Montrose, Queensland (Western Downs Region) should not be confused with Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region).
Type: | suburb |
Montrose | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -27.0038°N 150.6172°W |
Pop: | 49 |
Postcode: | 4413 |
Area: | 169.4 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Lga: | Western Downs Region |
Stategov: | Warrego |
Fedgov: | Maranoa |
Near-N: | Hopeland |
Near-Ne: | Hopeland |
Near-E: | Kogan |
Near-Se: | Kogan |
Near-S: | Kogan |
Near-Sw: | Tara |
Near-W: | Wieambilla |
Near-Nw: | Crossroads |
Montrose is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Montrose had a population of 49 people.
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.[1]
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.
In the, Montrose had a population of 65 people.
In the, Montrose had a population of 49 people.