Bromelton vs Josephville

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bromelton tends to suit older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bromelton is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 76%)
  • Josephville carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 89/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Josephville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bromelton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $355/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)
  • But Josephville has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Josephville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.4 km vs 80.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bromelton has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • Josephville carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 89/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Josephville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -16.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bromelton and Josephville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bromelton Josephville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bromelton Josephville
Walkability 0 / 0
Bromelton — Walkability: 0/100 Josephville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 35
Bromelton — Safety: 11/100 Josephville — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bromelton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Josephville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Josephville rents higher ($355/wk vs $245/wk); Josephville has more residents (172 vs 129).

Bromelton Josephville
Population 129 172
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.8% +3.6%
Median age 48 46
Median household income $76,648/yr $81,224/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk $355/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bromelton Josephville
0-4 3.1% / —
Bromelton — 0-4: 3.1% Josephville — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.1% / 11.0%
Bromelton — 5-14: 10.1% Josephville — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 7.0% / 9.3%
Bromelton — 15-19: 7.0% Josephville — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 5.4% / 7.0%
Bromelton — 20-24: 5.4% Josephville — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 8.5% / 8.7%
Bromelton — 25-34: 8.5% Josephville — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 16.3% / 9.9%
Bromelton — 35-44: 16.3% Josephville — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 17.8% / 19.8%
Bromelton — 45-54: 17.8% Josephville — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 13.2% / 16.3%
Bromelton — 55-64: 13.2% Josephville — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 15.5% / 11.0%
Bromelton — 65-74: 15.5% Josephville — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 8.5% / 4.1%
Bromelton — 75-84: 8.5% Josephville — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ — / —
Bromelton — 85+: not among its largest Josephville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bromelton 57.1% couple families
Bromelton — Couple Families: 57.1% Bromelton — One Parent Families: 42.9% Bromelton — Lone Person: 0.0%
Josephville 57.9% couple families
Josephville — Couple Families: 57.9% Josephville — One Parent Families: 18.4% Josephville — Lone Person: 23.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bromelton 18.2% renting
Bromelton — Owned Outright: 51.5% Bromelton — Mortgage: 30.3% Bromelton — Renting: 18.2%
Josephville 32.6% renting
Josephville — Owned Outright: 30.4% Josephville — Mortgage: 37.0% Josephville — Renting: 32.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bromelton Josephville
England 3.9% / 3.5%
Bromelton — England: 3.9% Josephville — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 4.7% / 1.7%
Bromelton — New Zealand: 4.7% Josephville — New Zealand: 1.7%
Lebanon — / 2.3%
Bromelton — Lebanon: not among its largest Josephville — Lebanon: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bromelton Josephville
Certificate III & IV 17.8% / 20.9%
Bromelton — Certificate III & IV: 17.8% Josephville — Certificate III & IV: 20.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 5.8%
Bromelton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Josephville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.8%
Bromelton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Josephville — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bromelton 92.9% houses
Bromelton — Houses: 92.9% Bromelton — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Josephville 100.0% houses
Josephville — Houses: 100.0% Josephville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Bromelton Josephville
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bromelton Josephville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 55% of QLD

Liveability

Bromelton Josephville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bromelton carries more crime risk (89 vs 65).

Bromelton Josephville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bromelton Josephville
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bromelton Josephville
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Bromelton sits further from the CBD (80.8 km vs 78.4 km).

Bromelton Josephville
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 80.8 km
+3% vs other
 78.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 76 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 4285
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 4285
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bromelton Josephville
Car (driver) 66.7% / 64.2%
Bromelton — Car (driver): 66.7% Josephville — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 26.9%
Bromelton — Worked from Home: 19.6% Josephville — Worked from Home: 26.9%
Walked Only 13.7% / 4.5%
Bromelton — Walked Only: 13.7% Josephville — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.5%
Bromelton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Josephville — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).

Setting

Bromelton Josephville
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bromelton Josephville
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
71 premises

Climate

Bromelton Josephville
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bromelton Josephville
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Bromelton Josephville
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bromelton Josephville
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bromelton

Rural

Josephville

River Rural

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