Humeburn is a
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Shire of Paroo
The Shire of Paroo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of . In the , the Shire had a population of 1,679.
The region incorporates t ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Humeburn had a population of 22 people.
Geography
The
Paroo River
The Paroo River, a series of waterholes, connected in wet weather as a running stream of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the South West region of Queensland and Far West region of New South Wales, Austra ...
flows through the locality from the north (
Cooladdi
Cooladdi is a ghost town and rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.
The town is 88 kilometres (54 mi) west of Charleville on the road to Quilpie, 122 kilometres (75 mi) to the west.
Cooladdi is situated west of the city ...
) to the south (
Eulo
Eulo is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eulo had a population of 95 people. It is known for its opal mining.
Geography
Eulo is west of Cunnamulla and west of Brisbane.
The town is located ...
).
The Boobara Opal Reserve () is located in the south-east of the locality.
The county is divided into civil parishes.
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.
References
{{Shire of Paroo
Shire of Paroo
Localities in Queensland