Egypt, Queensland

Egypt
Egypt; Queensland
	Egypt
Coordinates	27°40′34″S152°05′52″E / 27.6761°S 152.0977°E Coordinates: 27°40′34″S152°05′52″E / 27.6761°S 152.0977°E
Population	15 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4344
Area	14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Lockyer Valley Region
State electorate(s)	Lockyer
Federal Division(s)	Wright
	Suburbs around Egypt:

Last updated February 03, 2021

Egypt is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Egypt had a population of 15 people.^[1]

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]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Egypt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Egypt – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 49515)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
↑ "SCHOOL FOR EGYPT". Queensland Times . LIII (8486). Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1912. p. 4 (DAILY). Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "FLAGSTONE CREEK SCHOOL". Darling Downs Gazette . LV (10, 038). Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Egypt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Egypt – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 49515)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[3] "SCHOOL FOR EGYPT". Queensland Times . LIII (8486). Queensland, Australia. 27 June 1912. p. 4 (DAILY). Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "FLAGSTONE CREEK SCHOOL". Darling Downs Gazette . LV (10, 038). Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2019– via National Library of Australia.

[qfhs-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

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