Nelly Bay, Queensland
| Nelly Bay Magnetic Island, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Rocky Bay (foreground) and Nelly Bay foreshore, showing Magnetic Harbour in the distance. | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°09′30″S 146°50′55″E / 19.1583°S 146.8486°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,213 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 258.1/km2 (668/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4819 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| County | Elphinstone | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Magnetic | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Nelly Bay is a town on Magnetic Island and a suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. A tourism hub on the island, it is especially significant as the site of the ferry terminal, which links it to Townsville. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Nelly Bay had a population of 1,213 people.