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{{Infobox Australian place
| type                = suburb
| name                = Wellington Point
| city                = Redland City
| state               = qld
| image               = File:Wellington Point Jetty 2011.jpg
| caption             = Wellington Point jetty
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| stategov            = [[Electoral district of Oodgeroo|Oodgeroo]]
| fedgov              = [[Division of Bowman|Bowman]]
| pop                 = 12661
| pop_year            = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| postcode            = 4160
| area                = 12.7
| timezone            = [[AEST]]
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| dir1                = NW
| location1           = [[Cleveland, Queensland|Cleveland]]
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| near-n              = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-ne             = ''[[Moreton Bay]]''
| near-e              = [[Ormiston, Queensland|Ormiston]]
| near-se             = [[Ormiston, Queensland|Ormiston]]
| near-s              = [[Alexandra Hills, Queensland|Alexandra Hills]]
| near-sw             = [[Birkdale, Queensland|Birkdale]]
| near-w              = [[Birkdale, Queensland|Birkdale]]
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'''Wellington Point''' is a residential coastal [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[City of Redland]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|43638|Wellington Point|locality in City of Redland|accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref> It is a popular seaside destination within the Brisbane metropolitan area and is notable for a popular walk along a [[shoal|sandbar]] to King Island which emerges at low tide. In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wellington Point had a population of 12,661 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

==Geography==
[[File:StateLibQld 1 239803 Low tide at Wellington Point.jpg|thumb|left|Sandbar walk to King Island at low tide]]
Wellington Point is {{Convert|25.5|km}} east of [[Brisbane]], the capital of Queensland.<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Brisbane+City,+Queensland+4000/Wellington+Point+QLD+4160/@-27.4932618,152.967447,37860m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b915a045cf620bb:0x502a35af3de84c0!2m2!1d153.0260341!2d-27.4704528!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b9160dc6fcd07ff:0x502a35af3de9d30!2m2!1d153.238531!2d-27.4865793!3e0?entry=ttu|access-date=30 April 2024|title=Brisbane CBD to Wellington Point}}</ref>

The locality is bounded to the north-west, north, and north-east by [[Moreton Bay]] and to the east and south-east by Hilliards Creek.<ref name="globenatural">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The locality has a number of coastal features (clockwise from north-west):

* Waterloo Bay, a side bay of Moreton Bay ({{coord|-27.4759|153.2221|type:waterbody_region:AU-QLD|name=Waterloo Bay}})<ref name="Bays">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Bays - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

* Wellington Point, a headland ({{coord|-27.4658|153.2402|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wellington Point}})<ref name="qpn36969">{{cite QPN|36969|Wellington Point|point in City of Redland|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="MountainPeaksCapes">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>
* King Island, also known as Erobin, a {{convert|2|ha|adj=on}} marina island ({{coord|-27.4570|153.2338|type:isle_region:AU-QLD|name=King Island}}) north of the headland{{Hsp}}<ref name="MarineIslands">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Marine islands - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/ffa00969-099d-4fd4-98f8-81e9aea26df6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063021/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/ffa00969-099d-4fd4-98f8-81e9aea26df6 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|18194|King Island|island|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>

The locality derives its name from the headland called Wellington Point which extends prominently into [[Moreton Bay]].

At low tide, it is possible to walk from the headland to King Island along a sandbar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=King Island Walk |url=https://visit.brisbane.qld.au/things-to-do/redlands-coast/natural-attractions/king-island-walk-c961 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Visit Brisbane}}</ref>

==History==
The people of the [[Quandamooka]] lived in the Redlands long before white settlement. Food was plentiful and skillfully hunted, fished and collected. Tribes of the [[Yuggera]] language group inhabited the whole area, with the tribe inhabiting the mainland coastal strip stretching from [[Redland Bay]] to the mouth of the [[Brisbane River]] being called the [[Koobenpul]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/_About_Redlands/History/inthebeginning.pdf |title=Redland City website "In the beginning" |access-date=2010-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301220708/http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/_About_Redlands/History/inthebeginning.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The headland Wellington Point was named by surveyors [[Robert Dixon (explorer)|Robert Dixon]] and [[James Warner (surveyor)|James Warner]] in 1842 after the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] who led the army of the [[United Kingdom]] in the [[Battle of Waterloo]] in 1815.<ref name="qpn36969" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Timeline: Wellington Point Settlement to 2000 (full version) |url=http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/_About_Redlands/History/Our_Suburbs/WellingtonPointTimeline.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304143035/http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/_About_Redlands/History/Our_Suburbs/WellingtonPointTimeline.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-04 |access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> The bay formed tp the west of Wellington Point was named Waterloo Bay.<ref>{{Cite QPN|36762|Waterloo Bay|bay in Redland City|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>

