Varroville, New South Wales

Varroville Sydney, New South Wales
Rural area in Varroville
Varroville
Coordinates	34°0′27″S 150°48′54″E / 34.00750°S 150.81500°E / -34.00750; 150.81500Coordinates: 34°0′27″S 150°48′54″E / 34.00750°S 150.81500°E / -34.00750; 150.81500
Population	103 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2566
Location	46 km (29 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Campbelltown
State electorate(s)	Macquarie Fields
Federal Division(s)	Werriwa
Suburbs around Varroville: Leppington Denham Court Denham Court Catherine Field Varroville Ingleburn Kearns Raby St Andrews

Varroville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Varroville is located 46 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region. Varroville forms part of the scenic hills on the north-west side of the M5 South Western Motorway between Campbelltown and the Camden Valley Way. Of all Sydney suburbs, Varroville has the highest proportion of residents with PhDs.

Varroville was originally a farm called Varro Ville. An area of 1,000 acres (4 km²) of land was granted by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to Robert Townson, a scientist and scholar, in 1809. Townson developed the farm and grew a vineyard and raised cattle. Townson died in 1827 and ownership passed onto Thomas Wills the brother of Sarah Redfern wife of William Redfern. In 1837 the farm was sold to Charles Sturt a famous explorer who moved in from Mittagong. James Raymond took over in 1839. Alfred Cheeke, a supreme court judge was a later owner. By 1900 Varro Ville was a leading dairy farm in the Campbelltown area. The farmhouse fell into disrepair, but has been restored by the new owners and the National Trust. The name Varroville was officially adopted in 1972 for the area between Raby and Denham Court. The area was previously part of Minto.

The Mount Carmel Novitiate was built in 1966, while Mount Carmel High School opened in 1986.