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{{for|the Queensland electoral division|Electoral district of Nanango}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{GeoGroup}}{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Nanango
| state    = qld
| image    = Nanango Drayton St.JPG
| caption  = Drayton Street, the main street of Nanango, 2010
| coordinates         = {{coord|-26.6708|152.0002|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Nanango (town centre)}}
| pop                 = 3679
| pop_year            = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes       = <ref name=Census2021/>
| established         = 
| postcode            = 4615
| area                = 31.2
| timezone            = [[AEST]]
| utc                 = +10:00
| dist1               = 24.4 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| dir1                = SE
| location1           = [[Kingaroy]]
| dist2               = 138
| dir2                = N
| location2           = [[Toowoomba]]
| dist3               = 187
| dir3                = NW
| location3           = [[Brisbane]]
| dist4               = 
| dir4                = 
| location4           =
| elevation           = 355.0
| maxtemp             = 25.4
| mintemp             = 10.4
| rainfall            = 790.0
| lga                 = South Burnett Region
| stategov            = [[Electoral district of Nanango|Nanango]]
| fedgov              = [[Division of Maranoa|Maranoa]]
| near-n              = [[Barker Creek Flat, Queensland|Barker Creek Flat]]
| near-ne             = [[Glan Devon, Queensland|Glan Devon]]
| near-e              = [[East Nanango, Queensland|East Nanango]]
| near-se             = [[South East Nanango, Queensland|South East Nanango]]
| near-s              = [[South Nanango, Queensland|South Nanango]]
| near-sw             = [[Brooklands, Queensland|Brooklands]]
| near-w              = [[Kunioon, Queensland|Kunioon]]
| near-nw             = [[Barker Creek Flat, Queensland|Barker Creek Flat]]
}}

'''Nanango''' {{IPAc-en|n|ə|ˈ|n|æ|ŋ|ɡ|oʊ}}<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[South Burnett Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|23786|Nanango|town in South Burnett Region|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|49608|Nanango|locality in South Burnett Region|access-date=29 December 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography ==
Nanango is situated {{convert|190|km|mi|0}} north-west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]], at the [[Road junction|junction]] of the [[D'Aguilar Highway]] and the [[Burnett Highway]].<ref>{{Google maps|access-date=3 November 2022|title=Nanango to Brisbane|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nanango,+Queensland+4615/Brisbane,+Queensland/@-27.1390545,151.939657,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b95b2260013b995:0x400eef17f20bfc0!2m2!1d152.0014584!2d-26.6711062!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b91579aac93d233:0x402a35af3deaf40!2m2!1d153.0260341!2d-27.4704528!3e0}}</ref>

