Josephville is a rural

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in the

Scenic Rim Region The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Josephville had a population of 172 people. The primary land use in the area is agriculture.

Geography

Part of the northern border is marked by the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

and its tributary Sandy Creek, while a section of the southern border also follows the Logan River. In the west, the land rises to elevations above above sea level. Both the

Mount Lindesay Highway Mount Lindesay Highway is an Australian national highway located in Queensland. The highway runs southwest from Brisbane, where it leaves Ipswich Road in the suburb of Moorooka (as Beaudesert Road to the Logan Motorway), to the Queensland &nd ...

and the

Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor The Sydney–Brisbane railway corridor consists of the long standard-gauge main line between the Australia, Australian state capitals of Brisbane (Queensland) and Sydney (New South Wales), and the lines immediately connected to it. Descript ...

pass through Josephville.

History

The

Beaudesert Shire Tramway The Beaudesert Shire Tramway was a narrow gauge tramway which operated from Beaudesert to Lamington and Rathdowney in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia, It was one of 15 light railways built and operated by Divisional Boards and Sh ...

, which operated from 1903 to 1944, had a station in Josephville. Josephville was once part of

Beaudesert Shire The Shire of Beaudesert was a local government area located in South East Queensland, Australia, stretching from the New South Wales border, along the Gold Coast hinterland to the urban fringes of the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich. The Shire ...

, a former local government area. Tenders to build Tamrookum Lower State School were called in May 1909, and A.C. Lather's tender of £181 5s was accepted in June 1909. The school opened on 4 November 1909. On 15 October 1928, it was renamed Josephville State School. Due to poor attendance, it closed on 1 September 1935.

Demographics

In the , the population of Josephville was 166. The locality contained 65 households, with 47.0% of the population being males and 53.0% females. The median age was 43, five years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,312, $126 below the national average. 1.8% of Josephville's population were of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. 55.9% of the population aged 15 or over were either registered or de facto married, while 44.1% were not married, and 26.7% of the population were attending some form of 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 manager (23.1%), and the majority of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (59.1%). In the , the locality of Josephville had a population of 172 people.

Economy

The locality contains a number of homesteads: * 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 Tamrookum is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tamrookum had a population of 94 people. Geography The Mount Lindesay Highway traverses Tamrookum from north (Laravale ...

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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