Nankin
Queensland
Nankin is located in Queensland
Nankin
Nankin
Coordinates23°25′42″S 150°41′25″E / 23.4283°S 150.6902°E / -23.4283; 150.6902 (Nankin (centre of locality))
Population170 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.874/km2 (2.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4701
Area194.6 km2 (75.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Keppel
Federal division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Nankin:
Mount Archer
Lakes Creek
Mount Chalmers Tungamull
Nerimbera Nankin Joskeleigh
Midgee Port Alma Thompson Point

Nankin is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nankin had a population of 170 people.[1]

Geography

The now-closed Emu Park railway line entered the locality from the west (Nerimbera) and exits to the north. Four now-abandoned stations served the locality:

The now-closed branch line to Broadmount separated from the Emu Park railway line at Nankin Junction and travelled to the south-west (now Thompson Point) through the following abandoned railway stations within the locality (from west to east):[4][5]

The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.[6]

History

Nankin Junction Provisional School opened in 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Nankin Junction State School. It closed circa 1940.[7]

In the 2016 census Nankin had a population of 170 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nankin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Nankin – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49118)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "County of Livingstone sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. Nankin, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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