| Gympie Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 53,242 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.7342/km2 (20.0314/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,884 km2 (2,657.9 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Glen Hartwig | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shires of Cooloola and Kilkivan and part of the Shire of Tiaro.
The Regional Council, which governs the Region, has an estimated operating budget of A$50 million.
In the 2021 census, the Gympie Region had a population of 53,242 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.