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Gympie
| Gympie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Gympie Town Hall, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Gympie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°11′24″S 152°39′56″E / 26.19°S 152.6655°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 22,424 (2021 census)[1] (60th) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 322.65/km2 (835.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1867 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 69.5 km2 (26.8 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Gympie (/ˈɡɪmpi/ GHIM-pee)[3] is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[4][5] Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast,[6] Gympie is about 170.7 km (110 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods Gympie occasionally. The locality of Gympie is the central business district for the city of Gympie and also the administrative centre for the Gympie Region local government area. In the 2021 census, Gympie had an urban population of 22,424 people.[1]
Gympie is famous for its gold field.[7] It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021SUAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2021 Census Community Profiles: Gympie". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ "Gympie – town in Gympie Region (entry 15149)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Gympie – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46339)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Gympie | Visit Sunshine Coast". www.visitsunshinecoast.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Khan, M. Ali; A.Balakishan (2007). Encyclopedia of World Geography. Sarup & Sons. p. 45. ISBN 978-8176257732. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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