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Nankin, Queensland

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}

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{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Nankin

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-23.4283|150.6902|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Nankin (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 176

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4701

| area = 194.6

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 15.0

| dir1 = E

| location1 = Rockhampton CBD

| dist2 = 35.6

| dir2 = SW

| location2 = Yeppoon

| dist3 = 656

| dir3 = NNW

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| 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.{{cite QPN|49118|Nankin|locality in Livingstone Shire|accessdate=27 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, 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:

  • Nankin Junction railway station ({{coord|-23.3886|150.6307|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Nankin Junction railway station (former)}}){{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
  • Leaholme railway station ({{coord|-23.3652|150.6474|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Leaholme railway station (former)}})
  • Coolcorra railway station ({{coord|-23.3566|150.6554|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Coolcorra railway station (former)}})
  • Sleipner Junction railway station ({{coord|-23.3468|150.6614|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Sleipner Junction railway station (former)}})

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):{{Cite web|date=1921|title=County of Livingstone sheet 1|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-livingstone-sh1-1921.jpg|access-date=22 November 2021|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|archive-date=22 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122034443/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-livingstone-sh1-1921.jpg|url-status=live}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=20 November 2021}}

  • Crescent View railway station (approx {{Coord|-23.4246|150.6792|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Crescent View railway station}})
  • Meadows railway station (approx {{Coord|-23.4311|150.6929|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Meadows railway station (former)}})
  • Balnagowan railway station (approx {{Coord|-23.4574|150.7214|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Balnagowan railway station (former)}})

The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676517#map=11/-23.4271/150.6916 |title=Nankin, Queensland |publisher=OpenStreetMap |access-date=6 August 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919090607/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11676517#map=11/-23.4271/150.6916 |url-status=live }}

History

Nankin Junction Provisional School opened in 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Nankin Junction State School. It closed circa 1940.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} The school was on the north-eastern corner of the railway line and Thompsons Point Road, approx 71 Thompson Point Road ({{Coord|-23.38675|150.63224|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Nankin Junction State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1944 |title=Rockhampton |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-rockhampton-1944/original |access-date=19 September 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919090510/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-rockhampton-1944/original |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m203 Rockhampton |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m203-rockhampton-soil-1935/original |access-date=19 September 2024 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919084738/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m203-rockhampton-soil-1935/original |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Nankin had a population of 170 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32123|name=Nankin (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Nankin had a population of 176 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32105|name=Nankin (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

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.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

References

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{{Shire of Livingstone}}

Category:Shire of Livingstone

Category:Localities in Queensland