Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Gympie, Queensland, with view of Empire Hotel
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gympie_Empire_Hotel.JPG
Author: Mattinbgn


Gympie is a small town on the southeastern part of Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Mary River, it has a population of around 11,000 people (2012 estimate).

The name Gympie comes from the Kabi tribe of indigenous people. It is said to have been derived from the word gimpi-gimpi, meaning stinging tree, in reference to Dendrocnide moroides. Gympie was settled in the mid 19th century for the pastoral industry. It grew rapidly following the discovery of gold by James Nash in 1867, a blessing that saved Queensland from a severe economic depression. The discovery of gold is still celebrated today in the Gympie Gold Rush Festival. The settlement was given the name Nashville that year, but was renamed Gympie in 1868.

Visiting Gympie

Gympie is about 160 km north of Brisbane. You can reach it by road on National Highway A1 (Bruce Highway).

The Valley Rattler, a steam locomotive of the Queensland Railways on its way to Gympie
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MVHRc17802.JPG
Author: Qld matt

Places of Interest in Gympie

Back to Discover Australia

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.