Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region) Explained

Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region) should not be confused with Montrose, Queensland (Western Downs Region).

Type:suburb
Montrose
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.1602°N 151.7775°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4370
Area:13.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:29.5
Dir1:WNW
Location1:Warwick
Dist2:91.7
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:148
Dir3:SW
Location3:Ipswich
Dist4:189
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Pratten
Near-Ne:Pratten
Near-E:Cunningham
Near-Se:Rodgers Creek
Near-S:Greymare
Near-Sw:Greymare
Near-W:Thane
Near-Nw:Thane

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

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).

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). The locality was historically served by the now-abandoned Montrose railway station (-28.181°N 151.7929°W).[2]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

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.[1]

Demographics

In the, Montrose had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Montrose had "no people or a very low population".

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 11 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 26 November 2023 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.