Welsby, Queensland
Welsby is a coastal locality on Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the, Welsby had "no people or a very low population".
Geography
Welsby is the central part of Bribie Island. The Pumicestone Channel 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.Welsby has the following points:
- Gallagher Point
- Mission Point
- Offshore are the following marine 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 at Bongaree on the south-westernmost part of Bribie Island through Welsby to the very northernmost tip of Bribie Island where it connects to the Coral Sea at Caloundra
- Skirmish Passage close to the eastern shore extending from Bribie Island North through Welsby and south to Woorim
- North West Channel further off the eastern shore extending from Kings Beach at Caloundra, past Bribie Island North and Welsby, to Woorim
There are two lagoons on the eastern shore of the locality:
- Mermaid Lagoon
- Welsby Lagoon
History
The locality is named for Thomas Welsby, a Queensland politician who enjoyed yachting and fishing in Moreton Bay.Demographics
At the, Welsby had a population of 4 people.In the, Welsby had a population of 5 people.
In the, Welsby had "no people or a very low population".