Nankin, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Nankin
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.4283°N 150.6902°W
Pop:176
Postcode:4701
Area:194.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Livingstone Shire
Stategov:Keppel
Fedgov:Capricornia
Near-N:Mount Chalmers
Near-Ne:Tungamull
Near-E:Joskeleigh
Near-Se:Thompson Point
Near-S:Port Alma
Near-Sw:Midgee
Near-W:Nerimbera
Near-Nw:Mount Archer
Lakes Creek

Nankin is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Nankin had a population of 176 people.

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):[3]

The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.[4]

History

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

Demographics

In the Nankin had a population of 170 people.

In the, Nankin had a population of 176 people.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: 1921. County of Livingstone sheet 1. 22 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  4. Nankin, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 6 August 2022 .