Humphery, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Humphery
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.6066°N 151.4733°W
Pop:24
Postcode:4625
Area:34.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.7
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Gayndah
Dist2:165
Dir2:W
Location2:Maryborough
Dist3:340
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Near-N:Binjour
Near-Ne:Reids Creek
Near-E:Dirnbir
Near-Se:Deep Creek
Near-S:Deep Creek
Near-Sw:Glenrae
Near-W:Glenrae
Near-Nw:Philpott

Humphery is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Humphery had a population of 24 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary and part of the southern before flowing through and forming part of the eastern boundary. Aranbanga Creek also forms part of the southern boundary before joining the Burnett River.

Boomerang is a neighbourhood in the locality (-25.6166°N 151.4333°W).[2]

The Mungar-to-Monto railway line traverses the locality roughly following the northern side of the Burnett River, entering from the east (Dirnbir) and exiting to the north-west (Philpott). There were two railway stations serving the locality but both are now abandoned:

History

Boomerang takes its name from a pastoral run of which was from the town of Gayndah. In 1853 the run was held in 1853 by Edmund L. Smee.

Demographics

In the, Humphery had a population of 34 people.

In the, Humphery had a population of 24 people.

Heritage listings

Humphery has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. 28 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. 12 July 2013.
  5. Web site: North Burnett Local Heritage Register. North Burnett Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf. 16 August 2019. live. 16 August 2019.