Humphery, Queensland

Last updated

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Humphery
Queensland
Humphrey, Queensland, Railway Station.jpg
Humphrey railway station, 1977
Australia Queensland location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Humphery
Coordinates 25°36′24″S151°28′24″E / 25.6066°S 151.4733°E / -25.6066; 151.4733 (Humphery (centre of locality))
Population24 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.706/km2 (1.83/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4625
Area34.0 km2 (13.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Humphery:
Philpott Binjour Reids Creek
Glenrae Humphery Dirnbir
Glenrae Deep Creek Deep Creek

Humphery is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Humphery had a population of 24 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The Burnett River forms the south-western boundary and part of the southern boundary before flowing through and forming part of the eastern boundary. Aranbanga Creek also forms part of the southern boundary before joining the Burnett River. [3]

Boomerang is a neighbourhood in the locality ( 25°37′00″S151°26′00″E / 25.6166°S 151.4333°E / -25.6166; 151.4333 (Boomerang (neighbourhood)) ). [4]

The Mungar-to-Monto railway line traversed the locality roughly following the northern side of the Burnett River, entering from the east (Dirnbir) and exiting to the north-west (Philpott). [5] There were two railway stations serving the locality:

History

Boomerang takes its name from a pastoral run of 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) which was 10 miles (16 km) from the town of Gayndah. In 1853 the run was held in 1853 by Edmund L. Smee. [4]

The seventh section of the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened from Gayndah to Boomerang was opened on 1 November 1913 with the Humphery and Boomerang railway stations serving the locality. [7] [8]

On 1 June 1918, one man was killed and two women were seriously injured following this collision between a cattle train and a mixed goods train at Humphery railway station. The collision crushed the guard's van and telescoped a passenger carriage, fatally injuring one of its occupants. [9] [10]

The railway line closed in 2012. [11] In 2022, the railway line through Humphery was re-opened as a section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail. [12]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Humphery had a population of 34 people. [13]

In the 2021 census, Humphery had a population of 24 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Humphery rail bridge, 2002 Rail Bridge (Humphery) Gayndah (2002).jpg
Humphery rail bridge, 2002

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

Education

There are no schools in Humphery. The nearest government primary schools are Gayndah State School in Gayndah to the east, Binjour Plateau State School in neighbouring Binjour to the north, and Mundubbera State College in Mundubbera to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mundubbera State College (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Humphery (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Humphery – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Humphery, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Boomerang – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 39230)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "MUNDUBBERA EXTENSION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 12, 633. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "MUNDUBBERA EXTENSION". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser . No. 12, 633. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Humphery Railway Smash". The Bundaberg Mail . Vol. 48, no. 6, 469. Queensland, Australia. 29 June 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Humphrey Crash". Great Australian Railway Disasters. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier-Mail . Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. ↑ RTA News (10 July 2022). "Opening of the Burnett River Bridges section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail". Rail Trails Australia. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Humphery (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "Rail Bridge (Humphery) (entry 600518)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Humphery, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.