Nankin, Queensland
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Nankin is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Nankin had a population of 176 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°23′19″S 150°37′51″E / 23.3886°S 150.6307°E / -23.3886; 150.6307 (Nankin Junction railway station (former)))[3]
- Leaholme railway station (23°21′55″S 150°38′51″E / 23.3652°S 150.6474°E / -23.3652; 150.6474 (Leaholme railway station (former)))[3]
- Coolcorra railway station (23°21′24″S 150°39′19″E / 23.3566°S 150.6554°E / -23.3566; 150.6554 (Coolcorra railway station (former)))[3]
- Sleipner Junction railway station (23°20′48″S 150°39′41″E / 23.3468°S 150.6614°E / -23.3468; 150.6614 (Sleipner Junction railway station (former)))[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°25′29″S 150°40′45″E / 23.4246°S 150.6792°E / -23.4246; 150.6792 (Crescent View railway station))
- Meadows railway station (approx 23°25′52″S 150°41′34″E / 23.4311°S 150.6929°E / -23.4311; 150.6929 (Meadows railway station (former)))
- Balnagowan railway station (approx 23°27′27″S 150°43′17″E / 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.[6]
History
Nankin Junction Provisional School opened in 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Nankin Junction State School. It closed circa 1940.[7]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Nankin had a population of 170 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Nankin had a population of 176 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nankin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Nankin – locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 49118)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nankin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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