Wellesley, QLD 4417
Maranoa Regional CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4417
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What to know about Wellesley
Wellesley (4417) sits in the Maranoa region of Queensland.
Wellesley has roughly 699 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Wellesley scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 35°C (hot), winter mornings around 5°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 520 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schools in Wellesley
Schools serving Wellesley: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
Surat State School
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Wellesley's population at 699, with a median age of 40. That sits as a typical family-age mix.
- Population
- 699
- Median age
- 40
Crime and safety
2,621 offences recorded in 2026 across the Maranoa Regional Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Maranoa Regional Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 520 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 34.8°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 4.6°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Wellesley
- What is the Wellesley postcode?
- Wellesley is in the 4417 postcode, in QLD, in the Maranoa Regional Council region.
- Where is Wellesley?
- Wellesley is a suburb in the Maranoa Regional Council area, QLD 4417.
- What schools are in Wellesley?
- There are 1 schools serving Wellesley on this page, including Surat State School.
- How walkable is Wellesley?
- Wellesley has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Wellesley?
- Wellesley is close to Surat, Noorindoo, Weribone, Oberina, Parknook.
- What is the population of Wellesley?
- The population of Wellesley is approximately 699 (2021 Census). The median age is 40.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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