Wellesley Islands flood & bushfire risk
Of Wellesley Islands’s 593 mapped properties, 1.7% are in a mapped flood area and 46.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wellesley Islands’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Wellesley Islands
Flood and bushfire areas across Wellesley Islands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
School catchments in Wellesley Islands
Wellesley Islands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wellesley Islands
At the 2021 Census, 3.1% of Wellesley Islands’s 1,022 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Wellesley Islands
Mornington council approved 22 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mornington council area (not just Wellesley Islands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 311B Kirdikir Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 511 Ngerrawurn Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 38 Ngerranwun Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 285 Kaiadilt Road, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 318B Wangi Close, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 2V Cemetery Road, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 3 Lardil Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 226 Dulnyu Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.