Gatton, Queensland

Gatton
Queensland
A Landsat montage of Gatton township
Gatton is located in Queensland
Gatton
Gatton
Coordinates27°33′40″S 152°16′32″E / 27.5611°S 152.2755°E / -27.5611; 152.2755 (Gatton (town centre))
Population7,851 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density183.43/km2 (475.1/sq mi)
Established1855
Postcode(s)4343
Elevation94 m (308 ft)[2]
Area42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
CountyChurchill
ParishGatton
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
26.8 °C
80 °F
13.0 °C
55 °F
768.6 mm
30.3 in
Localities around Gatton:
Ringwood Adare Lake Clarendon
Grantham
Placid Hills
Gatton Lawes
Lower Tenthill Woodlands Glen Cairn

Gatton is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] It is the administrative centre of the Lockyer Valley Region, situated in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland.[5]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Gatton had a population of 7,851 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "University of Queensland Gatton". Climate Averages for Australian Sites. Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Gatton – town in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 13496)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Gatton – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44954)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Organisational Structure - Lockyer Valley Regional Council". Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.