| Type: | suburb |
| Humboldt | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -24.2922°N 148.925°W |
| Pop: | 49 |
| Postcode: | 4702 |
| Area: | 2033.1 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 49.6 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Rolleston |
| Dist2: | 96.2 |
| Dir2: | S |
| Location2: | Blackwater |
| Dist3: | 143 |
| Dir3: | SE |
| Location3: | Emerald |
| Dist4: | 290 |
| Dir4: | SW |
| Location4: | Rockhampton |
| Dist5: | 718 |
| Dir5: | NW |
| Location5: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Central Highlands Region |
| Stategov: | Gregory |
| Fedgov: | Flynn |
| Near-N: | Stewarton |
| Near-Ne: | Blackdown Wooroona |
| Near-E: | Goomally |
| Near-Se: | Dromedary |
| Near-S: | Arcadia Valley |
| Near-Sw: | Coorumbene |
| Near-W: | Lowesby |
| Near-Nw: | Togara |
Humboldt is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.
The Dawson Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality and the ridgeline of the Expedition Range (-24.2166°N 149.05°W) forms the eastern boundary.[2]
There are a number of protected areas:
The Shotover Range (-24.1666°N 149°W) runs north-south through the centre of the locality including the national park.[3]
Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Letter Camp (-24.1°N 148.8°W). and Wilsons Camp (-24.0833°N 148.8333°W) are two neighhourhoods in the north-west of the locality.[4] [5]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[6] [7]
Expedition Range was named on 27 November 1844 by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt who described it as "particularly striking and imposing".
In the, Humboldt had a population of 13 people.
In the, Humboldt had a population of 49 people.
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.