Montrose, Queensland (Western Downs Region)

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]

Montrose
Queensland
Montrose is located in Queensland
Montrose
Montrose
Coordinates27°00′14″S 150°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 zoneAEST (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

History

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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

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Montrose (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ a b "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.