Gatton is a town and the administrative centre of
the Lockyer Valley local government area situated
in the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland,
Australia. At the 2006 census, Gatton had a
population of 6,869.

Over recent years, the rural tranquility of the
Gatton area has started to be encroached on by
the suburban sprawl of metropolitan Brisbane and
Ipswich in the east and Toowoomba in the west.
The Warrego Highway, which runs east-west
through the Shire, has also experienced
increasing strip development, with fuel outlets and
commercial properties gradually spreading along
the highway.