Sandy Creek ({{Coord|-26.670760|152.003907}}), which meanders through the town and locality, is part of the [[Burnett River]] catchment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Map of Barambah Creek in Queensland - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=208368&cmd=sp&c=1&x=151.83513&y=-26.55643&w=75823&mpsec=0 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.bonzle.com |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103105728/http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=208368&cmd=sp&c=1&x=151.83513&y=-26.55643&w=75823&mpsec=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> The productive lands of the catchment feature sedimentary floodplains. The rich fertile soils of the floodplains are the agricultural and resource backbone of the region.  While there are benefits from the flooding there are also risks, including the loss of vegetation in [[riparian zone]]s, [[biosecurity|biosecurity problems]] and spread of [[weed]] species.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Story Map Series |url=https://qgsp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e04949d53f6344dd8d017347656665c1 |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=qgsp.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101034414/https://qgsp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e04949d53f6344dd8d017347656665c1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
The original inhabitants of the area are the [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal people]] belonging to the [[Wakka Wakka]] (or Waka Waka) people.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Nations of the North-East |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/17190940 |website=AustLit |publisher=The University of Queensland |access-date=2024-11-05 |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802022557/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/17190940 |url-status=live }}</ref> The area was used as a gateway to [[Araucaria bidwillii|bunya nut]] festivals, for which Aboriginal people would travel from as far away as the [[Clarence River (New South Wales)|Clarence River]] in northern [[New South Wales]] and the [[Maranoa River]] to feast on bunya nuts from the [[Araucaria bidwillii|bunya trees]].<ref name=vsb>{{cite web |title=About Nanango |url=https://visitsouthburnett.com.au/nanango/ |website=Visit South Burnett |access-date=2024-11-05 |archive-date=28 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028095452/https://visitsouthburnett.com.au/nanango/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The name Nanango has evolved from the Wakka Wakka word "nunangi", but there is dispute over its meaning. The word was either the name of a significant gathering place,<ref name=vsb/> or means "large watering hole", or was ascribed to a local Aboriginal elder at the time of European settlement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nanango |url=https://www.discoversouthburnett.com.au/towns/nanango/ |website=Discover South Burnett |publisher=South Burnett Regional Council |access-date=2024-11-05 |archive-date=28 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028161050/https://www.discoversouthburnett.com.au/towns/nanango/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The first Europeans to settle in the area around Nanango were John Borthwick and William Oliver from [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]], who took up pastures for sheep grazing in 1847.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
The first commercial establishment at the site of Nanango township was Goode's Inn, founded by prospector Jacob Goode in July 1848.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.natda.org.au/nanango-history/|title=Nanango history|publisher=Nanango Tourist and Development Association|access-date=27 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920181655/http://www.natda.org.au/nanango-history/|archive-date=20 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The inn served travellers journeying from [[Brisbane]] and Limestone (now known as Ipswich), and became the meeting place for early residents of Taromeo, Tarong and Nanango stations. The town of Nanango quickly developed around it. Goode's original rough slab structure met the licensing conditions because his first licence for the "Burnett Hotel situated at Barambah Creek" was given at a special licensing meeting on 26 April 1849.

Nanango claims to be the fourth-oldest town in Queensland, but such claims depend on how the age of the town is determined. In some cases, it is by the first settlement (usually for [[pastoralism|pastoral]] purposes in or near the relevant town), or it might be date of the first survey for a town plan. Nanango's claim to be fourth-oldest is based on the first establishment of commercial premises, which is Goode's Inn. On that basis, it is the fourth oldest, following [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]] (then called Limestone), [[Drayton, Queensland|Drayton]], and [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]]. However, Nanango was not surveyed as a town site until 1861, and several other towns were surveyed before that.<ref name=":0" />

Goode's Inn Post Office opened on 5 January 1852. It had been renamed Burnett Inn by 1855 and became Nanango on 1 July 1859.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web |last=Premier Postal History |title=Post Office List  |publisher=Premier Postal Auctions |url=https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Nanango State School opened on 1 January 1866. In January 1955, it was expanded to have  a secondary school department, an arrangement that continued until Nanango State High School opened on 25 January 1982.<ref name="qfhs">{{cite book |title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|version=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>

Beef, dairy and timber, in particular the valuable red cedar ''(Toona ciliata)'', were the primary early industries in the area. The discovery of gold at the Seven Mile Diggings near Nanango in 1867 precipitated a gold rush, and a local population boom, but the gold deposits were found to be meagre. At one time the population included 700 miners, many of whom were Chinese.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Land in Nanango was [[land selection in Queensland|open for selection]] on 17 April 1877, and {{Convert|48|mi2|0}} were made available.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1361846 |title=Proclamations under the New Land Acts |date=2 March 1877 |work=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |access-date=19 February 2020 |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=Trove |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[The Nanango News]] commenced publication in December 1899.<ref name=":02">{{cite news |date=27 December 1899 |title=NANANGO. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148139560 |accessdate=1 March 2025 |newspaper=[[Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=8,463}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=The Nanango News (Qld. : 1912 - 1913; 1920; 1922) |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1800 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Trove |language=en}}</ref> It was established by Mr McNamara.<ref name=":02" /> In February 1942, the newspaper merged with the Kingaroy Herald, due to the rationing of paper during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 1942 |title=NEWSPAPERS COMBINE. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216402763 |accessdate=1 March 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dalby Herald]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

