What is Penshurst, New South Wales?
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Penshurst | city = Sydney | state = nsw | image = Penshurst Church 1.JPG | caption = St Johns Anglican Church, King Georges Road | image2 = {{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=260 |frame-height=280 |frame-align=center |zoom=13 |type=shape |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=3 }} | lga = [[Georges River Council]] | postcode = 2222 | est = 1884 | pop = 12,786 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC13186|name=Penshurst (State Suburb)|accessdate=11 April 2018|quick=on}}</ref> | elevation = 56 | area = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Oatley|Oatley]] | stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Kogarah|Kogarah]] | fedgov = [[Division of Banks|Banks]] | fedgov2 = [[Division of Barton|Barton]] | near-nw = [[Mortdale, New South Wales|Mortdale]] | near-n = [[Beverly Hills, New South Wales|Beverly Hills]] | near-ne = [[Beverly Hills, New South Wales|Beverly Hills]] | near-w = [[Mortdale, New South Wales|Mortdale]] | near-e = [[Hurstville, New South Wales|Hurstville]] | near-sw = [[Oatley, New South Wales|Oatley]] | near-s = [[Hurstville Grove, New South Wales|Hurstville Grove]] | near-se = [[Hurstville, New South Wales|Hurstville]] | dist1 = 17 | dir1 = south-west | location1 = [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]] }} '''Penshurst''' is a [[suburb]] in southern [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Penshurst is 17 kilometres south of the city of [[Sydney]]. It is part of the [[:en:St_George_(Sydney)|St George]] area.<ref>Gregory's Sydney Street Guide, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007</ref> Most of the [[housing]] in Penshurst is made up of houses and small unit blocks. Most of the people who live in Penshurst are older. Some younger families have moved into the area from other countries so that they can be close to [[Hurstville, New South Wales|Hurstville]]. Penshurst has [[Passenger train|passe