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The Gums, Queensland

The Gums
Queensland
The Gums is located in Queensland
The Gums
The Gums
Coordinates 27°21′S 150°11′E / 27.350°S 150.183°E / -27.350; 150.183Coordinates: 27°21′S 150°11′E / 27.350°S 150.183°E / -27.350; 150.183
Population 169 (2006 census)
Postcode(s) 4406
Location
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Localities around The Gums:
Barramornie Condamine Wieambilla
Hannaford The Gums Tara
Hannaford Moonie Moonie

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.



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