   thumb|right|location of williamstown williamstown is a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia, 9&nbsp;km south-west of melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the city of hobsons bay. at the 2011 census, williamstown had a population of 13,203. williamstown is approximately 15 minutes by car from melbourne via the west gate freeway or a 30-minute train journey from flinders street station. ferries from melbourne's southgate arts & leisure precinct take approximately 1-hour. williamstown is also the main town where the australian television program blue heelers was filmed. ==history== ===indigenous history=== aboriginal people occupied the area long before maritime activities shaped the modern historical development of williamstown. the yalukit-willam clan of the kulin nation were the first people to call hobsons bay home. they roamed the thin coastal strip from werribee to williamstown/hobsons bay. the yalukit-willam were one clan in a language group known as the bunurong, which included six clans along the coast from the werribee river, across the mornington peninsula, western port bay to wilsons promontory. the region offered a varied diet to its inhabitants. not only were shell fish available from the sea, but the many swamps and creeks in the district would have yielded birds, fish, eels, eggs and snakes. early white settlers in the region noted plenty of kangaroos and possums, which would also have been a source of food. the yalukit-willam referred to the williamstown area as "koor
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