Humboldt, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 24°17′32″S 148°55′30″E / 24.2922°S 148.9250°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,033.1 km2 (785.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 49 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02410/km2 (0.0624/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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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]
The Dawson Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality and the ridgeline of the Expedition Range (24°13′00″S 149°03′00″E / 24.2166°S 149.05°E) 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°10′00″S 149°00′00″E / 24.1666°S 149.0000°E) 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°06′S 148°48′E / 24.1°S 148.8°E). and Wilsons Camp (24°05′00″S 148°50′00″E / 24.0833°S 148.8333°E) 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°26′20″S 148°54′27″E / 24.4388°S 148.9076°E)
- Bungawarra (24°27′19″S 148°57′36″E / 24.4554°S 148.9599°E) with airstrip (24°27′36″S 148°57′15″E / 24.4599°S 148.9543°E)
- Humboldt (24°05′48″S 148°49′27″E / 24.0968°S 148.8242°E)
- Katrina (24°23′12″S 148°51′00″E / 24.3867°S 148.8499°E)
- Kulandra (24°03′08″S 148°56′18″E / 24.0521°S 148.9383°E)
- Old Redrock (24°06′06″S 148°55′24″E / 24.1017°S 148.9234°E)
- Penrose (24°03′44″S 148°50′19″E / 24.0621°S 148.8385°E)
- Planet Downs (24°31′50″S 148°53′08″E / 24.5305°S 148.8856°E) with airstrip (24°32′16″S 148°53′23″E / 24.5378°S 148.8896°E)
- Rockland Springs (23°59′10″S 148°59′29″E / 23.9862°S 148.9914°E)
- Somerby (24°12′39″S 148°44′25″E / 24.2109°S 148.7403°E) with airstrip (24°12′15″S 148°44′18″E / 24.2042°S 148.7383°E)
- Sunlight (24°18′26″S 148°47′41″E / 24.3072°S 148.7948°E)
- Washpool (24°12′04″S 148°49′30″E / 24.2012°S 148.8249°E) with airstrip (24°12′10″S 148°49′53″E / 24.2027°S 148.8313°E).
- Wybalena with airstrip (24°17′22″S 148°47′55″E / 24.2895°S 148.7985°E)
History
Expedition Range was named on 27 November 1844 by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who described it as "particularly striking and imposing".[4]