A second population boom occurred when the [[Brisbane Valley railway line]] was extended to [[Yarraman, Queensland|Yarraman]] in 1911.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whistlestop.com.au|title=Whistlestop wines|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201195311/http://www.whistlestop.com.au/|archive-date=1 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 13 November 1911, Nanango railway station ({{coord|-26.6733|152.0023|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango railway station}})<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/e4711cc7-3d9d-4b31-ab8a-0ce87044fe1d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> became the terminus of a branch off the [[South Burnett railway line]] at [[Kingaroy, Queensland|Kingaroy]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Milne |first1=Rod |title=Rails to Nanago |journal=Bulletin |date=May 1993 |pages=116–131 |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society}}</ref> A {{convert|22.5|km|mi|adj=on}} missing rail link between Nanango and [[Yarraman, Queensland|Yarraman]], although planned, was never built.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School was established by the [[Sisters of Mercy]] on 28 April 1912.<ref name="qfhs" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Message from the Principal|url=http://www.stpatsnanango.qld.edu.au/aboutus/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2022-02-08|website=St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Nanango|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410141629/http://www.stpatsnanango.qld.edu.au/aboutus/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 1913, {{convert|1222|acre|abbr=off}} of Nanango Station, in areas of from {{convert|63|to|122|acre|abbr=off}}, were advertised to be auctioned by Jno Darley and W. Hamilton, on behalf of Mr Jas Millis. A map advertising the auction stated that the Estate was situated {{convert|3|to|5|mi|0}} from Nanango where there is "an up to date butter factory and public offices". The land was described as mainly creek flats fronting Barker's Creek, rich alluvial and black soil suited to growing lucerne, potatoes, wheat, oats and maize. Some blocks also have access to Meandu Creek as a permanent source for water.<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item=Subdivision sale estate Nanango Station |type=Map |date=1913 |series= |file= |box= |collection=Collections |repository= |institution=State Library of Queensland |location= |item-url=https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/282114}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19862663 |title=Advertising |date=8 February 1913 |work=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |access-date=21 May 2019 |issue=17,184 |location=Queensland, Australia |page=9|via=Trove}}</ref>

[[File:Nanango War Memorial.JPG|thumb|Nanango War Memorial, 2010]]

On 29 January 1920, the Nanango [[War Memorial]] was unveiled by [[Major general (Australia)|Major-General]] [[Thomas William Glasgow]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nanango War Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92146-nanango-war-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=5 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407133713/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92146-nanango-war-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25316226 |title=Social Gossip. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |date=14 February 1920 |access-date=6 April 2014 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309051016/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25316226 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A [[Baptists|Baptist]] congregation was formed in Nanango in 1929 and was officially constituted in 1932. The Nanango Baptist Church officially opened at 81 Drayton Street ({{Coord|-26.6710|151.9990|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Baptist Church (former)}}) on Saturday 29 February 1936.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1936 Nanango|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1936-Nanango.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074716/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1936-Nanango.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 February 1936|title=CHURCH ACTIVITY|page=7 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]]|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181887964|access-date=6 December 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208072358/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181887964|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2 May 1936|title=What the Churches Are Doing|page=6 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]]|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182331570|access-date=6 December 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208072355/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182331570|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 March 1936 |title=What the Churches |page=19 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183761199 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=17 May 2022 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517045055/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183761199 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, the congregation needed a more spacious church and relocated to a new building at 37 Mount Stanley Road, under the new name of Nanango Community Baptist Church.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.nanangocbc.org.au/about/ |access-date=2021-03-09 |website=Nanango Community Baptist Church |language=en-US}}</ref> The old church was sold into private ownership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanango Baptist Church - Former|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/1338-nanango-baptist-church-former|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Churches Australia|language=en-AU|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309051049/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/1338-nanango-baptist-church-former}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Wendy|date=12 June 2017|title=Queensland church conversions: Glam renovations, cool features, blank canvases|url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/queensland-church-conversions-glam-renovations-cool-features-blank-canvases-20170612-gwo2jq/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011041903/https://www.domain.com.au/news/queensland-church-conversions-glam-renovations-cool-features-blank-canvases-20170612-gwo2jq/|archive-date=11 October 2018|access-date=2021-03-09|website=[[Domain Group|Domain]]|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=81 Drayton Street, Nanango, Qld 4615 |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/property-duplex+semi-detached-qld-nanango-139333463 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=[[Realestate.com.au]]}}</ref>

