West Wellesley Islands

West Wellesley Islands
Queensland
West Wellesley Islands is located in Queensland
West Wellesley Islands
West Wellesley Islands
Coordinates16°50′12″S 139°08′46″E / 16.8368°S 139.1461°E / -16.8368; 139.1461 (West Wellesley Islands (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Area45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

The West Wellesley Islands, also referred to as the Forsyth Islands,[2] is an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia.[3] The group lies to the south-west of the Wellesley Islands, closer to mainland Australia.[2] The island group comprises four islands: Forsyth Island, Ivis Island, Pains Island and Bayley Island.

In the 2021 census, West Wellesley Islands had "no people or a very low population".[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Mornington Shire Planning Scheme" (Map + text). Mornington Shire Council. April 2014. pp. 2–3, 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "West Wellesley Islands – locality in Shire of Mornington (entry 42538)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 November 2019.