Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)

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Montrose
Queensland
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Montrose
Coordinates 28°09′37″S151°46′39″E / 28.1602°S 151.7775°E / -28.1602; 151.7775 (Montrose (centre of locality))
Population0 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4370
Area13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (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

Montrose is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Montrose had "no people or a very low population". [1]

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Geography

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). [3]

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). [3] The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned Montrose railway station ( 28°10′52″S151°47′34″E / 28.1810°S 151.7929°E / -28.1810; 151.7929 (Montrose railway station) ). [4]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation. [3]

History

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. [2]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Montrose had "no people or a very low population". [5]

In the 2021 census, Montrose had "no people or a very low population". [1]

Education

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. [6]

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References

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