Key Information At A Glance

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This page holds a snapshot of key data about Nanango Shire, based on the most recent information available. It quickly outlines:

• Our population (including the populations of Nanango Shire's major towns)
• The distance by road from Nanango township to major urban centres
• Nanango Shire's major industries
• Current facilities that exist for various types of industries within the Shire
• Our average altitude, and
• Our total land area.

Population Statistics Whole of Shire (ABS 2001 Census) 8,361 Nanango (est.) 4,500 Blackbutt (est.) 1,500 Maidenwell (est.) 250

Distances By Road from Nanango township to... (km) Brisbane 190 Toowoomba 150 Sunshine Coast 180

Nanango Shire's Principal Industries Primary Avocado, beef, beans, pigs, dairying, grain crops, macadamias, peanuts, forestry, small crops and fruit, grapes Secondary Tarong Power Station, Meandu Coal Mine, timber milling, avocado oil, silica cenospheres, diatomite, cheesemaking and wine production Tertiary Tourism, accounting and business services

Nanango Shire's Industry Facilities Primary DPI Research Station (21km away) Secondary Nanango Industrial Estate Tertiary NASA Observatory, Maidenwell Observatory, SQIT TAFE College (21km away)

Altitude Nanango Average: 442 metres above sea level Highest point: 1,135m (Mt Mowbullam, Bunya Mountains)

Area Shire Area 1,735 square km (0.1% of Queensland)