Nankin, Queensland


Nankin is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the, Nankin had a population of 176 people.

Geography

The now-closed Emu Park railway line entered the locality from the west 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 through the following abandoned railway stations within the locality :
  • Crescent View railway station
  • Meadows railway station
  • Balnagowan railway station
The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.

History

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.

Demographics

In the, Nankin had a population of 170 people.
In the, Nankin had a population of 176 people.

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.