Stanwell is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Stanwell is located on the Capricorn Highway and the Central Western railway line.

Early settlers in the Stanwell area were involved in dairying, quarrying or working for the railways.

[6] A Primitive Methodist Church opened in Stanwell on Saturday 13 August 1881 by the Reverend R.

[11] In 1893, a quarry leased by Bishop John Cani was used to provide sandstone for the construction of St Josephs Roman Catholic Cathedral in Rockhampton.