Egypt, Queensland

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]

Egypt
Queensland
Egypt
Coordinates27.6761°S 152.0977°E / -27.6761; 152.0977
Population15 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.01/km2 (2.62/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4344
Area14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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

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]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Egypt (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  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.
  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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