30.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Williamstown North · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Williamstown North
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are much more common in Williamstown North than in most other similar areas. Around 30.6% of people here live with a long-term health condition, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.4%.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health is the most reported long-term condition at 11.5%, followed by other conditions (10.7%) and asthma (9.7%). While 62.8% of residents have no long-term health issues, about 19.9% live with one condition.
11.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Williamstown North, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
About 8.0% of people in Williamstown North need help with daily activities. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 5.8%.
8.0% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Williamstown North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22793/williamstown-north/topic/health-disability