East_Nanango,_Queensland
East Nanango, Queensland
Suburb of South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia
East Nanango is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, East Nanango had a population of 273 people.[1]
| East Nanango Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Picking cotton, East Nanango, circa 1930 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26.6775°S 152.0552°E / -26.6775; 152.0552 (East Nanango (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 273 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.604/km2 (11.92/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4615 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Much of the western part of the locality is within the East Nanango State Forest.[3] The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing on native vegetation with some pockets of rural residential housing.[3]
East Nanango has the following mountains:
- Mount Marble Top (26.6466°S 152.1080°E / -26.6466; 152.1080 (Mount Marble Top)) 545 metres (1,788 ft)[4][5]
- Snowys Knob (26.6781°S 152.0392°E / -26.6781; 152.0392 (Snowys Knob)) 505 metres (1,657 ft)[4][6]
Mount Stanley Road State School opened on 6 March 1925 and closed circa 1957.[7] It was located on the north side of Mount Stanley Road (approx 26.6503°S 152.0484°E / -26.6503; 152.0484 (Mount Stanley Road School (former))).[8][9]
In the 2016 census, East Nanango had a population of 265 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, East Nanango had a population of 273 people.[1]
There are no schools in East Nanango. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Nanango State School and Nanango State High School, both in neighbouring Nanango to the west.[3]
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Nanango (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "East Nanango – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Mount Marble Top – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 20912)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Snowys Knob – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 31338)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Nanango" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Nanango (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
