Montrose, Queensland (Western Downs Region)

Montrose
Montrose; Queensland
	Montrose
Coordinates	27°00′14″S150°37′02″E / 27.0038°S 150.6172°E Coordinates: 27°00′14″S150°37′02″E / 27.0038°S 150.6172°E
Population	65 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4413
Area	169.4 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:

Last updated March 23, 2021

Montrose is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Montrose had a population of 65 people.^[1]

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]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Montrose – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] 1 2 "Montrose – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47728)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[qfhs-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

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