Shelly Beach, Queensland (Townsville) should not be confused with Shelly Beach, Queensland (Sunshine Coast).
| Type: | suburb |
| Shelly Beach | |
| City: | Townsville |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.1838°N 146.7513°W |
| Pop: | 0 |
| Postcode: | 4810 |
| Area: | 1.4 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 11.3 |
| Dir1: | NNW |
| Location1: | Townsville |
| Dist2: | 1341 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | City of Townsville |
| Stategov: | Townsville |
| Fedgov: | Herbert |
| Near-N: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Se: | Pallarenda |
| Near-S: | Pallarenda |
| Near-Sw: | Town Common |
| Near-W: | Town Common |
| Near-Nw: | Coral Sea |
Shelly Beach is a coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Shelly Beach had "no people or a very low population".
As its name suggests, Shelly Beach is a coastal area with a sandy beach. It was named because it was an area used to collect shell grit. Despite being a suburb, it is undeveloped land within the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park with no road access other than tracks.[2]
The suburb's name derives from the shell grit along the sea shore.[1]
In the Shelly Beach had "no people or a very low population".
In the, Shelly Beach had "no people or a very low population".