Egypt, Queensland

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Egypt
Queensland
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Egypt
Coordinates 27°40′34″S152°05′52″E / 27.6761°S 152.0977°E / -27.6761; 152.0977 (Egypt (centre of locality))
Population8 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.54/km2 (1.40/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4344
Area14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s) Lockyer
Federal division(s) Wright
Suburbs around Egypt:
Stockyard Flagstone Creek Flagstone Creek
Stockyard Egypt Mount Whitestone
Rockmount Fordsdale Fordsdale

Egypt is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Egypt had a population of 8 people. [1]

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History

In June 1912, a public meeting called for the establishment of a school as there were about 17 children who would attend. John Renton offered 1 acre (0.40 ha) of his land for the school. [3] [4] However, there is no evidence that the school was ever established. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Egypt had a population of 15 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Egypt had a population of 8 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Egypt. The nearest government primary schools are Flagstone Creek State School in neighbouring Flagstone Creek to the north and Mount Whitestone State School in neighbouring Mount Whitestone to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Lockyer District State High School in Gatton to the north-east and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, Tooowoomba, to the north-west. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Egypt (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Egypt – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 49515)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "SCHOOL FOR EGYPT". Queensland Times . Vol. LIII, no. 8486. Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1912. p. 4 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "FLAGSTONE CREEK SCHOOL". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LV, no. 10, 038. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1912. p. 5. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Egypt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 10 June 2022.