Limestone Ridges, Queensland

Limestone Ridges is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Limestone Ridges had a population of 116 people.[1]

Limestone Ridges
Queensland
Limestone Ridges is located in Queensland
Limestone Ridges
Limestone Ridges
Coordinates27.8338°S 152.7247°E / -27.8338; 152.7247 (Limestone Ridges (centre of locality))
Population116 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density8.41/km2 (21.77/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4305
Area13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Limestone Ridges:
Peak Crossing Peak Crossing Peak Crossing
Milora Limestone Ridges Washpool
Milora Milbong Milbong

Geography

The Ipswich Boonah Road marks the eastern boundary of the locality.

Ipswich – Boonah Road (State Route 93) runs along the eastern boundary.[3]

History

The name Limestone Ridges refers from an outcrop now mined for dolomite.[2]

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.[4] It was at 335 Limestone Ridges Road (27.8301°S 152.7295°E / -27.8301; 152.7295 (Limestone Ridges State School)).[5][6][7]

In the 2016 census, 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.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Limestone Ridges (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Limestone Ridges – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45160)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. Limestone Ridges, Queensland (Map). Google Maps. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. "Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1927. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. "Parish of Normanby County of Churchill" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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