Welsby, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Welsby
| city = Bribie Island
| state = qld
| image = On Bribie Beach Australia (145417691).jpeg
| caption = Off roading on eastern side of Welsby with Moreton Island on the horizon
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.9866|153.1236|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline|name=Welsby (centre of locality)}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 11
| pop = 0
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| 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
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| 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.{{cite QPN|45497|Welsby|locality in Moreton Bay Region|accessdate=28 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, 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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=22 March 2021}}
Welsby has the following points:
- Gallagher Point ({{coord|-27.0140|153.0993|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Gallagher Point}}){{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|13329|Gallagher Point|point in Moreton Bay Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mission Point ({{coord|-26.9792|153.0772|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mission Point}}){{cite QPN|22316|Mission Point|point in Moreton Bay Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Offshore are the following marine passages:
Welsby has the following passages:
- Gallagher Gutter ({{coord|-27.0245|153.1112|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Gallagher Gutter}}) close to the western shore extending into White Patch to the south{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
- Pumicestone Channel ({{coord|-26.9463|153.0751|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Pumicestone Channel}}) further offshore on the western side extending from Moreton Bay at Bongaree on the south-westernmost part of Bribie Island through Welsby to the very northernmost tip of Bribie Island (Bribie Island North) where it connects to the Coral Sea at Caloundra
- Skirmish Passage ({{coord|-26.9793|153.1675|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Skirmish Passage}}) close to the eastern shore extending from Bribie Island North through Welsby and south to Woorim (the most south-eastern part of Bribie Island)
- North West Channel ({{coord|-26.9205|153.1939|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=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 ({{coord|-26.9908|153.0931|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Poverty Creek}}).{{cite QPN|27417|Poverty Creek|watercourse in Moreton Bay Regional|accessdate=28 December 2020}}
There are two lagoons on the eastern shore of the locality:
- Mermaid Lagoon ({{coord|-27.0028|153.1667|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Mermaid Lagoon}}){{cite QPN|21658|Mermaid Lagoon|lagoon in Moreton Bay Regional|accessdate=28 December 2020}}
- Welsby Lagoon ({{coord|-26.9637|153.1532|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Welsby Lagoon}}){{cite QPN|36982|Welsby Lagoon|lagoon in Moreton Bay Regional|accessdate=28 December 2020}}
History
The locality is named for Thomas Welsby, a Queensland politician who enjoyed yachting and fishing in Moreton Bay.
Demographics
At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Welsby had a population of 4 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id= SSC31744 |name=Welsby (State Suburb)|access-date=17 May 2014|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Welsby had a population of 5 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33058|name=Welsby (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Welsby had "no people or a very low population".{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33028|name=Welsby (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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 {{convert|176.213|ha|adj=on}} artificial reef in the Moreton Bay Marine Park ({{coord|-26.9086|153.2927|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wild Banks}}) offshore on the western (ocean) side of Welsby.{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Artificial reef sites - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/83448e39-da3d-4ff1-801d-c8a645f7f728|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124223028/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/83448e39-da3d-4ff1-801d-c8a645f7f728|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}} This reef has a number of "fish cages" which are designed to attract pelargic fish species such as mackerel, dolphin fish and wahoo.{{Cite web|date=2009-10-27|title=Moreton Bay artificial reefs, Moreton Bay Marine Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/moreton-bay/zoning/trial_artificial_reef_program|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Parks and forests, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland|publisher=Queensland Government|language=en-AU|archive-date=15 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315154224/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/moreton-bay/zoning/trial_artificial_reef_program}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Welsby, Queensland}}
- {{Cite web|title=Bribie Island|url=https://queenslandplaces.com.au/bribie-island|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402214540/https://queenslandplaces.com.au/bribie-island|archive-date=2 April 2021|website=Queensland Places|publisher=University of Queensland}}
{{City of Moreton Bay}}