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; 150.63560Population688 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2574Elevation292 m (958 ft)Location
  • 101 km (63 mi) SW of Sydney CBD
  • 32 km (20 mi) NE of Mittagong
  • 57 km (35 mi) WNW of Wollongong
LGA(s)Wollondilly ShireRegionMacarthurState electorate(s)WollondillyFederal division(s)Hume
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

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pheasants Nest". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata