Josephville is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Josephville had 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

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and the

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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. Tenders were called to build Tamrookum Lower State School in May 1909, with A.C. Lather's tender of £181 5s accepted in June 1909. The school opened on 4 November 1909. On 15 October 1928 it was renamed Josephville State School. It closed on 1 September 1935 due to poor attendances. 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 (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%).

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Mountain Dale () * Riverleigh () * Tally-Ho () * The Hollow ()

Education

There are no schools in Josephville. The nearest government primary schools are Tamrookum State School in Tamrookum to the south and Beaudesert State School in neighbouring Beaudesert to the north west. The nearest government secondary school is Beaudesert State High School in Beaudesert.

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