Humeburn, Queensland

Humeburn is a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the, Humeburn had a population of 9 people.

Geography

The Paroo River flows through the locality from the north to the south.
The Boobara Opal Reserve is located in the south-east of the locality.
The land use is grazing on native vegetation.
Humeburn has the following mountains :

Mount Gindighally
Mount Googoolwaddy
Mount Arthur
Mount Harry
Mount Maria
Mount Anderson
Beal Bluff
Mount Banco
Mount Bowen
Mount Herbert

History

The locality most likely takes its name from the Humeburn pastoral lease of operated by A.F. Sullivan in the District of Warrego in 1865. Sullivan also operated two similarly sized pastoral leases in the area called Humeburn North and Humeburn South. As at 2016, the Humeburn pastoral station still operates as a beef cattle producer.

Demographics

In the, Humeburn had a population of 22 people.
In the, Humeburn had a population of 9 people.

Education

There are no schools in Humeburn. The nearest government primary schools are Wyandra State School in neighbouring Wyandra in the north-east, Cunnamulla State School in neighbouring Cunnamulla to the south-east, and Eulo State School in neighbouring Eulo to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Cunnamulla State School. However, due to the size of the locality of Humeburn, much of the locality is too distant from these schools for a daily commute, so the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.