Montrose, Queensland (Western Downs Region)

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Montrose
Queensland
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Montrose
Coordinates 27°00′14″S150°37′02″E / 27.0038°S 150.6172°E / -27.0038; 150.6172
Population49 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.2893/km2 (0.749/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413
Area169.4 km2 (65.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Montrose:
Crossroads Hopeland Hopeland
Wieambilla Montrose Kogan
Tara Kogan Kogan

Montrose is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Montrose had a population of 49 people. [1]

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History

The locality takes its name from the parish and the pastoral run name, which pastoralist St George Richard Gore named on 5 May 1866 after the town of Montrose in Forfarshire, Scotland. [2]

Malara Provisional School and Montrose Provision School both opened circa 1911 as half-time provisional schools (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). In 1919 both schools closed due to low student numbers. [3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Montrose had a population of 65 people. [4]

In the 2021 census, Montrose had a population of 49 people. [1]

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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 Western Downs Region (entry 47728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg