Cryna vs Josephville
Josephville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Cryna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cryna, about half of households are couple families. In Josephville, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cryna tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Josephville suits couples.
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
- Cryna carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 65/100)
- Josephville is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 68%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cryna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($288/wk vs $355/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cryna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 76 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (74.6 km vs 78.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cryna
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 65/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cryna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 3.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cryna 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.
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.
Demographics
Josephville has more residents (172 vs 134); Josephville rents higher ($355/wk vs $288/wk).
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 134 | 172 +28% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +18.6% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 46 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr same for both | |
| Median weekly rent | $288/wk | $355/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 524 across Scenic Rim same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of QLD | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% 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 55% of QLD same for both | |
Liveability
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Josephville carries more crime risk (65 vs 54).
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cryna | 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
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Josephville sits further from the CBD (78.4 km vs 74.6 km).
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 74.6 km | 78.4 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 70 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).
Setting
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 100 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 97 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.7 km | 49.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 0% 71 premises |
Climate
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,682 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,689/yr same for both | |
| Council | Scenic Rim same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cryna | 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
| Cryna | Josephville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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