The Gums Queensland |
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Coordinates | 27°21′S 150°11′E / 27.350°S 150.183°ECoordinates: 27°21′S 150°11′E / 27.350°S 150.183°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 169 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4406 | ||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||
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The Gums is a town and locality in the western Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, The Gums and the surrounding area had a population of 169.
The town is at the junction of the Leichhardt Highway and the Surat Developmental Road, in the Western Downs Region local government area, 329 kilometres (204 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.
The name of the town was derived from the nearby railway station, on the line from Dalby to Glenmorgan, used from 1924.