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Nankin, Queensland - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 23°25′42″S 150°41′25″E / 23.4283°S 150.6902°E

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Nankin
Queensland

Nankin

Coordinates

23°25′42″S 150°41′25″E / 23.4283°S 150.6902°E

Population

176 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

0.9044/km² (2.342/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4701

Area

194.6 km² (75.1 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

Location

15.0 km (9 mi) E of Rockhampton CBD
35.6 km (22 mi) SW of Yeppoon
656 km (408 mi) NNW of Brisbane

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 2021 census, Nankin had a population of 176 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:

Nankin Junction railway station (23°23′19″S 150°37′51″E / 23.3886°S 150.6307°E / -23.3886; 150.6307)^[3]
Leaholme railway station (23°21′55″S 150°38′51″E / 23.3652°S 150.6474°E / -23.3652; 150.6474 (Leaholme railway station (former)))^[3]
Coolcorra railway station (23°21′24″S 150°39′19″E / 23.3566°S 150.6554°E / -23.3566; 150.6554)^[3]
Sleipner Junction railway station (23°20′48″S 150°39′41″E / 23.3468°S 150.6614°E / -23.3468; 150.6614)^[3]

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]

Crescent View railway station (approx 23°25′29″S 150°40′45″E / 23.4246°S 150.6792°E / -23.4246; 150.6792 (Crescent View railway station))
Meadows railway station (approx 23°25′52″S 150°41′34″E / 23.4311°S 150.6929°E / -23.4311; 150.6929 (Meadows railway station (former)))
Balnagowan railway station (approx 23°27′27″S 150°43′17″E / 23.4574°S 150.7214°E / -23.4574; 150.7214)

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] The school was on the north-eastern corner of the railway line and Thompsons Point Road, approx 71 Thompson Point Road (23°23′12″S 150°37′56″E / 23.38675°S 150.63224°E / -23.38675; 150.63224).^[8]^[9]^[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Nankin had a population of 170 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, Nankin had a population of 176 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Nankin. The nearest government primary schools are Lakes Creek State School in neighbouring Lakes Creek, Rockhampton, to the north-west, Coowonga State School in Coowonga to the north, and Keppel Sands State School in Keppell Sands to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are North Rockhampton State High School in Frenchville, Rockhampton to the north-west and Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nankin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "Nankin – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49118)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "County of Livingstone sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Nankin, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Rockhampton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m203 Rockhampton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nankin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

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