and the M7 cycleway, which in turn connects to the cycleways on the M4 and M2 motorways. Education Bidwill Primary School and the Bidwill campus of Chifley College share a campus with a pre-school. Combined, these separate organisations provide care and education from pre-school (3 years) to Year 12 (17–18 years). Upon completing year 10 at the Bidwill campus, students continuing public education can either move on to Chifley College Senior Campus located in Mount Druitt, or continue their final years at Bidwill Campus. In 2016 in Bidwill 38.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution. Population According to the 2016 census of population, there were 4,280 people in Bidwill. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.1% of the population. 65.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.6% and Samoa 2.8%. 72.3% of people only spoke English at home. Houses with two or more languages are spoken amount to 25%. Other languages are: Samoan 6.2% Arabic 2.4% Tongan 1.4% Cook Islands Māori 1.3% Spanish 1.3% The most common responses for religion were No Religion 24.6%, Catholic 21.9% and Anglican 15.6%. Housing Housing is very heavily dominated by public housing built throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with large numbers of freestanding fibro houses and extensive terrace-style complexes. The houses are gradually transferring to private ownership and as this continues these government-built premises are being replaced with privately built, modern homes, similar to those being built in other areas of Sydney. Most local housing is owned by either the Department of Housing or Aboriginal Housing Office. Of occupied private dwellings in Bidwill, 64.6% were separate houses and 33.6% were semi-detached. Politics For federal elections, Bidwill is in the safe Labor electoral division of Chifley. This seat is currently held by Ed Husic, of the Australian Labor Party. The seat has been held continuously by the Labor Party since it was proclaimed in 1984. For NSW state elections, Bidwill is in the Electoral district of Mount Druitt. This seat is currently held by Edmond Atalla, of the Labor Party. It has been held by a Labor candidate since it was proclaimed in 1971. Notes State Election 2007 - Polling Booth Results, courtesy State Electoral Office of NSW. Federal Election 2004 - Polling