What is it like to live in Nanango and is the crime rate bad?

Nanango is a nice, friendly town. There ARE drug issues, but I would challenge you to find any country town that doesn't had problems. And there are break-ins, but not a tremendous amount. However, some residents who have never lived in the city, or anywhere where crime really IS bad, can tend to exaggerate. The good points are there are nice bushy blocks to live on that already have established homes and gardens. And it's only about 2.5 hours from Brisbane. The bad points ... Kingaroy is really the better shopping centre, it is very, very dry at present so if you don't have town water (most people don't drink it, even though you can!) you will be calling in water carters until it rains. Bushfires are also a threat although the local volunteer rural brigades are very good. Take a look at Kingaroy and Wondai, too. Wondai, in particular, seems to attract a lot of retirees because of its quiet lifestyle. There's plenty of ways to get involved in the community ... SES volunteers, rural firefighter volunteers, Meals on Wheels drivers, art groups, service clubs - Lions, Rotary etc If you come to the South Burnett, I am sure you will like it.

We are a younger family from the pine rivers area and are looking to locate to nanango for that same reason! Really interested to know how you have found it. Good decision if you did decide to leave the pine rivers area a few years ago is all i can say to you atm.

Nanango is one of the most unwelcoming towns I have lived in. I believe it has a problem with not too much in tourist dollars. Well be friendly and people will come, treat them like shit and they will move somewhere else. The Town has a big problem with drugs and related scum. It looks like its on its last legs.

I have recently moved my family of 7 to nanango from pine rivers area so far we have been here for 6 months schools are great , people are very friendly haven't seen any of the serious drug problem that the others are talking about.