East Nanango
Queensland
Picking cotton, East Nanango, circa 1930
East Nanango is located in Queensland
East Nanango
East Nanango
Coordinates26°40′39″S 152°03′19″E / 26.6775°S 152.0552°E / -26.6775; 152.0552 (East Nanango (centre of locality))
Population273 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4615
Area59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around East Nanango:
Glan Devon Bullcamp Mount Stanley
Nanango East Nanango Mount Stanley
South East Nanango Teelah Avoca Vale
Taromeo

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.[3]

Geography

Much of the western part of the locality is within the East Nanango State Forest.[4] The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing on native vegetation with some pockets of rural residential housing.[4]

East Nanango has the following mountains:

History

Mount Stanley Road State School opened on 6 March 1925 and closed circa 1957.[8] It was located on the north side of Mount Stanley Road (approx 26°39′01″S 152°02′54″E / 26.6503°S 152.0484°E / -26.6503; 152.0484 (Mount Stanley Road School (former))).[9][10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, East Nanango had a population of 265 people.[11]

In the 2021 census, East Nanango had a population of 273 people.[3]

Education

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.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Nanango (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "East Nanango – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Nanango (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "Mount Marble Top – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 20912)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Snowys Knob – mountain in South Burnett Region (entry 31338)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Nanango" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Nanango (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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