After [[World War I]], however, growth levelled off until the early 1970s, when the development of the [[Tarong Power Station]] led to a third population explosion.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In April 1921, two subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Estate and Township were advertised for auction by John Darley and Isles, Love and Co. The Tarong Estate, {{convert|12|mi}} from Nanango and Tarong railway stations, offered 25 agricultural farms and 62 town allotments, while the Grange Estate, {{convert|11|mi}} from Nanango and {{convert|18|mi}} from Kingaroy, in the Parish of Booie, offered 15 dairy farms.<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item=Two important subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Township the Tarong Estate, the Grange Estate |type=Map |date=1921 |series= |file= |box= |collection=Collections |repository= |institution=State Library of Queensland |location= |item-url=https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/282116}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22610490 |title=Classified Advertising |date=2 April 1921 |work=[[The Queenslander]] |access-date=21 May 2019 |issue=2848 |location=Queensland, Australia |page=13 |via=Trove |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309051102/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/22610490 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Nanango State High School opened on 25 January 1982, having previously been a secondary department attached to Nanango State School.<ref name="qfhs" />

The Nanango Library opened in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|page=15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

==Population==
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the town of Nanango had a population of 3,083 people.<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL343400|name=Nanango (Urban Centre/Locality)|access-date=27 March 2008|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,795 people.<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31201|name=Nanango|access-date=27 August 2016|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people.<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32118|name=Nanango (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,679 people.<ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32100|name=Nanango (SAL)|access-date=8 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

==Heritage listings==
[[File:Nanango Court House.JPG|thumb|Court house, 2010]]

Nanango has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* [[Nanango Butter Factory Building]], George Street<ref>{{cite QHR|19647|Nanango Butter Factory Building|602525|access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Nanango Court House]], 30 Henry Street<ref>{{cite QHR|16332|Nanango Court House|601571|access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref>
* Ringsfield House, a grand country residence and gardens. built by [[Robin Dods]] for Mrs Florence Graham in 1908, 41 Albert Street<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringsfield House & Museum |url=https://www.discoversouthburnett.com.au/attractions/galleries-museums-and-collections/ringsfield-house-museum/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Discover South Burnett |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714191538/https://www.discoversouthburnett.com.au/attractions/galleries-museums-and-collections/ringsfield-house-museum/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ringsfield House Museum Nanango |url=https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b2616b7b935fbe730e1108-ringsfield-house--museum-nanango |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Tourism & Events Queensland |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529000842/https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b2616b7b935fbe730e1108-ringsfield-house--museum-nanango |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Economy ==
Nanango's principal industries are coal mining and [[power station|power generation]], agriculture, beef and pork production, [[dairying]] and milk processing, timber growing and milling, small crops, [[natural medicine]], art and craftwork and tourism. {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

== Education ==
[[File:Nanango State High School, 2024.jpg|thumb|Nanango State High School, 2024]]

Nanango State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls, at 39 Drayton Street (
{{coord|-26.6716|152.0055|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-31|title=Nanango State School|url=https://nanangoss.eq.edu.au/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Nanango State School|language=en|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310010022/https://nanangoss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 438 students with 37 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (18 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]]|access-date=28 January 2020|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls, at 16 Alfred Street ({{coord|-26.6725|151.9969|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Patrick's Primary School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=St Patrick's - Nanango|url=http://www.stpatsnanango.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|access-date=2022-02-08|website=St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Nanango|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509011028/http://www.stpatsnanango.qld.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 77 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" />

