QLD · Mornington Council

West Wellesley Islands, 4892

    What West Wellesley Islands is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Mornington Council, West Wellesley Islands keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Genuine distance from the metro area around Brisbane is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. A younger crowd gives the area energy.

    With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

    Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. Local crime has been trending higher of late.

    At a glance

    West Wellesley Islands snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Safety

    100th

    percentile in state (higher = safer)

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Crime & safety

    Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

    Offence counts & rates
    Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
    1
    Against the person
    0
    Against property
    0
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    500
    State safety percentile
    99.9th (lower crime is better)
    Increase (daily rate, partial year)
    +62.2%

    Most common offence types

    • Assault760
    • Good Order Offences261
    • Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)134
    • Other Property Damage243
    • Unlawful Entry140

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Crime rate and year-on-year trend

    Data sources & freshness

    • QPS Online Crime MapQueensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Mornington Island Hospital (11.5 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    34° / 26°
    Rainfall
    667 mm · ~83 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    32° / 22°
    Rainfall
    248 mm · ~31 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    28° / 16°
    Rainfall
    12 mm · ~2 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    34° / 22°
    Rainfall
    88 mm · ~11 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    No overlay at centroid

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Kennedy
    Member of Parliament
    Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    123,696
    Turnout (2025)
    83.8%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +0.8 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 435.4 km away).

    Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%

    17.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +10.9 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • Mornington IslandLabor 58.1% · Coalition 41.9% TPP (2025)18.7 km away
    • DoomadgeeLabor 65.1% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)128.2 km away
    • KarumbaLabor 28.9% · Coalition 71.2% TPP (2025)197.2 km away
    • NormantonLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)228.3 km away
    • Soldiers HillLabor 46.9% · Coalition 53.1% TPP (2025)433.6 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

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