Gympie Queensland
Gympie Town Hall, 2015
Gympie
Coordinates	26°11′24″S 152°39′56″E / 26.19°S 152.6655°E / -26.19; 152.6655
Population	20,810 (2015)
• Density	300.29/km2 (777.7/sq mi)
Established	1867
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	69.3 km2 (26.8 sq mi)[1] (2011 urban)
Location	160 km (99 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.1 °C 81 °F 13.6 °C 56 °F 1,132.9 mm 44.6 in
Localities around Gympie: Two Mile Araluen Victory Heights Widgee Crossing North Gympie Victory Heights Southside Monkland Monkland

Gympie is a town in Queensland, Australia. The city is built on the banks of the Mary River. It is about 160 km (99 mi) north of Brisbane. In 2011 there were 18,602 people living in Gympie.^[2] Gympie is named after the Aboriginal words Gympie Gympie or Gimpi Gimpi, meaning the stinging tree.^[3] The town was first called Nashville, after James Nash who found gold there in 1867.^[3] In 1868 it became Gympie.

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