# Humboldt, Queensland

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

## Geography

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 / -24.2166; 149.05﻿ (Expedition Range)) forms the eastern boundary.
There are a number of protected areas:
* 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 / -24.1666; 149.0000﻿ (Shotover Range)) runs north-south through the centre of the locality including the national park.
Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Letter Camp (24°06′S 148°48′E﻿ / ﻿24.1°S 148.8°E﻿ / -24.1; 148.8﻿ (Letter Camp)). and Wilsons Camp (24°05′00″S 148°50′00″E﻿ / ﻿24.0833°S 148.8333°E﻿ / -24.0833; 148.8333﻿ (Wilsons Camp)) are two neighhourhoods in the north-west of the locality.
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:
* Bundaburra (24°26′20″S 148°54′27″E﻿ / ﻿24.4388°S 148.9076°E﻿ / -24.4388; 148.9076﻿ (Bundaburra))
* Bungawarra (24°27′19″S 148°57′36″E﻿ / ﻿24.4554°S 148.9599°E﻿ / -24.4554; 148.9599﻿ (Bungawarra)) with airstrip (24°27′36″S 148°57′15″E﻿ / ﻿24.4599°S 148.9543°E﻿ / -24.4599; 148.9543﻿ (Bungawarra airstrip))
* Humboldt (24°05′48″S 148°49′27″E﻿ / ﻿24.0968°S 148.8242°E﻿ / -24.0968; 148.8242﻿ (Humboldt))
* Katrina (24°23′12″S 148°51′00″E﻿ / ﻿24.3867°S 148.8499°E﻿ / -24.3867; 148.8499﻿ (Katrina))
* Kulandra (24°03′08″S 148°56′18″E﻿ / ﻿24.0521°S 148.9383°E﻿ / -24.0521; 148.9383﻿ (Kulandra))
* Old Redrock (24°06′06″S 148°55′24″E﻿ / ﻿24.1017°S 148.9234°E﻿ / -24.1017; 148.9234﻿ (Old Redrock))
* Penrose (24°03′44″S 148°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿24.0621°S 148.8385°E﻿ / -24.0621; 148.8385﻿ (Penrose))
* Planet Downs (24°31′50″S 148°53′08″E﻿ / ﻿24.5305°S 148.8856°E﻿ / -24.5305; 148.8856﻿ (Planet Downs)) with airstrip (24°32′16″S 148°53′23″E﻿ / ﻿24.5378°S 148.8896°E﻿ / -24.5378; 148.8896﻿ (Planet Downs airstrip))
* Rockland Springs (23°59′10″S 148°59′29″E﻿ / ﻿23.9862°S 148.9914°E﻿ / -23.9862; 148.9914﻿ (Rockland Springs))
* Somerby (24°12′39″S 148°44′25″E﻿ / ﻿24.2109°S 148.7403°E﻿ / -24.2109; 148.7403﻿ (Somerby)) with airstrip (24°12′15″S 148°44′18″E﻿ / ﻿24.2042°S 148.7383°E﻿ / -24.2042; 148.7383﻿ (Somerby airstrip))
* Sunlight (24°18′26″S 148°47′41″E﻿ / ﻿24.3072°S 148.7948°E﻿ / -24.3072; 148.7948﻿ (Sunlight))
* Washpool (24°12′04″S 148°49′30″E﻿ / ﻿24.2012°S 148.8249°E﻿ / -24.2012; 148.8249﻿ (Washpool)) with airstrip (24°12′10″S 148°49′53″E﻿ / ﻿24.2027°S 148.8313°E﻿ / -24.2027; 148.8313﻿ (Washpool airstrip)).
* Wybalena with airstrip (24°17′22″S 148°47′55″E﻿ / ﻿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".

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Humboldt had a population of 13 people.
In the 2021 census, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.

## 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.