Queensland · Postcode 4871

West Wellesley Islands postcode and suburb data

Queensland · Phone area code 07 · 1835 km from Brisbane

Very Remote

Suburb snapshot

West Wellesley Islands at a glance

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

Quick facts

4871 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Mornington Council area 3 suburbs, 2 postcodes

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

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

West Wellesley Islands is a very remote community in Queensland, with postcode 4871. It lies roughly 1835 km from Brisbane, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Mornington.

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

West Wellesley Islands details

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

Postcode4871
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Area52.8 km²
Latitude-16.7252794
Longitude139.4685032
Distance from Brisbane1835 km
Region (SA4)Queensland - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North
Local GovernmentMornington
Federal ElectorateKennedy
State ElectorateTraeger
Time ZoneAEST (UTC+10), Australia/Brisbane (standard time)

Suburbs Near West Wellesley Islands

Wellesley Islands 0.0 km Mornington Island 24.0 km South Wellesley Islands 36.4 km Burketown 113.3 km Gangalidda 113.8 km Augustus Downs 113.8 km Nicholson 119.7 km Doomadgee 151.3 km Carpentaria 157.6 km Karumba 172.2 km Normanton 200.7 km Norman 201.0 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 South Wellesley Islands Southedge Spurgeon Stockton Strathmore Talaroo Thornborough Utchee Creek Wangan Warrubullen Waugh Pocket Wellesley Islands Woopen Creek Yarrabah

More West Wellesley Islands Data

Mornington LGA 3 suburbs, 2 postcodes, 1,022 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Mount Isa (445.3 km)

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