43.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Williamstown
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Mental health conditions are the most common long-term health issue in Williamstown, where 17.7% of people are affected. This is a place with significant health challenges, as 43.5% of residents live with a long-term condition—a rate far above both the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are very common here, with 43.5% of people reporting one, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions (17.7%) and arthritis (16.1%) are the most frequent, and 8.1% of residents manage three or more different conditions.
17.7%
Higher than 98% 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, the largest group is None at 49%, followed by One condition (30%) and Two conditions (12%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is more difficult for residents here than in most other areas. Those needing help with daily activities make up 8.9% of the population, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Australia.
8.9% ▲ +96.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51615/williamstown/topic/health-disability