Pheasants Nest, New South Wales facts for kids
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Population | 688 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2574 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Wollondilly Shire | ||||||||||||||
Region | Macarthur | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Wollondilly | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
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