Williamstown

Summary

Williamstown is a suburb^[1]. Williamstown ranks in the top 2% of suburb entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Williamstown is located in Victoria^[3].
• Williamstown is located in City of Hobsons Bay^[4].
• Williamstown is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Williamstown's instance of is recorded as suburb^[6].
• Williamstown's instance of is recorded as gazetted locality of Victoria^[7].
• Williamstown's shares border with is recorded as Altona^[8].
• Williamstown's shares border with is recorded as Williamstown North^[9].
• Williamstown's shares border with is recorded as Newport^[10].
• Williamstown's shares border with is recorded as Altona North^[11].
• William IV is named after Williamstown^[12].
• Williamstown's postal code is recorded as 3016^[13].
• Williamstown's Commons category is recorded as Williamstown, Victoria^[14].
• Williamstown's local dialing code is recorded as 03^[15].
• Williamstown's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.861, 'lon': 144.885}^[16].
• Williamstown's official website is recorded as http://www.williamstownonline.net/^[17].
• Williamstown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Williamstown, Victoria^[18].
• Williamstown has a population of {'amount': '+13969'}^[19].
• Williamstown has a population of {'amount': '+14407'}^[20].
• Williamstown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[21].
• Williamstown's associated electoral district is recorded as Williamstown^[22].
• Williamstown's associated electoral district is recorded as Gellibrand^[23].

Body

Geography

Williamstown is in the country of Australia^[5]. Located in include Victoria^[3], a state of Australia^[24], in Australia^[25], founded in 1851^[26] and City of Hobsons Bay^[4], a local government area of Victoria^[27], in Australia^[28], founded in 1994^[29].

Physical Characteristics

Williamstown sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}^[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13969'}^[19] and {'amount': '+14407'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include suburb^[6] and gazetted locality of Victoria^[7].

History and Context

William IV is named after Williamstown^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Williamstown include Williamstown Racecourse^[30], a horse racing venue^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1869^[33].

Why It Matters

Williamstown ranks in the top 2% of suburb entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).^[2] Williamstown has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Williamstown is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Williamstown include Williamstown Racecourse^[30], a horse racing venue^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1869^[33].