Limestone Creek, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Limestone Creek
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
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| coordinates = {{coord|-23.2883|150.5652|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Limestone Creek (centre of suburb)}}
| pop = 179
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4701
| area = 22.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 14.4
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = Rockhampton CBD
| dist2 = 650
| dir2 = NNW
| location2 = Brisbane
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| lga = Rockhampton Region
| stategov = Keppel
| fedgov = Capricornia
| near-n = Sandringham
| near-ne = Ironpot
| near-e = Ironpot
| near-se = Mount Chalmers
| near-s = Mount Archer
| near-sw = Norman Gardens
| near-w = Parkhurst
| near-nw = Rockyview
}}
Limestone Creek is a suburb in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|48730|Limestone Creek|suburb in Rockhampton Region|accessdate=26 October 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Limestone Creek had a population of 179 people.
Geography
The Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road (as Yeppoon Road) enters the locality from the south-east (Parkhurst / Norman Gardens) and exits to the north-east (Ironpot).{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Limestone+Creek+QLD+4701/@-23.2871853,150.5326633,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6bc3026dafbe3241:0x500eef17f20ffc0!8m2!3d-23.2843309!4d150.561068 |access-date=23 April 2022 |title=Limestone Creek, Queensland}}
The creek Limestone Creek rises in the south-east of the locality and forms most of the south-east boundary of the locality before flowing west loosely parallel and north of the Yeppoon Road, exiting the locality to the west (Parkhurst) where it becomes a tributary of the Fitzroy River, which flows into the Coral Sea.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 September 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 }}
Limestone Creek has the following mountains along its southern boundary (from west to east):
- Mount Chapple ({{coord|-23.3091|150.5551|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Chapple}}) {{convert|435|m}}{{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}}{{cite QPN|6870|Mount Chapple|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Wiseman ({{coord|-23.3027|150.5642|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Wiseman}}) {{convert|306|m}}{{cite QPN|37762|Mount Wiseman|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
- Mount Ellida ({{coord|-23.3046|150.5852|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Ellida}}) {{convert|432|m}}{{cite QPN|11538|Mount Ellida|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Seeonee Park is a {{Convert|600|acre|adj=on}} park in the west of the locality. Operated by Scouts Queensland, it provides camping and other recreational facilities for community groups.
In the south-east of the locality are two small sections of the protected areas:{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 September 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 }}
- Mount Archer National Park which extends into neighbouring Mount Archer to the south
- Mount Archer State Forest which extends into neighbouring Ironpot to the east and neighbouring Mount Chalmers to the south-east
Apart from these protected areas and Seeonee Park, the remaining land use is a mixture of rural residential housing and undeveloped land.
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Limestone Creek had a population of 186 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31676|name=Limestone Creek (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Limestone Creek had a population of 179 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31661|name=Limestone Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Limestone Creek. The nearest government primary school is Parkhurst State School in neighbouring Parkhurst, Rockhampton, to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana, Rockhampton, to the south-east. There are also numerous non-government schools in Rockhampton and its suburbs.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=9 September 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 }}