Ironpot vs Limestone Creek

Comparing Ironpot and Limestone Creek, QLD: Limestone Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 18); Limestone Creek has higher household incomes ($118,612 vs $105,612); and Ironpot sits further from the CBD (649.9 km vs 644.8 km).

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ironpot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Limestone Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (644.8 km vs 649.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ironpot

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Ironpot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ironpot and Limestone Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Walkability 0 / 6
Ironpot — Walkability: 0/100 Limestone Creek — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 82 / 56
Ironpot — Safety: 82/100 Limestone Creek — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 54 / 23
Ironpot — Low fire risk: 54/100 Limestone Creek — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Limestone Creek has higher household incomes ($118,612 vs $105,612).

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Population 184
+3% vs other
 179
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% -3.8%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $105,612/yr $118,612/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $325/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ironpot Limestone Creek
0-4 7.6% / 5.6%
Ironpot — 0-4: 7.6% Limestone Creek — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.4% / 12.3%
Ironpot — 5-14: 11.4% Limestone Creek — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.3% / 9.5%
Ironpot — 15-19: 4.3% Limestone Creek — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 3.8% / 5.6%
Ironpot — 20-24: 3.8% Limestone Creek — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 9.2% / 6.7%
Ironpot — 25-34: 9.2% Limestone Creek — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 12.0% / 9.5%
Ironpot — 35-44: 12.0% Limestone Creek — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.7% / 14.0%
Ironpot — 45-54: 14.7% Limestone Creek — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 15.2% / 16.2%
Ironpot — 55-64: 15.2% Limestone Creek — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 19.6% / 14.0%
Ironpot — 65-74: 19.6% Limestone Creek — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 3.3% / 2.2%
Ironpot — 75-84: 3.3% Limestone Creek — 75-84: 2.2%
85+ — / 1.7%
Ironpot — 85+: not among its largest Limestone Creek — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ironpot Limestone Creek
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.7%
Ironpot — New Zealand: 2.2% Limestone Creek — New Zealand: 1.7%
England — / 1.7%
Ironpot — England: not among its largest Limestone Creek — England: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ironpot 58.3% couple families
Ironpot — Couple Families: 58.3% Ironpot — Lone Person: 30.6% Ironpot — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Limestone Creek 63.9% couple families
Limestone Creek — Couple Families: 63.9% Limestone Creek — Lone Person: 27.8% Limestone Creek — One Parent Families: 8.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ironpot 101.5% houses
Ironpot — Houses: 101.5%
Limestone Creek 100.0% houses
Limestone Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Certificate III & IV 27.2% / 16.2%
Ironpot — Certificate III & IV: 27.2% Limestone Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 10.6%
Ironpot — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Limestone Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.6%
Ironpot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Limestone Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 6.1%
Ironpot — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Limestone Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.8%
Ironpot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Limestone Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ironpot 0.0% renting
Ironpot — Owned Outright: 43.6% Ironpot — Mortgage: 56.4% Ironpot — Renting: 0.0%
Limestone Creek 9.4% renting
Limestone Creek — Owned Outright: 56.2% Limestone Creek — Mortgage: 34.4% Limestone Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

Ironpot Limestone Creek
New dwellings approved 317
across Livingstone
 390
across Rockhampton
Approvals change year on year +97% +133%

Ranking within QLD

Ironpot Limestone Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD
same for both

Liveability

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Limestone Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 18); Limestone Creek carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 46).

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 9.7 km
 1
Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 5.1 km

Amenities in the suburb

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Ironpot sits further from the CBD (649.9 km vs 644.8 km).

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Brisbane 649.9 km 644.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 452 min 448 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Car (driver) 84.5% / 82.9%
Ironpot — Car (driver): 84.5% Limestone Creek — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 8.3% / 3.7%
Ironpot — Worked from Home: 8.3% Limestone Creek — Worked from Home: 3.7%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 7.3%
Ironpot — Car (passenger): 3.6% Limestone Creek — Car (passenger): 7.3%
Bus — / 6.1%
Ironpot — Bus: not among its largest Limestone Creek — Bus: 6.1%
Walked Only 3.6% / —
Ironpot — Walked Only: 3.6% Limestone Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.5%).

Setting

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.9 km 19.5 km

NBN connectivity

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Connectivity score 22/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 0%
45 premises

Climate

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Annual rainfall 811 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ironpot Limestone Creek
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 8.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Average residential rate $2,445/yr $1,313/yr
Council Livingstone Rockhampton

Federal electorate

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Division Capricornia
same for both
Member Michelle Landry
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ironpot Limestone Creek
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ironpot

Rural

Limestone Creek

Rural

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