Bidwill Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Bidwill (2770) is a suburb of Sydney, Western Sydney, New South Wales. It is about 39 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Bidwill is in the federal electorate of Chifley.

In the 2011 census the population of Bidwill was 4,588 and is comprised of approximately 53.6% females and 46.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bidwill is 25 years of age.

72.7% of people living in the suburb of Bidwill were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% New Zealand, 2.7% Samoa, 1.8% England, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Fiji, 0.8% Cook Islands, 0.7% Tonga, 0.6% Lebanon, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Malta, 0.4% Sudan, 0.3% Turkey, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.2% Portugal.

72.4% of people living in Bidwill speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 6.3% Samoan, 4.8% Other, 2.4% Arabic, 1.3% Spanish, 0.7% Hindi, 0.6% Turkish, 0.6% Tagalog, 0.5% Vietnamese.

The religious makeup of Bidwill is 28.7% Catholic, 20.9% Anglican, 16.7% No religion, 9.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.9% Islam, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.6% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.7% Latter-day Saints.

27.6% of people are married, 50.7% have never married and 10.2% are divorced and 6.5% are separated. There are 154 widowed people living in Bidwill.

46.9% of the people living in Bidwill over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.6% are working on a part time basis. Bidwill has an unemployment rate of 20.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Bidwill are 21.5% Labourers, 19.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Community & personal service workers, 11.6% Technicians & trades workers, 9.7% Sales workers, 5.8% Professionals, 4.3% Managers, 2.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bidwill work in are 14.9% Manufacturing, 12.1% Retail trade, 10.6% Health care and social assistance, 8.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.7% Accommodation and food services, 7.5% Construction, 6.3% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Wholesale trade, 4.9% Education and training.

8.6% of homes are fully owned, and 12.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 74.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $340 per week and the median household income is $686 per week.

The median rent in Bidwill is $155 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1625 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bidwill postcode 2770