South Wellesley Islands

South Wellesley Islands
South Wellesley Islands
Interactive map of South Wellesley Islands
Coordinates: 17°00′13″S 139°21′48″E / 17.0037°S 139.3634°E / -17.0037; 139.3634 (South Wellesley Islands (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
144.2 km2 (55.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total0 (2021 census)
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4871

The South Wellesley Islands is an island group and locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria within the Shire of Mornington, Queensland, Australia. The group is separate from the Wellesley Islands.

Bentinck Island is the only one known to have been inhabited in the past. In the 2021 census, South Wellesley Islands had "no people or a very low population".