The first European settlers arrived in Wellington Point in the mid-1860s after the first land sales of 1864 at which one of the big purchasers was [[Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior]]. Another purchaser was Captain [[Louis Hope]], who built [[Ormiston House Estate|Ormiston House]] and established a major sugar plantation and milling operation in [[Ormiston, Queensland|Ormiston]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Wellington Point Settlement to 2000 (summary) |url=http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/AboutRedlands/History/OurSuburbs/Pages/Wellington-Point-timeline.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302071152/http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/AboutRedlands/History/OurSuburbs/Pages/Wellington-Point-timeline.aspx |archive-date=2011-03-02 |access-date=2010-08-31}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

Around 1869, Gilbert Burnett come to the district, taking over Captain Louis Hope's sugar mill before purchasing land at Wellington Point, where he grew sugarcane and erected a sugar mill.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In 1889, he built the two-storey house Fernbourne in Fernbourne Road (the third house he built by this name in the district).<ref name=":0" />

Early industries included growing sugar cane, timber cutting, fruit and vegetable farming and fishing. (Of these the only surviving industry of any significance is fruit and vegetable farming though rapidly increasing [[urbanisation]] has reduced this industry to very low levels.){{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The first Wellington Point Hotel was built about 1882, but was demolished in 1972 to be rebuilt as a hotel-motel.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

In 1887, Gilbert Burnett subdivided more of his Wellington Point holdings, especially around the railway station. Edith, Alice and Matilda Streets were laid out and named after three of Burnett's daughters.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Wellington Point State School opened on 9 May 1887.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>

The Wellington Point Methodist Church was opened on Easter Sunday (1 April) in 1888.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

In April 1888, the headland area was established as recreational reserve known as the Wellington Point Reserve.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite news |date=27 June 1885 |title=Wellington Point. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19798916 |accessdate=30 April 2024 |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=1039 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XXVII |issue=509}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 April 1888 |title=Good News for Wellington Pointers. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177859867 |accessdate=30 April 2024 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=4,843}}</ref>

Another house called Fernbourne was constructed in 1889, but was renamed [[Whepstead, Wellington Point|Whepstead Manor]] in 1900.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

The Cleveland railway line was built from [[Brisbane, Queensland]] to [[Cleveland, Queensland]] passing through Wellington Point, which was served by:

* [[Badgen railway station]], now dismantled ({{coord|-27.4928|153.2299|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Badgen railway station}})<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

* [[Wellington Point railway station]] ({{coord|-27.4944|153.2420|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Wellington Point railway station}})

The line opened on 1 November 1889. This led to greater travel to Wellington Point and the opening up of yet more land. The line was closed in 1960 due to lack of use. On 26 July 1986, the railway line re-opened to Wellington Point with Wellington Point railway station being re-established.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

[[File:StateLibQld 1 186311 Tents on the foreshore at Wellington Point, ca. 1911.jpg|thumb|Tents on the foreshore at Wellington Point, around 1911]]
By 1893, the population of the area was 260 most involved in the [[primary sector]] and the [[service sector]] and by 1897 the end of Wellington Point was set aside as a recreation reserve.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

The Point's popularity continued to grow with special fruit trains run to the area in 1906 to sample the strawberries and to visit the gardens and vineyards and by 1911 retirees and commuters began to move into the area and more housing blocks were set aside.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

[[File:StateLibQld 1 100808.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of resorts at Wellington Point, 1929]]
[[Banyan]] figs were planted at the point in 1924, by 1925 the first kiosk at the point was established and in 1927 the [[Moreton Bay Fig]]s were planted giving the point many of its most iconic features.c

Whilst the [[Great Depression in Australia|Great Depression]] in the late 20s and 30s was a personal tragedy for many, it was also a time of work creation and the development of infrastructure. An interesting development at the point was the drilling for oil which began in 1931. Electricity was first provided in the area in 1931 and the Wellington Point Jetty was completed in 1937.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

