West Wellesley Islands
Suburb of Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia
16°50′12″S 139°08′46″E / 16.8368°S 139.1461°E / -16.8368; 139.1461 (West Wellesley Islands (centre of locality))The West Wellesley Islands, also referred to as the Forsyth Islands,[2] is an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia.[3] The group lies to the south-west of the Wellesley Islands, closer to mainland Australia.[2] The island group comprises four islands: Forsyth Island, Ivis Island, Pains Island and Bayley Island.
In the 2021 census, West Wellesley Islands had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, West Wellesley Islands had "no people or a very low population".[4]
In the 2021 census, West Wellesley Islands had "no people or a very low population".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Wellesley Islands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Mornington Shire Planning Scheme" (Map + text). Mornington Shire Council. April 2014. pp. 2–3, 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "West Wellesley Islands – locality in Shire of Mornington (entry 42538)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Wellesley Islands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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Towns and localities in the Shire of Mornington, Queensland
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