Gympie Region

Gympie Region
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population53,242 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.7342/km2 (20.0314/sq mi)
Established2008
Area6,884 km2 (2,657.9 sq mi)[2]
MayorGlen Hartwig
Council seatGympie
RegionWide Bay–Burnett
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Wide Bay
WebsiteGympie Region
LGAs around Gympie Region:
North Burnett Fraser Coast Fraser Coast
South Burnett Gympie Region Coral Sea
South Burnett Somerset Noosa

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "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.