The [[World War II|Second World War]] had a significant effect on Wellington Point and arguably the most obvious consequence was the established United States Naval Anti-Aircraft Training School during 1943 and 1944 when 1500 US forces camped there. The camp was a Anti-Aircraft (A-A) gunnery school and conducted shooting and bombing practice, sometimes using King Island as the target.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Dunn|first=Peter|title=US NAVY GUNNERY SCHOOL WELLINGTON POINT, NEAR BRISBANE, QLD DURING WW2|url=http://www.ozatwar.com/usnavy/gunnerywellingtonpt.htm|work=www.ozatwar.com|access-date=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429233051/http://www.ozatwar.com/usnavy/gunnerywellingtonpt.htm|archive-date=29 April 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-30 |title=United States Naval Anti-Aircraft Training School (Wellington Point) |url=https://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/place?id=1808 |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Queensland WWII Historic Places |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323140342/https://www.ww2places.qld.gov.au/place?id=1808 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After the war, the pace of life slowed but change was coming. In 1959, a chemist, doctor's surgery, butcher, garage and fish shop were set up and with the arrival of reticulated water in 1969, farmland began to be sub-divided for house blocks.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

In 1983, the Redland Cricketers Club was opened.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Wellington Point State High School opened on 25 January 1988.<ref name="qfhs" />

Redlands College was established on 1 February 1988 by an association of members of the [[Churches of Christ in Australia]].<ref name="qfhs" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redlands.qld.edu.au/about-redlands/governance|title=Heritage & Governance|website=[[Redlands College]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127032420/https://www.redlands.qld.edu.au/about-redlands/governance|archive-date=27 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref>

On 4 September 2012, the historic Fernbourne House was destroyed by fire. It was a two-storey building built in 1889 by pioneer Gilbert Burnett. It was the third house he had built with that name; the first being on the site of the present Whepstead Manor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story/300671/fire-destroys-historic-wellington-point-house/|title=Fire destroys historic Wellington Point house|last=Holloway|first=Judith Kerr and Shannon|date=2012-09-04|website=Redland City Bulletin|language=en|access-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330151619/http://www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story/300671/fire-destroys-historic-wellington-point-house/|archive-date=30 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2020, [[Brisbane Airport]] opened its new parallel runway, causing a significant increase in air traffic over Wellington Point. Depending on wind conditions, Wellington Point experiences 110+ flights per day, with a monthly average of 64.{{Clarify|reason=if daily flight numbers are over 100, then surely monthly numbers must be over 3,000|date=April 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |title=LEARN ABOUT FLIGHT PATHS AND AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS IN YOUR AREA |url=https://aircraftnoise.airservicesaustralia.com/2020/05/21/brisbane-how-many-aircraft-fly-near-me/ |website=Air Services Australia |access-date=5 December 2022 |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119044041/https://aircraftnoise.airservicesaustralia.com/2020/05/21/brisbane-how-many-aircraft-fly-near-me/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This has led to some community anger, led by the federal member for [[Division of Bowman|Bowman]], [[Henry Pike]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Pike MP |url=https://www.henrypike.com.au/flight_path_petition |website=Henry Pike MP |access-date=5 December 2022 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205035743/https://www.henrypike.com.au/flight_path_petition |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Demographics==
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Wellington Point recorded a population of 11,787 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Wellington Point population was 39 years, 2 years above the national median of 37. 73.1% of people living in Wellington Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.7%, New Zealand 5.1%, South Africa 1.8%, Scotland 1.2%, Netherlands 0.5%. 90.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.5% Italian, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Punjabi, 0.3% Finnish.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Wellington Point had a population of 12,350 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33057|name=Wellington Point (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Wellington Point had a population of 12,661 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33027|name=Wellington Point (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

==Heritage listings==
Wellington Point has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* 2A Main Road: Wellington Point Reserve{{Hsp}}<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=March 2006|title=Schedule 4 - Heritage Places Register|url=http://web01.redland.qld.gov.au/Robo/RPS_printable_v1/Print_Friendly/7-9/09.04.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415112408/http://web01.redland.qld.gov.au/Robo/RPS_printable_v1/Print_Friendly/7-9/09.04.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2020|access-date=5 September 2020|publisher=[[Redland City Council]]|page=2}}</ref>
* 563 Main Road: [[Whepstead, Wellington Point|Whepstead{{Hsp}}]]<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{cite QHR|15551|Whepstead|600776|accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>

==Significant features==
[[File:Wellington Point Pier, Queensland 03.jpg|thumb|right|Wellington Point Jetty]]
Significant features include the point, King Island (which is joined to the point at low tide by a natural sand causeway), Redlands Sporting Club, [[Sovereign Waters]] (a lakeside housing development), and Whepstead Manor (a significant historical residence) and a shopping and restaurant precinct which contains the Wellington Point Clock Tower.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

