Humboldt, Queensland

Humboldt is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.^[1]

Humboldt Queensland
Humboldt
Coordinates	24.2922°S 148.9250°E / -24.2922; 148.9250 (Humboldt (centre of locality))
Population	49 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.02410/km2 (0.0624/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	2,033.1 km2 (785.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	49.6 km (31 mi) NE of Rolleston 96.2 km (60 mi) S of Blackwater 143 km (89 mi) SE of Emerald 290 km (180 mi) SW of Rockhampton 718 km (446 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Humboldt: Togara Stewarton Blackdown Wooroona Lowesby Humboldt Goomally Coorumbene Arcadia Valley Dromedary

Geography

The Dawson Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality and the ridgeline of the Expedition Range (24.2166°S 149.05°E / -24.2166; 149.05 (Expedition Range)) forms the eastern boundary.^[3][4]

There are a number of protected areas:^[3]

• Shotover State Forest in the north-east of the locality
• Expedition State Forect in the south-east
• Humboldt State Forest and the Humboldt National Park in the centre

The Shotover Range (24.1666°S 149.0000°E / -24.1666; 149.0000 (Shotover Range)) runs north-south through the centre of the locality including the national park.^[5]

Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.^[3]

Letter Camp (24.1°S 148.8°E / -24.1; 148.8 (Letter Camp)). and Wilsons Camp (24.0833°S 148.8333°E / -24.0833; 148.8333 (Wilsons Camp)) are two neighhourhoods in the north-west of the locality.^[3][6][7]

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:^[8][9]

• Bundaburra (24.4388°S 148.9076°E / -24.4388; 148.9076 (Bundaburra))
• Bungawarra (24.4554°S 148.9599°E / -24.4554; 148.9599 (Bungawarra)) with airstrip (24.4599°S 148.9543°E / -24.4599; 148.9543 (Bungawarra airstrip))
• Humboldt (24.0968°S 148.8242°E / -24.0968; 148.8242 (Humboldt))
• Katrina (24.3867°S 148.8499°E / -24.3867; 148.8499 (Katrina))
• Kulandra (24.0521°S 148.9383°E / -24.0521; 148.9383 (Kulandra))
• Old Redrock (24.1017°S 148.9234°E / -24.1017; 148.9234 (Old Redrock))
• Penrose (24.0621°S 148.8385°E / -24.0621; 148.8385 (Penrose))
• Planet Downs (24.5305°S 148.8856°E / -24.5305; 148.8856 (Planet Downs)) with airstrip (24.5378°S 148.8896°E / -24.5378; 148.8896 (Planet Downs airstrip))
• Rockland Springs (23.9862°S 148.9914°E / -23.9862; 148.9914 (Rockland Springs))
• Somerby (24.2109°S 148.7403°E / -24.2109; 148.7403 (Somerby)) with airstrip (24.2042°S 148.7383°E / -24.2042; 148.7383 (Somerby airstrip))
• Sunlight (24.3072°S 148.7948°E / -24.3072; 148.7948 (Sunlight))
• Washpool (24.2012°S 148.8249°E / -24.2012; 148.8249 (Washpool)) with airstrip (24.2027°S 148.8313°E / -24.2027; 148.8313 (Washpool airstrip)).
• Wybalena with airstrip (24.2895°S 148.7985°E / -24.2895; 148.7985 (Wybalenda airstrip))

History

Expedition Range was named on 27 November 1844 by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who described it as "particularly striking and imposing".^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Humboldt had a population of 13 people.^[10]

In the 2021 census, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Rolleston State School in Rolleston to the south-west and Blackwater State School in Blackwater to the north. The nearest secondary school is Blackwater State High School in Blackwater; however, some parts of the locality are so distant that distance education and boarding schools would be other options.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Humboldt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Humboldt – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46957)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
4. "Expedition Range – range in Central Highlands Regional (entry 12089)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
5. "Shotover Range – range in Central Highlands Regional (entry 38877)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
6. "Letter Camp – locality unbounded in Central Highlands Regional (entry 19235)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
7. "Wilsons Camp – locality unbounded in Central Highlands Regional (entry 37618)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
8. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
9. "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Humboldt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.