Josephville, Queensland

Josephville is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 census Josephville recorded a population of 166 people.[1] The main land use in the area is agriculture.

Josephville
Queensland
Paddocks along The Hollows Road, 2016
Josephville
Coordinates28°0′43″S 152°55′20″E
Population166 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4285
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)Wright
Localities around Josephville:
Bromelton Bromelton Beaudesert
Bromelton Josephville Cryna
Kooralbyn Laravale Laravale

Geography
Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor, 2016

Part of the northern border is marked by the Logan River and its tributary Sandy Creek. A section of the border in the south also follows the Logan River. In the west the land rises to elevations above 500 m above sea level. Both the Mount Lindesay Highway and the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor pass through Josephville.

History

The Beaudesert Shire Tramway, which operated from 1903 to 1944, had a station here. Josephville was once part of Beaudesert Shire, a former local government area.

Tamrookum Lower State School opened on 4 November 1909. On 15 October 1928 it was renamed Josephville State School. It closed on 1 September 1935.[3][4]

Demographics

Josephville has a population of 166 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 65 households, in which 47.0% of the population are males and 53.0% of the population are females with a median age of 43, 5 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,312, $126 below the national average.

1.8% of Josephville's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 55.9% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 44.1% of the population is not married. 26.7% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (34.7%), English (30.7%) and Irish (15.1%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (90.6%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (94.4%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (25.8%), Anglican (23.9%) and the Uniting Church (17.2%). The most common occupation was a manager (23.1%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (59.1%).[1]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Josephville". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Josephville – locality (entry 49842)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. "Josephville State School". Agency Details. Queensland State Archives. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. 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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