Wellesley, Queensland
| Wellesley Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Landscape near the Carnarvon Highway, Wellesley, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
  Wellesley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°23′50″S 148°54′15″E / 27.3972°S 148.9041°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 94 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4417 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,110.3 km2 (428.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Wellesley is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Wellesley had a population of 94 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
The Carnarvon Highway runs through from south to north.[4]
The land use is predominantly growing crops in the north of the locality and grazing on native vegetation in the south of the locality.[5]
History[edit]
In the 2016 census, Wellesley had a population of 73 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Wellesley had a population of 94 people.[3]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Wellesley. The nearest government school is Surat State School in neighbouring Surat to the north-east which provides education from Prep to Year 10. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the options.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wellesley (Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Wellesley – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49175)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wellesley (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Google (20 August 2021). "Wellesley, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wellesley (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
