Welsby is a coastal

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

Bribie Island Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is ...

in the

Moreton Bay Region The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the Welsby had a population of 5 people.

Geography

Welsby is the central part of Bribie Island. The

Pumicestone Channel Pumicestone Channel, also known as the Pumicestone Passage, is a narrow waterway between Bribie Island and the mainland in Queensland, Australia. The northern extent of the passage is at Caloundra, while at the south is Deception Bay. Th ...

(also known as Pumicestone Passage) is its western coastal border and the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

is its eastern coastal border. Almost all of Welsby is within the

Bribie Island National Park Bribie Island is an Australian national park in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, 68 kilometres (42 miles) north of Brisbane. The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands ar ...

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 () * Mission Point () *Offshore are the following marine passages: Welsby has the following passages: * Gallagher Gutter () close to the western shore extending into White Patch to the south * Pumicestone Channel () further offshore on the western side extending from

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

Bongaree Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people. Geography Bongare ...

on the south-westernmost part of Bribie Island through Welsby to the very northernmost tip of Bribie Island (

Bribie Island North Bribie Island North is a locality on Bribie Island in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bribie Island North had a population of 0 people. It is the only part of Bribie Island in the Sunshine Coast Region with all the ...

) where it connects to the

Caloundra Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough ra ...

* Skirmish Passage () close to the eastern shore extending from Bribie Island North through Welsby and south to

Woorim Woorim is a town and suburb of Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woorim had a population of 1,829 people. Geography Woorim is on the south-eastern corner of Bribie Island, bounded by the Coral Sea to the e ...

(the most south-eastern part of Bribie Island) * 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 (). There are two lagoons on the eastern shore of the locality: * Mermaid Lagoon () * Welsby Lagoon ()

History

The locality is named for

Thomas Welsby Thomas (Tom) Welsby (29 November 1858 – 3 February 1941) was an Australian businessman, author, politician, and sportsman based in Queensland. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1911 to 1915. Early life Born in Ipswi ...

, a Queensland politician who enjoyed yachting and fishing in Moreton Bay. At the Welsby had a population of 4 people. In the Welsby had a population of 5 people.

Education

There are no schools in Welsby. The nearest government primary school is Banksia Beach State School in neighbouring

Banksia Beach Banksia Beach is a town and suburb on Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people. Geography Banksia Beach is on the eastern coast of Bribie Island, sep ...

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is

Bribie Island State High School Bribie Island State High School is a high school located on the island of Bribie Island, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision ...

to the south.

Attractions

Wild Banks is a

artificial reef An artificial reef is a human-created underwater structure, typically built to promote marine life in areas with a generally featureless bottom, to control erosion, block ship passage, block the use of trawling nets, or improve surfing. Many re ...

in the

Moreton Bay Marine Park The Moreton Bay Marine Park was established in 1992 to protect ecologically significant habitats in Moreton Bay. The marine park extends from Caloundra south to the southern tip of South Stradbroke Island. The marine park's border extends up to t ...

() 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 Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment. ...

dolphin fish The mahi-mahi () or common dolphinfish (''Coryphaena hippurus'') is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado (not to be confused with ''Salminus brasil ...

and

wahoo Wahoo (''Acanthocybium solandri'') is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh makes it a prized and valued game fish. In Hawaii, the wahoo is kno ...

References

External links

* {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Bribie Island Localities in Queensland