Wellington Point, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Wellington Point is a coastal locality in the City of Redland, on Moreton Bay about 25 kilometres east of Brisbane. It is a popular seaside spot, best loved for the walk at low tide along a natural sandbar to King Island, which can be reached on foot when the water drops. The wider Redlands district is the country of the Quandamooka people. The headland was named by the surveyors Robert Dixon and James Warner in 1842 after the Duke of Wellington, and the bay to its west became Waterloo Bay. European settlement followed from the mid-1860s, when sugar growing took hold; the pioneer Gilbert Burnett later built the house now known as Whepstead Manor. The iconic Moreton Bay figs at the point were planted in the 1920s.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Wellington Point is more socio-economically advantaged than about 82% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1047, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Wellington Point at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 12,661
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,197
- SEIFA score
- 1047
- Coordinates
- -27.4965, 153.2426
Wellington Point demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Wellington Point using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 20% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,307 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,654 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,591 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,871 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,236 | 18% |
Share of the 12,659 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,578 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,920 | 43% |
| Rented | 886 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,951 | 89% |
| Townhouses & semis | 283 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 191 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 4,428 occupied private dwellings in Wellington Point.
- Median weekly rent
- $450
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,037
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,451
- Median weekly personal income
- $881
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,108 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 833 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 281 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6,144 (63%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 3,922
- Employed part-time
- 2,226
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Wellington Point
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Wellington Point is January (average daytime high around 27.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20°C). The area receives roughly 981 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.6°C | 22°C | 105 mm |
| Feb | 27.4°C | 21.7°C | 163 mm |
| Mar | 26.9°C | 21.1°C | 160 mm |
| Apr | 24.7°C | 18°C | 51 mm |
| May | 22.4°C | 15.1°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 20.3°C | 12.7°C | 52 mm |
| Jul | 20°C | 11.6°C | 36 mm |
| Aug | 20.9°C | 12.2°C | 36 mm |
| Sep | 22.5°C | 14.6°C | 35 mm |
| Oct | 24.2°C | 17.2°C | 100 mm |
| Nov | 25.8°C | 19.3°C | 65 mm |
| Dec | 27.1°C | 21°C | 105 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Wellington Point
Where is Wellington Point?
Wellington Point is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Wellington Point?
At the 2021 Census, Wellington Point had a population of about 12,661.
Is Wellington Point an advantaged area?
Wellington Point has an ABS SEIFA score of 1047, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 82 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 82% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Wellington Point?
Wellington Point has average daytime highs of about 24.2°C and overnight lows of about 17.2°C, with roughly 981 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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