
- 32 km (20 mi) NE of Mittagong
- 57 km (35 mi) WNW of Wollongong
Localities around Pheasants Nest: | ||
Tahmoor | Maldon | Wilton |
Tahmoor | Pheasants Nest | Wilton |
Bargo | Yanderra | |
Pheasants Nest is a small village in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Wollondilly Shire. It has a north bound and south bound roadhouse on the Hume Highway. At the 2016 census, Pheasants Nest had a population of 688 people.[1] Pheasants Nest also serves as a freeway exit between Picton and Yerrinbool.
Pheasants Nest was named after the Lyrebird, local to the Bargo area, which was mistakenly called a pheasant by early explorers.
Organisations
Pheasants Nest Rural Fire Brigade
The Pheasants Nest Rural Fire Brigade consists of a two bay tin station. Housed in the station is the brigade's Cat 1 Tanker, code name Pheasants Nest 1 and the brigade's Cat 9 vehicle, code name Pheasants Nest 9.
Notes and references
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pheasants Nest". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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Towns, villages and localities within Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales
- Appin
- Bargo
- Belimbla Park
- Bingara Gorge
- Burragorang
- Brownlow Hill
- Buxton
- Camden Park
- Cawdor
- Couridjah
- Douglas Park
- Glenmore
- Lakesland
- Maldon
- Menangle
- Mount Hunter
- Mowbray Park
- Nattai
- Nangarin
- Oakdale
- Orangeville
- Picton
- Pheasants Nest
- Razorback
- Silverdale
- Tahmoor
- Theresa Park
- The Oaks
- Thirlmere
- Warragamba
- Werombi
- Wilton
- Yanderra
- Yerranderie