| Type: | suburb |
| South East Nanango | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -26.7344°N 152.0538°W |
| Pop: | 344 |
| Postcode: | 4615 |
| Area: | 47.3 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 6.1 |
| Dir1: | SSE |
| Location1: | Nanango |
| Dist2: | 30.5 |
| Dir2: | SE |
| Location2: | Kingaroy |
| Dist3: | 143 |
| Dir3: | N |
| Location3: | Toowoomba |
| Dist4: | 200 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | South Burnett Region |
| Stategov: | Nanango |
| Fedgov: | Maranoa |
| Near-N: | East Nanango |
| Near-Ne: | East Nanango |
| Near-E: | Teelah |
| Near-Se: | Teelah |
| Near-S: | Yarraman |
| Near-Sw: | Yarraman |
| Near-W: | South Nanango |
| Near-Nw: | Nanango |
South East Nanango is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, South East Nanango had a population of 344 people.
Cooyar Creek forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality, while its tributary Yarraman Creek forms most of the southern boundary.[2] The Old Yarraman Road is the western boundary.[3]
Seven Mile is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (-26.75°N 152.05°W).[4]
The neighbourhood of Seven Mile is the site of the Seven Mile Diggings, a goldfield active in the late 1800s. The first report of gold found there was in March 1867 at a place described as seven miles from the town of Nanango by James Nash (who later discovered the Gympie Goldfields).[5] [6] [7] [8] Many people immediately came to try to find gold, but little gold was found. However, the goldfield continued to attract hopeful miners until around 1900.[9] [10]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 5 March 1999.
In the, South East Nanango had a population of 294 people.
In the, South East Nanango had a population of 344 people.
There are no schools in South East Nanango. The nearest government primary schools are Nanango State School in neighbouring Nanango to the north-west and Yarraman State School in neighbouring Yarraman to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Nanango State High School in Nanango andYarraman State School (to Year 9) in Yarraman.[11]