Josephville, Queensland


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

Geography

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.

Demographics

Josephville has a population of 166 at the. 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, English and Irish, while the most common country of birth was Australia, and the most commonly spoken language at home was English. The most common nominated religions were Catholic, Anglican and the Uniting Church. The most common occupation was a manager and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week.