Wellesley, Queensland

For the island group in the Gulf of Carpentaria, see Wellesley Islands.

Wellesley is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Wellesley had a population of 94 people.^[1]

Wellesley Queensland
Landscape near the Carnarvon Highway, Wellesley, 2005
Wellesley
Coordinates	27.3972°S 148.9041°E / -27.3972; 148.9041 (Wellesley (centre of locality))
Population	94 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.0847/km2 (0.2193/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4417
Area	1,110.3 km2 (428.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	30.1 km (19 mi) SW of Surat 86.3 km (54 mi) NE of St George 110 km (68 mi) S of Roma 348 km (216 mi) W of Toowoomba 546 km (339 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Wellesley: Weribone Surat Noorindoo Ballaroo Wellesley Parknook Wycombe St George St George

Geography

The Carnarvon Highway runs through from south to north.^[3]

The land use is predominantly growing crops in the north of the locality and grazing on native vegetation in the south of the locality.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Wellesley had a population of 73 people.^[5]

In the 2021 census, Wellesley had a population of 94 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Wellesley. The nearest government school is Surat State School in neighbouring Surat to the north-east which provides education from Prep to Year 10. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.^[4]