Montrose, Queensland (Southern Downs Region)
Montrose is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Montrose had a population of 0 people.[1]
| Montrose Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Montrose | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.1602°S 151.7775°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
The locality takes its name from a 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.[2]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Montrose (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Montrose – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45953)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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