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%.
Check a specific Wellesley Islands address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
Crime near Wellesley Islands
Wellesley Islands sits in the Mornington Island police division, which recorded 1,469 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,469 total. Figures are for the whole Mornington Island police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
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.
- 129 Wengka Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 1V Cemetery Road, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 285 Kaiadilt Road, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 285 Kaiadilt Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 294 Mukakiya Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 312B Kirdikir Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 70 Wardirrkan Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
- 86 Wurrurku Street, Wellesley Islands QLD 4892
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mornington
Compare Wellesley Islands with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.