Gympie/ˈɡɪmpi/ is a regional town in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is about 160 kilometres (100mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River, which floods the town periodically. Gympie is the administrative centre for the Gympie Region area. At the 2011 census, Gympie had a population of 18,602.