Queensland · Postcode 4871

South Wellesley Islands postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1815 km from Brisbane

Very Remote

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South Wellesley Islands at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for South Wellesley Islands.

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4871 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

0 People Resident population, Census 2021

Mornington Council area 3 suburbs, 2 postcodes

Search postcode 4871 Compare with another suburb Mornington LGA map Nearest weather: Mount Isa

Where South Wellesley Islands ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of QLD suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

South Wellesley Islands is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1815 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Mornington.

South Wellesley Islands is part of the Outback - North statistical area in Queensland.

South Wellesley Islands details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode	4871
State	Queensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code	07
Area	150.8 km²
Latitude	-17.0487246
Longitude	139.4165746
Distance from Brisbane	1815 km
Region (SA4)	Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - North
Local Government	Mornington
Federal Electorate	Kennedy
State Electorate	Traeger
Time Zone	AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Suburbs Near South Wellesley Islands

West Wellesley Islands 36.4 km Wellesley Islands 36.4 km Mornington Island 59.1 km Burketown 78.2 km Augustus Downs 82.1 km Gangalidda 82.1 km Nicholson 95.1 km Doomadgee 117.3 km Carpentaria 130.1 km Karumba 162.7 km Gregory Downs 179.0 km Gregory 179.0 km

Same Postcode (4871)

Abingdon Downs Almaden Aloomba Amber Aurukun Basilisk Bellenden Ker Blackbull Bolwarra Bombeeta Boogan Bramston Beach Bulleringa Camp Creek Chillagoe Claraville Coen Conjuboy Coralie Cowley Cowley Beach Cowley Creek Croydon Crystalbrook Currajah Deeral Desailly East Creek East Trinity Edward River Einasleigh Esmeralda Fishery Falls Fitzroy Island Forsayth Fossilbrook Four Mile Beach Georgetown Germantown Gilbert River Glen Boughton Green Island Gununa Helenvale Hurricane Julatten Karron Kidston Koah Kowanyama Kurrimine Beach Lakeland Lakeland Downs Laura Lockhart Lower Cowley Lyndhurst Macalister Range Mamu Mena Creek Miriwinni Mirriwinni Moresby Mornington Island Mount Carbine Mount Molloy Mount Mulligan Mount Surprise Northhead Nychum Petford Pormpuraaw Portland Roads Rookwood Sandy Pocket Southedge Spurgeon Stockton Strathmore Talaroo Thornborough Utchee Creek Wangan Warrubullen Waugh Pocket Wellesley Islands West Wellesley Islands Woopen Creek Yarrabah

More South Wellesley Islands Data

Mornington LGA 3 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 1,022 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mount Isa (409.4 km)

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.