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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = city
| name = Gympie
| state = qld
| image = Gympie Town Hall, 2015.jpg
| caption = Gympie Town Hall, 2015
| postcode = 4570
| coordinates = {{Coord|-26.19|152.6655|type:city(22,000)_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Gympie (town centre)}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pop = 22424
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021SUA/>
| poprank =
| density =
| est = 1867
| elevation = 73
| area = 69.5
| area_footnotes = <ref name="ABSSUAProf">{{cite web|title=2021 Census Community Profiles: Gympie|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/community-profiles/2021/3008 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|access-date=2023-08-24}}</ref>
| lga = [[Gympie Region]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Gympie|Gympie]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Wide Bay|Wide Bay]]
| dist1 = 170.7
| location1 = Brisbane
| dist2 = 82
| location2 = [[Maroochydore]]
| dist3 = 67
| location3 = [[Noosa Heads]]
| dist4 = 88
| location4 = [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]]
| mintemp = 13.6
| maxtemp = 27.1
| rainfall = 1132.9
| near-n = [[Araluen, Queensland|Araluen]]
| near-ne = [[Victory Heights, Queensland|Victory Heights]]
| near-e = [[Victory Heights, Queensland|Victory Heights]]
| near-se = [[Monkland, Queensland|Monkland]]
| near-s = [[Monkland, Queensland|Monkland]]
| near-sw = [[Southside, Queensland|Southside]]
| near-w = [[Widgee Crossing North, Queensland|Widgee Crossing North]]
| near-nw = [[Two Mile, Queensland|Two Mile]]
}}
'''Gympie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|m|p|i}} {{respell|GHIM|pee}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a city and a [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Gympie Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|15149|Gympie|town in Gympie Region|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|46339|Gympie|locality in Gympie Region|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>
Gympie is famous for its gold field.<ref name="ewg">{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of World Geography |last=Khan |first=M. Ali |author2=A.Balakishan |year=2007 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-8176257732 |page=45 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s-HoFag2kDcC |access-date=20 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629121324/https://books.google.com/books?id=s-HoFag2kDcC |archive-date=29 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> It contains a number of historic buildings registered on the [[Queensland Heritage Register]].
==History==
[[File:Plan of Leases and Claims on the Deep Lead, Gympie, 1869.jpg|left|thumb|
[[File:Gympie Hospital, 1891.png|thumb|left|Gympie Hospital, 1891]]
''[[Gabi-Gabi language|Gubbi Gubbi]] (Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi)'' is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] formerly spoken by the indigenous peoples of the [[Sunshine Coast Region]] and [[Gympie Region]], particularly the towns of Caloundra, [[Noosa Heads, Queensland|Noosa Heads]], Gympie and extending north towards [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]] and south to [[Caboolture, Queensland|Caboolture]]''.<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/13|title=Gubbi Gubbi|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>''
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In 1868, a [[Cobb & Co]]. service between [[Brisbane]] and Gympie commenced, running twice a week. The changing station stables were located adjacent to the Northumberland Hotel in Channon Street.<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/lights-cobb-and-co-coaching-between-brisbane-and-gympie-1860s-0|title=The Lights of Cobb and Co: Coaching between Brisbane and Gympie in the 1860s.|authors=Christina Ealing-Godbold|date=20 January 2023|website=Blog|access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref>
In 1869, the Church of England constructed a timber church on the corner of Palantine and School Streets; the first rector was Reverend Henry Jephson Campbell. It was known as the Church of St Peter. This church became the parish hall when a second church was built in Lady Mary Terrace in 1887. This was then superseded by the third and current church, built in brick, on the corner of Lady Mary Terrace and Amy Street ({{Coord|-26.1887|152.6697|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=2 July 2020}}).<ref name=":0" />
In January 1870, tenders were called for the erection of a Roman Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 January 1870|title=Advertising|volume=II|page=2|newspaper=[[Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette]]|issue=223|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168849891|access-date=2 July 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905085705/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168849891|url-status=live}}</ref>
The railway from Maryborough was completed in 1881.<ref name="heritage">{{Cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Environmental Protection Agency |author-link=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |pages=90, 148 }}</ref> The [[North Coast railway line, Queensland#First connection|North Coast railway]] linked Gympie to Brisbane in 1891.<ref name="heritage"/>
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A powdered milk factory began operations in 1953.
