Nankin, Queensland
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Nankin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Nankin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23.4283°S 150.6902°E / -23.4283; 150.6902 (Nankin (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 170 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • 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. In the 2016 census Nankin had a population of 170 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 (23.3886°S 150.6307°E / -23.3886; 150.6307 (Nankin Junction railway station (former)))
- Leaholme railway station (23.3652°S 150.6474°E / -23.3652; 150.6474 (Leaholme railway station (former)))
- Coolcorra railway station (23.3566°S 150.6554°E / -23.3566; 150.6554 (Coolcorra railway station (former)))
- Sleipner Junction railway station (23.3468°S 150.6614°E / -23.3468; 150.6614 (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):
- 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 (Balnagowan railway station (former)))
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.
In the 2016 census Nankin had a population of 170 people.