Limestone Creek is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the , 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). 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

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. Limestone Creek has the following mountains along its southern boundary (from west to east): * Mount Chapple () * Mount Wiseman () * Mount Ellida () Seeonee Park is a 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: *

Mount Archer National Park Mount Archer National Park is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia, northwest of Brisbane. It makes up the backdrop to the city of Rockhampton which marks the start of Tropical Queensland. It comprises of open forests and woodland ...

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 , Limestone Creek had a population of 186 people. In the , Limestone Creek had a population of 179 people.

Education

There are no schools in Limestone Creek. The nearest government primary school is Parkhurst State School in neighbouring Parkhurst,

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

, 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.

References

{{Rockhampton Region Suburbs of Rockhampton Region