Nankin, Queensland

Nankin
Queensland
Nankin; Queensland
	Nankin
Coordinates	23.4283°S 150.6902°E
Population	170 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.874/km2 (2.26/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4701
Area	194.6 km2 (75.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)	Keppel
Federal division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Nankin:

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:

Nankin Junction railway station (23.3886°S 150.6307°E / -23.3886; 150.6307)[3]
Leaholme railway station (23.3652°S 150.6474°E / -23.3652; 150.6474 (Leaholme railway station (former)))[3]
Coolcorra railway station (23.3566°S 150.6554°E / -23.3566; 150.6554)[3]
Sleipner Junction railway station (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 23.4246°S 150.6792°E / -23.4246; 150.6792 (Crescent View railway station))
Meadows railway station (approx 23.4311°S 150.6929°E / -23.4311; 150.6929 (Meadows railway station (former)))
Balnagowan railway station (approx 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]

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

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nankin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Nankin – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49118)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
"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. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Nankin, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. 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

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nankin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Nankin – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49118)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[railwaystations2-3] "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.

[:1-4] "County of Livingstone sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[globe-5] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[6] Nankin, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[qfhs-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