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Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Health & Disability in Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)

Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.

About the same as the state and national figures, 26.5% of people in Williamstown live with a long-term health condition. This reflects a typical health profile for the area, where the vast majority of residents report no long-term health issues.

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📍 Williamstown (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) sits — People with a long-term health condition

26.5%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 60% of areas.

Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)26.5%
Greater Melbourne 25.5%
Victoria 27.4%

Health conditions

Long-term conditions people report.

Mental health is the most common long-term condition at 9.0%, followed by asthma at 8.6%. Overall, the rate of mental health conditions is about the same as the national figure of 8.8%.

Number of long-term health conditions

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In Williamstown (Western Metropolitan), None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 21%.

None 67.1% One condition 19.3% Two conditions 5.0% Three or more 2.2%

Long-term health conditions reported

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Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Mental health (21%) and Asthma (20%), with Other condition at 17%.

Mental health 9.0% Asthma 8.6% Other condition 7.6% Arthritis 6.5% Diabetes 3.8% Heart disease 3.1% Cancer 2.4% Lung condition 1.1% Stroke 0.8% Dementia 0.8%

Need for assistance

People needing help with daily activities.

Daily assistance is needed by 5.5% of residents, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages. This figure has barely changed over the last decade, rising only slightly from 5.2% in 2011.

People needing help with daily activities

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5.5% ▲ +5.6%

Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.

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 (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28607/williamstown/topic/health-disability