Limestone Ridges, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Limestone Ridges
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.8338|152.7247|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Limestone Ridges (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 135
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4305
| area = 13.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 22.2
| dir1 = SSW
| location1 = Boonah
| dist2 = 26.4
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Ipswich CBD
| dist3 = 46.8
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Beaudesert
| dist4 = 64.6
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Brisbane CBD
| lga = Scenic Rim Region
| stategov = Scenic Rim
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Peak Crossing
| near-ne = Peak Crossing
| near-e = Washpool
| near-se = Milbong
| near-s = Milbong
| near-sw = Milora
| near-w = Harrisville
| near-nw = Peak Crossing
}}
Limestone Ridges is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45160|Limestone Ridges|locality in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=20 July 2021}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Limestone Ridges had a population of 135 people.
Geography
Ipswich – Boonah Road (State Route 93) runs along the eastern boundary.{{cite map |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Limestone+Ridges+QLD+4305/@-27.8338003,152.6898288,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96ce073dba29bb:0x400eef17f20e470!8m2!3d-27.8367992!4d152.7277279!5m1!1e4 |title=Limestone Ridges, Queensland |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=4 October 2021 |archive-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223023847/https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Limestone+Ridges+QLD+4305/@-27.8338003,152.6898288,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b96ce073dba29bb:0x400eef17f20e470!8m2!3d-27.8367992!4d152.7277279!5m1!1e4?shorturl=1 |url-status=live }} Limestone Ridges Road is the main north-south road through the locality.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |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 }}
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing and some mining.{{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 }}
History
The name Limestone Ridges refers from an outcrop now mined for dolomite.
Limestone Ridges Provisional School opened on 11 November 1884. On 1 April 1910, it became Limestone Ridges State School. It closed on 3 May 1974.{{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}} It was at 335 Limestone Ridges Road ({{Coord|-27.8301|152.7295|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Limestone Ridges State School}}).{{Cite web |date=1927 |title=Flinders |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1927-1.jpg |access-date=6 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=29 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529024643/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1927-1.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Parish of Normanby County of Churchill |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-normanby-county-of-churchill-1973-1.jpg |access-date=6 June 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606123919/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-normanby-county-of-churchill-1973-1.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 June 2022}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Limestone Ridges had a population of 116 people. The locality contains 41 households, in which 51.7% of the population are males and 48.3% of the population are females with a median age of 45, 7 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,437, $1 below the national average.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31677|name=Limestone Ridges (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Limestone Ridges had a population of 135 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31662|name=Limestone Ridges (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Limestone Ridges. The nearest government primary schools are Peak Crossing State School in neighbouring Peak Crossing to the north, Harrisville State School in neighbouring Harrisville to the west, and Roadvale State School in Roadvale to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the north and Boonah State High School in Boonah to the south.{{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 }}