Welsby, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Welsby
City:Bribie Island
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.9866°N 153.1236°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:0
Postcode:4507
Area:68.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:14.3
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Bongaree
Dist2:35
Dir2:NW
Location2:Caboolture
Dist3:78.6
Dir3:NNE
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Moreton Bay
Stategov:Glass House
Fedgov:Longman
Near-N:Bribie Island North
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Woorim
Near-S:White Patch
Banksia Beach
Near-Sw:Toorbul
Near-W:Donnybrook
Meldale
Near-Nw:Beerburrum

Welsby is a coastal locality on Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, 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:

Welsby has the following passages:

Poverty Creek flows into the Pumicestone Channel (-26.9908°N 153.0931°W).[6]

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

History

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

Demographics

At the, Welsby had a population of 4 people.

In the Welsby had a population of 5 people.

In the, 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 176.213ha artificial reef in the Moreton Bay Marine Park (-26.9086°N 153.2927°W) offshore on the western (ocean) side of Welsby.[9] This reef has a number of "fish cages" which are designed to attract pelargic fish species such as mackerel, dolphin fish and wahoo.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 25 November 2020.
  5. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  6. 28 December 2020.
  7. 28 December 2020.
  8. 28 December 2020.
  9. Web site: 18 November 2020. Artificial reef sites - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124223028/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/83448e39-da3d-4ff1-801d-c8a645f7f728. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  10. Web site: 2009-10-27. Moreton Bay artificial reefs, Moreton Bay Marine Park. live. 2021-03-23. Parks and forests, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Queensland Government. en-AU. 15 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210315154224/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/moreton-bay/zoning/trial_artificial_reef_program.