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Gympie had a population of 10,803 people.<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31292|name=Gympie (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>▼
===Flooding===
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In March 2012, the [[Gympie Regional Council]] decided to spend about $30,000 for a [[cost benefit analysis]] on flood mitigation measures.<ref name="staf">{{Cite news |url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/03/09/staying-afloat-we-dont-have-to-drown/ |title=Staying afloat |access-date=6 May 2012 |date=9 March 2012 |newspaper=Sunshine Coast Daily |publisher=Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905085631/https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/staying-afloat-we-dont-have-to-drown/1299104/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Major flooding also occurred in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/27/south-east-queensland-floods-whats-happened-and-which-areas-could-be-hit-next |last=Hanna |first=Conal |date=2 February 2022 |title=Floods in south-east Queensland and northern NSW: what has happened and which areas could be hit next? |location=Sydney |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405160638/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/27/south-east-queensland-floods-whats-happened-and-which-areas-could-be-hit-next |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Demographics ==
▲In the {{CensusAU|
== Heritage listings ==
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* 1 Station Road: [[Railway Hotel, Gympie|Railway Hotel]]<ref>{{cite QHR|19662|Railway Hotel|602540|access-date=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* Tozer Street: [[Gympie railway station]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16772|Gympie Railway Station Platform Complex|602036|access-date=8 July 2013}}</ref>
▲* The most common responses for religion were No Religion 30.1%, Catholic 16.8% and Anglican 15.6%.<ref name=ABSSUACensus16>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=3007|name=Gympie (Significant Urban Area)|accessdate=24 March 2019|quick=on}}[[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=16 October 2017 }}.</ref>
==Climate==
Gympie experiences a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfa) with hot, rainy summers and mild, dry winters with cool nights. Annual rainfall averages around {{convert|1117.4|mm}}, with a summer maximum. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|-4.3|C}} on 20 July 2007 to {{convert|42.4|C}} on 4 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_040093_All.shtml |title = Gympie Climate Statistics (1870-2024)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] |access-date = July 9, 2024}}</ref>
{{Weather box
| location = Gympie (26º10'48"S,
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 42.4
| Feb record high C = 41.3
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| Nov record high C = 42.2
| Dec record high C = 42.0
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| Oct low C = 13.9
| Nov low C = 16.5
| Dec low C = 18.6
| Jan record low C = 12.0
| Feb record low C = 12.3
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| Dec record low C = 10.1
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|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1908-2024 normals, extremes 1965-2024, rainfall to 1870)<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_040093_All.shtml
|title = Gympie Climate Statistics (1870-2024)
|publisher = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|access-date = July 9, 2024}}</ref>
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Gympie's Mary St offers a wide array of bars, cafes, and shops with 19th Century Victorian architecture. The historic Railway Hotel was built in 1915 and is listed on the [[Queensland Heritage Register]].<ref name="poh">{{Cite news |url=http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2012/01/17/piece-of-history-goes-on-the-block/ |title=Piece of history goes on the block |author=Lee Gailer |access-date=6 May 2012 |date=17 January 2012 |newspaper=[[The Gympie Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202054912/http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2012/01/17/piece-of-history-goes-on-the-block/ |archive-date=2 February 2012}}</ref> The Gympie Town Hall Reserve Complex, built in 1890, was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2011.<ref name="shl">{{cite web |url=http://www.qldheritage.org.au/state-heritage-listing-for-gympie-icon.html |title=State heritage listing for Gympie icon |date=9 September 2012 |publisher=Queensland Heritage Council |access-date=21 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329021958/http://www.qldheritage.org.au/state-heritage-listing-for-gympie-icon.html |archive-date=29 March 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Mothar Mountain Speedway]] is Gympie's local Speedway track. With a history spanning over 50 years, its most well known feature is the unique right hand kink. The venue hosts a variety of Classes including SSA Modified Sedans, SSA Super Sedans, SSA Junior Sedans SSA Production Sedans, SSA Street Stocks, Modlites and Late Models.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gympiespeedway.com.au |title=Home |website=Corbet's Group Mothar Mountain Speedway |date=17 October 2022 |publisher=Gympie Saloon Car Club |access-date=17 October 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017113615/https://www.gympiespeedway.com.au/}}</ref> The Speedway has hosted the Australian Title for SSA Production Sedans in 2014, and is scheduled to host the Australian Titles for Modlites and SSA Super Sedans in April 2023.
The annual [[Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival]] is held in Gympie in March.
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*[[John Francis Barnes (politician)|John Francis (Frank) Barnes]] – politician
*[[John O'Connell Bligh]] – Native Police Commandant
*[[Allan Boase]] – Australian Army Lieutenant General<ref>{{cite book|last=Dicker|first=George|title=Boase, Allan Joseph (1894–1964)|chapter=Allan Joseph Boase (1894–1964) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/boase-allan-joseph-9973/text16783|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=Australian National University|access-date=29 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170930221120/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/boase-allan-joseph-9973/text16783|archive-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
* [[Henry Ernest Boote]] – writer
* [[Glen Boss]] – jockey<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.progroupracing.com.au/horse-racing-articles/jockeys/glen-boss|title=Glen Boss Australian Champion Jockey|website=ProGroup Racing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309080835/http://www.progroupracing.com.au/horse-racing-articles/jockeys/glen-boss|archive-date=9 March 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Ann Caroline Sherry]] [[Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] – businesswoman
* [[Jacob Stumm]] – newspaper owner
* [[Harry Sunderland]] – rugby administrator<ref>{{Cite book|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sunderland-harry-11803|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|date = 2002|access-date = 30 March 2015|website = Sunderland, Harry (1889–1964)|publisher = Australian Dictionary of Biography|last = Edmond|first = Scott| chapter=Harry Sunderland (1889–1964) |url-status = live|archive-url = http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150330175254/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sunderland-harry-11803|archive-date = 30 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Estelle Thompson]] – crime novelist
* [[Vivian Tozer]] – politician
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* [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma99184029969202061 Infinity Flights Photographs of the 2022 Gympie flood photographs], State Library of Queensland
* [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma99294673402061 Gympie Goldfield Album 1867-1868], State Library of Queensland
*[http://map.chronicle.rip/gympie-cemetery Gympie Cemetery deceased records and online map] at Chronicle Cemetery Map
{{Gympie Region}}
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