Nanango State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls, at 54 Elk Street on over {{Convert|35|acres}} of land ({{coord|-26.6678|151.9930|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango State High School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-31|title=Nanango State High School|url=https://nanangoshs.eq.edu.au/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Nanango State High School|language=en|archive-date=28 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328043001/https://nanangoshs.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 522 students with 52 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (28 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018" /> It includes a special education program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />

==Facilities==
Nanango Police Station is at 34 Henry Street ({{coord|-26.6697|152.0019|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Police Station}}).<ref name="emergencyservices">{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Emergency services facilities - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanango Station|url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/nanango-station|access-date=2022-02-08|website=[[Queensland Police]]|archive-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330085841/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/nanango-station|url-status=live}}</ref>

Nanango Fire Station is at 14 Alfred Street ({{coord|-26.6726|151.9986|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Fire Station}}).<ref name="emergencyservices" />

Nanango [[Queensland State Emergency Service|SES]] Facility is at 29 Grey Street ({{coord|-26.6646|151.9975|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango SES Facility}}).<ref name="emergencyservices" />

Nanango Hospital is a public hospital at 135 Brisbane Street ({{coord|-26.6663|152.0082|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=public hospital}}).<ref name="LandmarkAreas">{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Landmark Areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121195536/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/db9c913b-b7e2-4d88-9a5e-32cbb1470f12|archive-date=21 November 2020|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanango Hospital|url=https://www.health.qld.gov.au/services/darlingdowns/ddowns-nanango-hs|access-date=2022-02-08|website=[[Queensland Health]]|language=en-AU|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428081939/https://www.health.qld.gov.au/services/darlingdowns/ddowns-nanango-hs|url-status=live}}</ref> It has a heliport ({{coord|-26.6659|152.0076|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Hospital heliport}}).<ref name="LandingGrounds">{{Cite web|date=22 October 2020|title=Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140611/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/1646c12e-0c31-42d3-a156-9891b01e938a|archive-date=16 November 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

Nanango Ambulance Station is at 95 Drayton Street ({{coord|-26.6709|151.9978|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Ambulance Station}}).<ref name="emergencyservices" />

Nanango Cemetery is at 53 Applin Street West ({{coord|-26.6752|151.9917|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Cemetery}}).<ref name="CemeteryAreas">{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b|archive-date=15 November 2020|access-date=12 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

Nanango Aerodrome is in Racecourse Road ({{coord|-26.6896|151.9878|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Aerodrome}}).<ref name="airports">{{Cite web |date=22 October 2020 |title=Airports - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

==Amenities==
Nanango also has a vigorous cultural and sporting life and is host to several potteries, an art gallery and many craft outlets. The town also has many clubs and a range of sporting facilities, including [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]], [[cycling]], [[darts]], golf, [[lawn bowling]] and [[archery]] clubs. There are 13 well-maintained parklands in the [[Local government in Australia|Shire]] which naturalists believe are home to 250 different bird species.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Nanango Golf Club has a 18-hole golf course on Millis Way ({{coord|-26.6661|151.9817|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Golf Club}}).<ref name="BuildingPoints">{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Building points - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanango Golf Club|url=https://www.golf.org.au/nanango-golf-club/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Golf Australia|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518141630/https://www.golf.org.au/nanango-golf-club/}}</ref>

The [[South Burnett Regional Council]] operates a library in Nanango at 48 Drayton Street ({{Coord|-26.6708|152.0020|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango public library}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/south_burnett/nanango_library|title=Nanango Library|website=plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=22 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125507/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/south_burnett/nanango_library|archive-date=22 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The Nanango branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at its hall at 59 Fitzroy Street ({{Coord|-26.6693|151.9999|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango CWA Hall}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Nanango Baptist Community Church is at 37 Mount Stanley Road ({{Coord|-26.6690|152.0090|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Community Baptist Church}}).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanango Community Baptist Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/n-s-towns/directory/1913-nanango-community-baptist-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Churches Australia|language=en-au|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309051017/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/n-s-towns/directory/1913-nanango-community-baptist-church}}</ref>

