Nankin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 23°25′42″S 150°41′25″E / 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Nankin is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Nankin had a population of 170 people.[1]
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):[4][5]
The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.[6]
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]