Villawood
Villawood is a suburb in Western Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Villawood is a suburb in Western Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. A residential and industrial suburb, Villawood is part of the local government areas City of Canterbury-Bankstown and City of Fairfield, and is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district.
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Worth seeing in and around Villawood
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Dunc Gray Velodrome
Dunc Gray Velodrome is a velodrome located at Bass Hill approximately five kilometres north west of the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. The cycling venue for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Dunc Gray Velodrome was opened on 28 November 1999 with an opening ceremony which included performances by local talent Darren Sharp and other community groups.
3 km · Velodrome in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Sydney Durga Temple
The Sydney Shri Durga Temple, commonly known as Sydney Durga Temple, is a Hindu temple at 21–23 Rose Crescent, Regents Park, New South Wales 2143, in Sydney. The temple is run by the Shri Durgadevi Devasthanam, a non-profit religious organisation.
3.7 km · Hindu temple in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 03Chipping Norton Lake
Chipping Norton Lake, formerly called Lake Thomas Moore, is a 49-hectare artificial lake and regional park in the Sydney suburb of Chipping Norton, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Georges River system.
2.7 km · artificial lake and nature reserve in Chipping Norton, New South Wales · Wikipedia - 04Fairfield Park Precinct
Fairfield Park Precinct, also called Fairfield Park and Fairfield Parklands and Leisure Centre, is an urban park situated in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Situated to the south of Fairfield CBD, the park contains an open grassland, bushland, picnic spots, playgrounds, indoor and outdoor sport facilities, and recreational areas within the vicinity of native plants, such as eucalyptus trees.
2.1 km · park precinct in Fairfield, New South Wales · Wikipedia - 05Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom was a small amusement park located in Lansvale, New South Wales, Australia. It is now closed.
1.7 km · defunct amusement park in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Melita Stadium
Melita Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sydney, Australia. It is mainly used for football and is the home ground for Parramatta FC team and the Parramatta Ladyhawks Women's Super League team.
3.5 km · in Chester Hill, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 07Lansdowne Bridge
The Lansdowne Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries the northbound carriageway of the Hume Highway across Prospect Creek between Lansvale and Lansdowne. Situated in southwestern Sydney, it is located on the boundary of the Fairfield and Canterbury-Bankstown local government areas.
1.2 km · sandstone arch bridge in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 08Bass Hill Plaza
Bass Hill Plaza is a shopping centre in the suburb of Bass Hill in Sydney's south-west. The centre is anchored by strong performing Woolworths, Aldi, Kmart and over 50 specialty stores.
2 km · shopping mall in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Georges River Grammar
The Georges River Grammar is an independent Anglican co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Georges Hall, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established in 1984, as a non-selective school and currently caters for approximately 880 students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
3.1 km · independent primary and secondary school in Georges Hall, NSW, Australia · Wikipedia - 10The Homestead (Georges Hall)
The Homestead is a large, single-storey former homestead and now school, at 1a Lionel Street, Georges Hall, New South Wales, Australia. Built by David Johnston in 1837, the homestead was also known as Georges Hall.
2.8 km · historical house in Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Villawood
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 19 km · Newcastle (NTL), 145 km
- Stations
- Chester Hill railway station, 1.9 km · Canley Vale railway station, 3.3 km · Carramar railway station, 1.6 km · Fairfield railway station, 2.5 km · Villawood railway station, 600 m
- Williamtown → Villawood143 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · A$21–28
- Gold Coast → Villawood695 km · quickest by air, 5h 32m · A$250–370
- Melbourne → Villawood696 km · quickest by air, 5h 34m · A$250–370
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Villawood
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Villawood. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIf you are travelling out from the city towards the southwest for a day trip you'll be moving against the peak, and can expect a quick run on the motorway.
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Next door to Villawood
Villawood is 21 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Fairfieldsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.5 km
- Fairfield Eastsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.7 km
- Chipping Nortonsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.4 km
- Carramarsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.4 km
- Bass Hillsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.2 km
- Chester Hillsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.1 km