Nelly Bay
- Local Government Area
- Townsville
- Postcode
- 4819
- Population
- 1,213
- Area
- 4.67 km²
- Coordinates
- -19.1571, 146.8448
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Nelly Bay
Nelly Bay is a town on Magnetic Island, off the coast of Townsville in Queensland, and the island's main settlement. It is the site of the ferry terminal that links the island to Townsville and is a tourism hub with shops, restaurants and accommodation. The bay was named after Ellen Butler, known as Nellie, the daughter of one of the island's first European residents, and since 2003 the harbour has housed the island's principal ferry services.
Nearby localities
- Picnic Bay 2 km
- Arcadia (Qld) 2 km
- West Point 4 km
- Horseshoe Bay 4 km
- Florence Bay 5 km
- Pallarenda 9 km