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Nanum
WeipaQueensland
AU-Qld-Weipa Nanum beach.jpg
Nanum beach, 2020
Nanum is located in Queensland
Nanum
Nanum
Location in Queensland
Population 904 (2021 census)
 • Density 348/km2 (900/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4874
Area 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Weipa Town
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal Division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Nanum:
Albatross Bay Mission River Trunding
Mission River Nanum Trunding
Mission River Evans Landing Mission River

Nanum is a coastal residential locality in Weipa Town, Far North Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Nanum had a population of 904 people.

Geography

AU-Qld-Weipa sunset from Nanum beach area
Sunset from Nanum beach towards Albatross Bay, 2020

Nanum is situated between Trunding and Evans Landing, near the mouth of the Mission River. Approximately half of the land is used for residential housing while the remainder is undeveloped.

Albatross Bay is off the coast to the north-west (8°33′42″S 95°34′42″E / 8.5616°S 95.5783°E / -8.5616; 95.5783 (Albatross Bay)), part of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Nanum Beach is a sandy strip (12°38′04″S 141°51′48″E / 12.6345°S 141.8632°E / -12.6345; 141.8632 (Nanum Beach)) that extends along most of the Nanum coastline and north into neighbouring Trunding.


History

Nanum was established in the 1990s as the residential area of Weipa needed to grow southward.

Demographics

In the 2006 census,, Nanum had a population of 728 people.

In the 2011 census, Nanum had a population of 815 people.

In the 2016 census, Nanum had a population of 921 people.

In the 2021 census, Nanum had a population of 904 people.

Education

There are no schools in Nannum. The nearest primary and secondary school is Western Cape College in Rocky Point to the north-west.

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