| Type: | suburb |
| Nankin | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -23.4283°N 150.6902°W |
| Pop: | 176 |
| 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 |
| 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.[1] In the, Nankin had a population of 176 people.
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):[3]
The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.[4]
Nankin Junction Provisional School opened in 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Nankin Junction State School. It closed circa 1940. The school was on the north-eastern corner of the railway line and Thompsons Point Road, approx 71 Thompson Point Road .[5] [6] [7]
In the, Nankin had a population of 170 people.
In the, Nankin had a population of 176 people.
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.[8]