==Education==
Wellington Point State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 476 Main Road ({{coord|-27.4910|153.2396|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Wellington Point State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wellpoinss.eq.edu.au|title=Wellington Point State School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419154607/http://www.wellpoinss.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=19 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 546 students with 44 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

Wellington Point State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2-36 Badgen Road ({{coord|-27.4910|153.2288|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Wellington Point State High School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wellpoinshs.eq.edu.au|title=Wellington Point State High School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622003122/http://www.wellpoinshs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=22 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 914 students with 80 teachers (76 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" /> It includes a special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

[[Redlands College]] is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 38 Anson Road ({{coord|-27.4926|153.2327|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Redlands College}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redlands.qld.edu.au|title=Redlands College|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126062522/https://www.redlands.qld.edu.au/|archive-date=26 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,319 students with 109 teachers (99 full-time equivalent) and 82 non-teaching staff (58 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" />

== Amenities ==
The [[Redland City Council]] operates a [[mobile library]] service which visits Main Road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20168/libraries_opening_hours_and_locations/306/mobile_library|title=Mobile Library|website=[[Redland City Council]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130143850/https://www.redland.qld.gov.au/info/20168/libraries_opening_hours_and_locations/306/mobile_library|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>

Wellington Point Jetty is off Main Road on at eastern side of Wellington Point extending into [[Moreton Bay]] ({{coord|-27.4661|153.2413|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wellington Point jetty}}). There are two boat ramps on Main Road, to the north ({{coord|-27.4659|153.2413|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Jetty north boat ramp}}) and the south ({{coord|-27.4665|153.2412|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Jetty south boat ramp}}) of Wellington Point Jetty providing boating access to Moreton Bay. The jetty and the boat ramps are managed by the [[Redland City Council]].<ref name="BoatingFacilities">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Recreational Boating Facilities Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122210008/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/recreational-boating-facilities-queensland/resource/60ce6cc3-af0c-4806-bc8c-ab0ee981819c |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

There is a boat ramp at Bligh St into Hilliards Creek ({{coord|-27.4912|153.2488|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bligh St boat ramp}}). It is managed by the Redlands City.<ref name="BoatingFacilities" />

There are a number of parks in suburb:

* Apex Park ({{coord|-27.5080|153.2465|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Apex Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation">{{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>
* Ashley Court Park ({{coord|-27.4991|153.2347|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Ashley Court Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Brock Park ({{coord|-27.5040|153.2327|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brock Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Doug Tiller Reserve ({{coord|-27.5152|153.2426|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Doug Tiller Reserve}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* EGW Wood Sportsfield ({{coord|-27.4888|153.2347|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=EGW Wood Sportsfield}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Geoff Skinner Wetlands Reserve ({{coord|-27.4856|153.2478|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Geoff Skinner Wetlands Reserve}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Hilliards Creek Park ({{coord|-27.4994|153.2482|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Hilliards Creek Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Laurance Court Park ({{coord|-27.5009|153.2424|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Laurance Court Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Mcdonald Reserve ({{coord|-27.5165|153.2382|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Mcdonald Reserve}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Ormiston Manor Park ({{coord|-27.5066|153.2529|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Ormiston Manor Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Schonrock Street Park ({{coord|-27.5032|153.2419|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Schonrock Street Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Tarradarrapin Wetlands ({{coord|-27.5048|153.2263|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Tarradarrapin Wetlands}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Three Paddocks Park ({{coord|-27.4858|153.2284|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Three Paddocks Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Wellington Point Reserve ({{coord|-27.4669|153.2408|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wellington Point Reserve}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

* Whepstead Ave Park ({{coord|-27.4950|153.2351|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Whepstead Ave Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

== Attractions ==
Harry Atkinson Reef is a {{convert|92|ha|adj=on}} [[artificial reef]] in the [[Moreton Bay Marine Park]] ({{coord|-27.4069|153.3083|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Harry Atkinson Reef}}).<ref name="ArtificialReefs">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2020 |title=Artificial reef sites - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/83448e39-da3d-4ff1-801d-c8a645f7f728 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124223028/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/83448e39-da3d-4ff1-801d-c8a645f7f728 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=24 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

==Public transport==
A railway service to Brisbane and other suburbs on the line between Brisbane and [[Cleveland, Queensland]] is accessed at the [[Wellington Point railway station, Brisbane|Wellington Point railway station]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Citation|title=Wellington Point State School history 1887-1987|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34486285|publication-date=1987|publisher=s.n|access-date=27 November 2019}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Wellington Point, Queensland}}
* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/wellington-point|title=Wellington Point|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}

{{Redland City}}

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[[Category:Coastline of Queensland]]
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