Limestone Ridges, Queensland

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Limestone Ridges
Queensland
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Limestone Ridges
Coordinates 27°50′02″S152°43′29″E / 27.8338°S 152.7247°E / -27.8338; 152.7247 (Limestone Ridges (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°50′02″S152°43′29″E / 27.8338°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 zone AEST (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

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]

Contents

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°49′48″S152°43′46″E / 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Limestone Ridges (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 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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