[2] Prior to settlement and colonisation of Australia, Bidwill and the surrounding area was inhabited by the Darug tribe.

[5][6][7] 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 Filling stations are available at Emerton and Plumpton rather than in Bidwill itself.

It was located in front of where a small supermarket complex existed at Bidwill in the 1980s and 1990s, but failed due to competition from larger facilities nearby.

On the day of the 2021 Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were car (either as driver or as passenger) 61.9% and public transport 5.6%.

By road Bidwill is adjacent to the Westlink M7 motorway which can provide very easy access to the Great Western Highway and the M4 Motorway, providing road access to the western sections of the city and eastward to the Sydney CBD.

This suburb is linked by several private bus companies to the train stations located at Mount Druitt and St Marys.