Limestone Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Limestone Creek
(Rockhampton Regional, QLD) - 22.77 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
22.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Limestone Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Limestone Creek properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 95 Limestone Creek properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 95 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Limestone Creek.
Limestone Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Limestone Creek
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.00 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.37 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Limestone Creek is zoned
Selling in Limestone Creek? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 22.77 km², Limestone Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 100,000 m² across 97 parcels.
Who lives in Limestone Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Limestone Creek suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1071, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Limestone Creek's 179 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Norman Gardens, the wider ABS statistical area containing Limestone Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Limestone Creek itself.
6,983 in 2001 to 11,288 in 2025, up 62%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Limestone Creek data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Limestone Creek address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Limestone Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Limestone Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Limestone Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Limestone Creek flood-prone?
About 24% of Limestone Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 53%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 95 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Limestone Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Limestone Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Rockhampton Regional average of 55%.
What is the zoning in Limestone Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Limestone Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Sport and recreation.
Does Limestone Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Limestone Creek.
Is Limestone Creek hilly or flat?
Limestone Creek is hilly: the median ground slope is about 14%, and 45% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 60 m to 178 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Limestone Creek?
Across 97 surveyed parcels in Limestone Creek, the median lot size is about 100,000 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Limestone Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Limestone Creek itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Limestone Creek?
At the 2021 Census Limestone Creek had 179 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Norman Gardens statistical area, which contains Limestone Creek, went from 6,983 people in 2001 to 11,288 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Limestone Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Limestone Creek scores 1071 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Limestone Creek?
Median household income in Limestone Creek was $2,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,327 for the typical suburb in Rockhampton Regional. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Archer | 4.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Norman Gardens | 4.9 km | 41% | 48% |
| Ironpot Livingstone Shire |
5.0 km | 37% | 84% |
| Rockyview Livingstone Shire |
5.6 km | 28% | 60% |
| Parkhurst | 6.4 km | 60% | 34% |
| Frenchville | 6.5 km | 40% | 54% |
| Sandringham Livingstone Shire |
7.2 km | 46% | 43% |
| Mount Chalmers Livingstone Shire |
7.9 km | 22% | 95% |
| Kawana | 8.1 km | 86% | 18% |
| Koongal | 9.1 km | 65% | 38% |