Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)

Montrose is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Montrose had a population of 0 people.[4]

Montrose
Queensland
Montrose is located in Queensland
Montrose
Montrose
Coordinates28°09′37″S 151°46′39″E / 28.1602°S 151.7775°E / -28.1602; 151.7775 (Montrose (centre of locality))
Population0 (SAL 2016)[1][2]
Postcode(s)4370
Area13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Montrose:
Thane Pratten Pratten
Thane Montrose Cunningham
Greymare Greymare Rodgers Creek

Geography edit

The locality is bounded to the south by the Cunningham Highway, which enters the locality from the south-east (Cunningham / Rodgers Creek) and exits to the south-west (Greymare).[5]

The South Western railway line runs to the north and loosely parallel with the highway, entering the locality from the east (Cunningham) and exiting to the west (Greymare).[5] The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned Montrose railway station (28°10′52″S 151°47′34″E / 28.1810°S 151.7929°E / -28.1810; 151.7929 (Montrose railway station)).[6]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History edit

The locality takes its name from the railway station, which, in turn, came from a pastoral run, named by pastoralist St George Richard Gore after the town of Montrose in Forfarshire, Scotland.[3]

Demographics edit

In the 2016 census, Montrose had a population of 0 people.[7]

In the 2021 census, Montrose had a population of 0 people.[4]

Education edit

There are no schools in Montrose. The nearest government primary school is Wheatvale State School in Wheatvale to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Warwick State High School in Warwick to the east.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (Southern Downs - Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  3. ^ a b "Montrose – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45953)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Montrose (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  5. ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ "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. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  8. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2023.