Wellesley Islands
Suburb of Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the nearby island groups, see South Wellesley Islands and West Wellesley Islands; for the locality in the Maranoa Region, see Wellesley, Queensland; for the island in New York, see Wellesley Island.
The Wellesley Islands, also known as the North Wellesley Islands, is a group of islands off the coast of Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is a locality within the Shire of Mornington local government area.[2][3] The traditional owners of the islands are the Lardil people. In the 2016 census, the Wellesley Islands had a population of 1,136 people, all living on the largest island, Mornington Island.[1]
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Wellesley Islands Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 16.5329°S 139.3881°E / -16.5329; 139.3881 (Wellesley Islands (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,136 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.1279/km2 (2.9212/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,007.2 km2 (388.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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