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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%.

1.7%
In a flood area
46.4%
In a bushfire area
593
Mapped properties

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.

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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

Australian Aboriginal76.8%
English6.2%
Australian4.2%
Irish2.2%
Scottish2%
Maori1.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand0.8%
England0.4%
Fiji0.4%
PNG0.4%

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.

22
Dwellings/yr
9
Houses
13
Units
013252020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Mornington council area (not just Wellesley Islands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wellesley Islands address:

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.