Limestone Creek vs Mount Chalmers

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Limestone Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Limestone Creek tends to suit couples, while Mount Chalmers suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Limestone Creek is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 56%)
  • Mount Chalmers carries lower crime risk (29/100 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

Limestone Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $355/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Limestone Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (448 min vs 475 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (644.8 km vs 660.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Chalmers

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 44/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
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.

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Walkability 6 / 13
Limestone Creek — Walkability: 6/100 Mount Chalmers — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 56 / 71
Limestone Creek — Safety: 56/100 Mount Chalmers — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 23 / 26
Limestone Creek — Low fire risk: 23/100 Mount Chalmers — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Limestone Creek has higher household incomes ($118,612 vs $65,936); Mount Chalmers has more residents (226 vs 179).

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Population 179 226
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8%
same for both
Median age 46 47
Median household income $118,612/yr
+44% vs other
 $65,936/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk $355/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
0-4 5.6% / 8.8%
Limestone Creek — 0-4: 5.6% Mount Chalmers — 0-4: 8.8%
5-14 12.3% / 9.3%
Limestone Creek — 5-14: 12.3% Mount Chalmers — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 9.5% / 4.0%
Limestone Creek — 15-19: 9.5% Mount Chalmers — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.6% / 3.1%
Limestone Creek — 20-24: 5.6% Mount Chalmers — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.7% / 15.5%
Limestone Creek — 25-34: 6.7% Mount Chalmers — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 9.5% / 8.4%
Limestone Creek — 35-44: 9.5% Mount Chalmers — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 14.0% / 11.9%
Limestone Creek — 45-54: 14.0% Mount Chalmers — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 16.2% / 15.0%
Limestone Creek — 55-64: 16.2% Mount Chalmers — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 14.0% / 19.9%
Limestone Creek — 65-74: 14.0% Mount Chalmers — 65-74: 19.9%
75-84 2.2% / 5.3%
Limestone Creek — 75-84: 2.2% Mount Chalmers — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.7% / —
Limestone Creek — 85+: 1.7% Mount Chalmers — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Mount Chalmers 44.4% couple families
Mount Chalmers — Couple Families: 44.4% Mount Chalmers — Lone Person: 44.4% Mount Chalmers — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Limestone Creek 9.4% renting
Limestone Creek — Owned Outright: 56.2% Limestone Creek — Mortgage: 34.4% Limestone Creek — Renting: 9.4%
Mount Chalmers 4.1% renting
Mount Chalmers — Owned Outright: 56.8% Mount Chalmers — Mortgage: 39.2% Mount Chalmers — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
England 1.7% / 3.1%
Limestone Creek — England: 1.7% Mount Chalmers — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.3%
Limestone Creek — New Zealand: 1.7% Mount Chalmers — New Zealand: 1.3%
Vietnam — / 2.2%
Limestone Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Vietnam: 2.2%
Thailand — / 1.8%
Limestone Creek — Thailand: not among its largest Mount Chalmers — Thailand: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 18.1%
Limestone Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Mount Chalmers — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 4.9%
Limestone Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Mount Chalmers — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.0%
Limestone Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Mount Chalmers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 6.1% / 1.3%
Limestone Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1% Mount Chalmers — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / —
Limestone Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Mount Chalmers — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Limestone Creek 100.0% houses
Limestone Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Mount Chalmers 100.0% houses
Mount Chalmers — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Median house price — $622,055
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 6 sales

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 31% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 18% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Limestone Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 29).

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
29/100
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

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Inside the suburb 0 1
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, 5.1 km
 None

Schools in Limestone Creek

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Chalmers

  • Carinity Education - Rockhampton - Mount Chalmers Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mount Chalmers sits further from the CBD (660.8 km vs 644.8 km).

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Walkability score 6/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 644.8 km 660.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 448 min 475 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4701
 0.2%
postcode 4702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 4701
 58
postcode 4702

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.

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Car (driver) 82.9% / 71.6%
Limestone Creek — Car (driver): 82.9% Mount Chalmers — Car (driver): 71.6%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 13.5%
Limestone Creek — Car (passenger): 7.3% Mount Chalmers — Car (passenger): 13.5%
Worked from Home 3.7% / 14.9%
Limestone Creek — Worked from Home: 3.7% Mount Chalmers — Worked from Home: 14.9%
Bus 6.1% / —
Limestone Creek — Bus: 6.1% Mount Chalmers — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Elevation 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
Connectivity score 22/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Limestone Creek Mount Chalmers
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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Limestone Creek

Rural

Mount Chalmers

Affordable Retirees Rural Young Families

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