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 government primary schools are Rolleston State School in Rolleston to the south-west and Blackwater State School in Blackwater to the north. The nearest government 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 alternatives.^[3]