Nanango [[Methodism|Wesleyan Methodist]] Church is at 55 Cairns Street ({{Coord|-26.6688|151.9935|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nanango Wesleyan Methodist Church}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nanango|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/churches/nanango/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826012925/https://wesleyan.org.au/churches/nanango/}}</ref> It is part of the [[Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Queensland|url=https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821020136/https://wesleyan.org.au/south-qld/|archive-date=21 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Wesleyan Methodist Church Australia|language=en-AU}}</ref>

There are a number of parks in the area:

* Green Park ({{coord|-26.6689|151.9914|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Green Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation">{{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>
* Lee Park ({{coord|-26.6913|151.9899|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Lee Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
* Lions Park ({{coord|-26.6796|151.9966|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Lions Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />
* Pioneer Park ({{coord|-26.6746|152.0033|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Pioneer Park}})<ref name="PublicRecreation" />

==Attractions==
Located approximately {{convert|200|km|mi}} from [[Brisbane]], Nanango attracts day and weekend trippers from [[South East Queensland]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

A great deal of Nanango's history is preserved in its buildings, especially Ringsfield House ({{coord|-26.6727|151.9936|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Ringsfield House}}), a restored circa 1908 [[Queenslander (architecture)|Queenslander]] developed by architect [[Robin Dods]].<ref name="BuildingPoints" />

Unfortunately, a number of fires have ravaged the central business district (CBD) of the town, especially one in 1940, which destroyed all of the shops on the southern side of Drayton Street, from Fitzroy to Henry Street. That has led the CBD having a "1950s feel" due its rebuilding in the style of the time.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Nanango serves as a gateway for exploration of nearby towns. [[Day trip]]s from the town include the Grapes and Gourmets Drive,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qldtourism.com/accommodation/qld/kingaroy/south-burnett-grapes-and-gourmet-trail/51608/|title=South Burnett Grapes and Gourmet Trail|access-date=12 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411232558/http://www.qldtourism.com/accommodation/qld/kingaroy/south-burnett-grapes-and-gourmet-trail/51608/|archive-date=11 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Bunya Mountains]], Coomba Falls and fossicking at Seven Mile Diggings.

The Nanango Country Markets are held on the first Saturday of every month and are widely recognised as the largest rural markets in South-East Queensland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Markets |url=https://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/community-information/markets |publisher=South Burnett Regional Council |access-date=18 February 2024 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218042654/https://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/community-information/markets |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Events==
Nanango has a number of live entertainment venues which regularly host performances by local theatre and musical groups. The Lee Park race track, not far south of the CBD, hosts around eight meetings each year.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Major annual events include the international [[Criterium]] Bike Race, held in Nanango's CBD in February,  the Nanango Show (held at the Nanango Showgrounds in April), the Nanango Medieval Fest, on the fourth Saturday in August, the Nanango Arts Fest, held over a week in October, the Nanango Country Music Muster, held at the Showgrounds in September, the week-long Mardi Gras in October, and the Christmas Carnival in December.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

==Climate==
The area has a similar climate to nearby [[Kingaroy]], but it is cooler in winter and generally more humid.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}<br />
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|location = Nanango
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|Jan record high C = 40.0
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==Notable residents==

*[[Darcy Ward]], an Australian former [[motorcycle speedway]] rider

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Nanango, Queensland}}

* {{cite web|title=Nanango|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/nanango|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
* {{cite web|date=1987|title=Town map of Nanango|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-nanango-1987.jpg|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}
*[http://www.smh.com.au/news/Queensland/Nanango/2005/02/17/1108500203641.html, Sydney Morning Herald travel article, 8 February 2004]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819141832/http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page48.html Queensland Place Names]

{{South Burnett Region}}

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