Download coordinates as: Nankin is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.

[1] 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: 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] The Rockhampton–Emu Park Road runs through from south-west to north-west.

[7] The school was on the north-eastern corner of the railway line and Thompsons Point Road, approx 71 Thompson Point Road (23°23′12″S 150°37′56″E / 23.38675°S 150.63224°E / -23.38675; 150.63224 (Nankin Junction State School (former))).

The nearest government secondary schools are North Rockhampton State High School in Frenchville, Rockhampton to the north-west and Yeppoon State High School in Yeppoon to the north.