Bidwill, New South Wales

Bidwill Sydney, New South Wales
Bidwill Community Garden, Chestnut Crescent
Population	4,588 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2770
Location	48 km (30 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Blacktown
State electorate(s)	Mount Druitt
Federal Division(s)	Chifley
Suburbs around Bidwill: Marsden Park Marsden Park Marsden Park Shalvey Bidwill Hassall Grove Dharruk Hebersham Oakhurst

Bidwill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bidwill is located 48 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Bidwill takes its name from John Carne Bidwill (1815-1853) appointed as botanist in charge at the Botanic Gardens in 1847. Prior to settlement and colonisation of Australia, Bidwill and the surrounding area was inhabited by the Darug tribe.

Bidwill was dominated by the development of public housing in the 1960s and 1970s. In recent times, Bidwill has been associated with social and economic problems. These have resulted in an increase of crime and such trouble as riots.

Bidwill is primarily a residential suburb with extremely limited commercial activity. It is quite close to the suburbs of Mount Druitt and St Marys, which have larger shopping centres, banking facilities and railway stations.

Limited commercial facilities such as supermarkets and service stations are available at Emerton and Plumpton rather than in Bidwill itself. A small supermarket complex existed at Bidwill in the 1990s, but failed due to competition from larger facilities nearby. There have been ongoing attempts to reopen the shopping complex.

On the day of the 2011 Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.8%, Car, as passenger 11.0% and Train, bus 5.2%. Other common responses were Bus 4.6% and Train 3.6%. Public transport through this area is provided by Busways.