Egypt, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Egypt
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.6761|152.0977|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Egypt (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 8
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4344
| area = 14.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 28.7
| dir1 = SW
| location1 = Gatton
| dist2 = 49.5
| dir2 = SE
| location2 = Toowoomba
| dist3 = 120
| dir3 = WSW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Lockyer Valley Region
| stategov = Lockyer
| fedgov = Wright
| near-n = Flagstone Creek
| near-ne = Flagstone Creek
| near-e = Mount Whitestone
| near-se = Fordsdale
| near-s = Fordsdale
| near-sw = Rockmount
| near-w = Stockyard
| near-nw = Stockyard
}}
Egypt is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|49515|Egypt|locality in Lockyer Valley Region|access-date=7 March 2022}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Egypt had a population of 8 people.
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 {{Convert|1|acre||abbr=}} of his land for the school.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113073719|title=SCHOOL FOR EGYPT.|date=27 June 1912|newspaper=Queensland Times|access-date=17 November 2019|issue=8486|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LIII|page=4 (DAILY)|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610052821/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113073719|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179976923|title=FLAGSTONE CREEK SCHOOL.|date=3 July 1912|newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette|access-date=17 November 2019|issue=10,038|location=Queensland, Australia|volume=LV|page=5|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610052821/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179976923|url-status=live}} However, there is no evidence that the school was ever established.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Egypt had a population of 15 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30954|name=Egypt (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Egypt had a population of 8 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30945|name=Egypt (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 June 2022}}