Gympie
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Gympie Town Hall, 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Gympie | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°11′24″S 152°39′56″E / 26.19°S 152.6655°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1867 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 69.5 km2 (26.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 22,424 (2021 census) (60th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 322.65/km2 (835.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 13.6 °C (56.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,132.9 mm (44.60 in) | ||||||||||||
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Gympie (/ˈɡɪmpi/ GHIM-pee) is a city and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, 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.
Gympie is famous for its gold field. It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the Queensland Heritage Register.