This latter site therefore has relatively little aesthetic significance, at present. The place has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The (former) Government Depot is of social significance for its association with early settlers and travellers through the Blacktown/Rooty Hill district. It has further significance for the role it played in the raising of stock for the young colony and for its association with early industry in the district. It would have provided employment for many early settlers. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. The (former) Government Depot may be of technical significance should the existence of any early structures be confirmed, and for its association with early farming and stock raising techniques - which may be demonstrated through any remains on the site which are yet to be discovered. These may provide insights into field sizes, shapes, fencing materials and types, animal and crop residues. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. The (former) Government Depot retains the fabric of a portion of the Government Stock Farm's original 6000 acres of land, and as open space which could be read as still "rural", it has some aesthetic value, and some rarity in modern Western Sydney. As part of the Government Stock Farm it was the second most important Government Station in the colony, after Camden. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. The Government Stock Farm was one of the two most important such stations in the colony in the early 1820s, and still retains potential to demonstrate through its archaeological resources, a representative example of a colonial era farm, with typical farm elements of that era.