Welsby, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Welsby Bribie Island, Queensland
Off roading on eastern side of Welsby with Moreton Island on the horizon
Welsby Location in Queensland
Population	0 (2021 census)
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4507
Area	68.0 km2 (26.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	14.3 km (9 mi) NNW of Bongaree 35 km (22 mi) NW of Caboolture 78.6 km (49 mi) NNE of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Moreton Bay
State electorate(s)	Glass House
Federal Division(s)	Longman
Suburbs around Welsby: Beerburrum Bribie Island North Coral Sea Donnybrook Meldale Welsby Coral Sea Toorbul White Patch Banksia Beach Woorim

Welsby is a coastal locality on Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Welsby had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Welsby is the central part of Bribie Island. The Pumicestone Channel (also known as Pumicestone Passage) is its western coastal border and the Coral Sea is its eastern coastal border. Almost all of Welsby is within the Bribie Island National Park or the Bribie Island State Forest. Apart from these protected areas, the remaining land is a very narrow strip along the west coast beside the Pumicestone Channel.

Welsby has the following points:

• Gallagher Point (27°00′50″S 153°05′57″E / 27.0140°S 153.0993°E / -27.0140; 153.0993 (Gallagher Point))
• Mission Point (26°58′45″S 153°04′38″E / 26.9792°S 153.0772°E / -26.9792; 153.0772 (Mission Point))
• Offshore are the following marine passages:

Welsby has the following passages:

• Gallagher Gutter (27°01′28″S 153°06′40″E / 27.0245°S 153.1112°E / -27.0245; 153.1112 (Gallagher Gutter)) close to the western shore extending into White Patch to the south
• Pumicestone Channel (26°56′47″S 153°04′30″E / 26.9463°S 153.0751°E / -26.9463; 153.0751 (Pumicestone Channel)) further offshore on the western side extending from Moreton Bay at Bongaree on the south-westernmost part of Bribie Island through Welsby to the very northernmost tip of Bribie Island (Bribie Island North) where it connects to the Coral Sea at Caloundra
• Skirmish Passage (26°58′45″S 153°10′03″E / 26.9793°S 153.1675°E / -26.9793; 153.1675 (Skirmish Passage)) close to the eastern shore extending from Bribie Island North through Welsby and south to Woorim (the most south-eastern part of Bribie Island)
• North West Channel (26°55′14″S 153°11′38″E / 26.9205°S 153.1939°E / -26.9205; 153.1939 (North West Channel)) further off the eastern shore extending from Kings Beach at Caloundra, past Bribie Island North and Welsby, to Woorim

Poverty Creek flows into the Pumicestone Channel (26°59′27″S 153°05′35″E / 26.9908°S 153.0931°E / -26.9908; 153.0931 (Poverty Creek)).

There are two lagoons on the eastern shore of the locality:

• Mermaid Lagoon (27°00′10″S 153°10′00″E / 27.0028°S 153.1667°E / -27.0028; 153.1667 (Mermaid Lagoon))
• Welsby Lagoon (26°57′49″S 153°09′12″E / 26.9637°S 153.1532°E / -26.9637; 153.1532 (Welsby Lagoon))

History

Thomas Welsby, sitting by the sea

The locality is named for Thomas Welsby, a Queensland politician who enjoyed yachting and fishing in Moreton Bay.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Welsby had a population of 4 people.

In the 2016 census Welsby had a population of 5 people.

In the 2021 census, Welsby had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Welsby. The nearest government primary school is Banksia Beach State School in neighbouring Banksia Beach to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bribie Island State High School in Bongaree to the south.

Attractions

Wild Banks is a 176.213-hectare (435.43-acre) artificial reef in the Moreton Bay Marine Park (26°54′31″S 153°17′34″E / 26.9086°S 153.2927°E / -26.9086; 153.2927 (Wild Banks)) offshore on the western (ocean) side of Welsby. This reef has a number of "fish cages" which are designed to attract pelargic fish species such as mackerel, dolphin fish and wahoo.