Gympie

Gympie is a small city (pop. 16,454) just north of the Sunshine Coast in the southeast of Queensland.

Get in

By car

Road connection to Gympie is via the Bruce Highway (M1); it is about 150 km north of Brisbane. As of July 2024, the Bruce Hwy heads straight into the town centre, but from late 2024, the motorway section of the road will be extended to Curra – use exit 262 or Gympie Connection Road exit (the number is unknown as of July 2024).

By rail

Rail connect is via QR's North Coast railway line, which is served by daily Citytrain services to Brisbane and Traveltrain services for long distances.

Get around

Cars are the main way to get around as most of Gympie is not very walkable.

See

The countryside is spectacular with an abundance of curves, gradients and bridges. Steep slopes portray a patchwork of pineapples, macadamia nuts and other crops. The Mary Valley features rolling green pastures and many beautiful forests. The valley includes the villages and towns of Dagun, Amamoor, Kandanga and Imbil.

Other attractions include:

• Gympie Pyramid - a terraced structure that some believe to be the work of an ancient civilisation (but more likely the work of early Italian or Swiss immigrants) - located on the outskirts of Gympie.
• The Big Pineapple - one of the famed Big things in Australia
• Gold mining sites - Gympie is called "The Town that Saved Queensland", but for its memorabilia, gold mining still continues to play a part in the town's fortunes. The Deep Creek, a gully just near the Mary River, is a profitable spot for gold panning.
• 1 Gympie Regional Gallery, 39 Nash St, ☏ +61 7 5481 0733. (updated Sep 2021)
• 2 Woodworks Museum, 8 Fraser Rd, ☏ +61 7 5483 6535. Specialises in a collection of indoor exhibits highlighting the history of regional forestry. 

Do

Events

• The annual country music muster, which attracts thousands of fans and musicians.
• The Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival.

Buy

Mary St offers a post office and a wide array of bars, cafes, banks and stores. It has a quaint country town feel to it.

Eat

• Beefy's Gympie, 98 River Rd, ☏ +61 404 597 925. Pie shop. (updated Sep 2021)

Sleep

• Mary River Motor Inn, Bruce Highway, ☏ +61 7 5482 9977. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. (updated Sep 2021)

Go next

• Kilkivan

Routes via Gympie

Rockhampton ← Childers ← Jct W ←

N A1M1 S

→ Jct E → Sunshine Coast → Brisbane