Limekilns, New South Wales

Coordinates33°16′35″S 149°44′16″E / 33.2764399°S 149.7376513°E / -33.2764399; 149.7376513

Population111 (2016 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)2795

LGA(s)Bathurst Regional Council

Limekilns New South Wales
Limekilns
Coordinates	33°16′35″S 149°44′16″E / 33.2764399°S 149.7376513°E / -33.2764399; 149.7376513
Population	111 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2795
LGA(s)	Bathurst Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Bathurst
Federal division(s)	Calare

Limekilns is a rural locality in the Central West region of New South Wales. The closest major town is Bathurst, and the local government area is the Bathurst Regional Council. Limekilns had a population of 111 people at the time of the 2016 Australian census.^[1]

Ben Chifley, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949, lived with his grandfather in Limekilns between the ages of five and thirteen. Another notable resident was Daniel Clyne, a Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.^[2]

A book about the area, written by Col Ferguson and titled The History of Limekilns, was published in 2017.^[3]