Josephville vs Kooralbyn

Josephville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Kooralbyn. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Josephville, most households are couple families. In Kooralbyn, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Josephville tends to suit couples, while Kooralbyn suits people living alone and 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

Josephville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 77%)
  • But Kooralbyn carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

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 32%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Josephville has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)
  • Kooralbyn has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $355/wk)

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

  • sits closer to the CBD (78.4 km vs 99.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (76 min vs 91 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kooralbyn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

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 -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Josephville Kooralbyn
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.

Josephville Kooralbyn
Walkability 0 / 0
Josephville — Walkability: 0/100 Kooralbyn — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 54
Josephville — Safety: 35/100 Kooralbyn — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Josephville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kooralbyn — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kooralbyn has more residents (1,697 vs 172); Josephville has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $48,984).

Josephville Kooralbyn
Population 172 1,697
+887% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -1.6%
Median age 46 53
Median household income $81,224/yr
+40% vs other
 $48,984/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+30% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Josephville Kooralbyn
0-4 — / 3.7%
Josephville — 0-4: not among its largest Kooralbyn — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 11.0% / 11.1%
Josephville — 5-14: 11.0% Kooralbyn — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 9.3% / 4.8%
Josephville — 15-19: 9.3% Kooralbyn — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.0% / 3.2%
Josephville — 20-24: 7.0% Kooralbyn — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 8.7% / 6.0%
Josephville — 25-34: 8.7% Kooralbyn — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 9.9% / 9.3%
Josephville — 35-44: 9.9% Kooralbyn — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 19.8% / 15.6%
Josephville — 45-54: 19.8% Kooralbyn — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 16.3% / 18.0%
Josephville — 55-64: 16.3% Kooralbyn — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 11.0% / 19.5%
Josephville — 65-74: 11.0% Kooralbyn — 65-74: 19.5%
75-84 4.1% / 8.3%
Josephville — 75-84: 4.1% Kooralbyn — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 1.6%
Josephville — 85+: not among its largest Kooralbyn — 85+: 1.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Josephville 57.9% couple families
Josephville — Couple Families: 57.9% Josephville — Lone Person: 23.7% Josephville — One Parent Families: 18.4% Josephville — Group Household: 0.0% Josephville — Other Families: 0.0%
Kooralbyn 29.3% couple families
Kooralbyn — Couple Families: 29.3% Kooralbyn — Lone Person: 49.4% Kooralbyn — One Parent Families: 14.9% Kooralbyn — Group Household: 4.7% Kooralbyn — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Josephville 32.6% renting
Josephville — Owned Outright: 30.4% Josephville — Mortgage: 37.0% Josephville — Renting: 32.6%
Kooralbyn 20.2% renting
Kooralbyn — Owned Outright: 41.9% Kooralbyn — Mortgage: 37.9% Kooralbyn — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Josephville Kooralbyn
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 19.1%
Josephville — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Kooralbyn — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.3%
Josephville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Kooralbyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.8%
Josephville — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Kooralbyn — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Josephville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Josephville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

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

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.

Josephville Kooralbyn
England 3.5% / 6.5%
Josephville — England: 3.5% Kooralbyn — England: 6.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / 5.5%
Josephville — New Zealand: 1.7% Kooralbyn — New Zealand: 5.5%
Lebanon 2.3% / —
Josephville — Lebanon: 2.3% Kooralbyn — Lebanon: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.8%
Josephville — Germany: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Germany: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Josephville — Philippines: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Josephville — Scotland: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Josephville 100.0% houses
Josephville — Houses: 100.0% Josephville — Townhouses: 0.0% Josephville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kooralbyn 77.1% houses
Kooralbyn — Houses: 77.1% Kooralbyn — Townhouses: 21.2% Kooralbyn — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Josephville Kooralbyn
Median house price — $842,500
Median unit price — $350,000
Median land price — $395,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 18 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Josephville Kooralbyn
Houses — 3.1%
$530/wk on $899K
Units — 4.9%
$375/wk on $399K

Ranking within QLD

Josephville Kooralbyn
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 60% of QLD Higher than 61% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 13% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Josephville Kooralbyn
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Josephville carries more crime risk (65 vs 46).

Josephville Kooralbyn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
46/100
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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Josephville Kooralbyn
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Josephville

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Kooralbyn

  • The Kooralbyn International School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Josephville Kooralbyn
Supermarkets 0 1
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Kooralbyn sits further from the CBD (99.8 km vs 78.4 km).

Josephville Kooralbyn
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 78.4 km 99.8 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 91 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.

Josephville Kooralbyn
Car (driver) 64.2% / 74.3%
Josephville — Car (driver): 64.2% Kooralbyn — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 16.3%
Josephville — Worked from Home: 26.9% Kooralbyn — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.3%
Josephville — Car (passenger): 4.5% Kooralbyn — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 4.5% / 3.4%
Josephville — Walked Only: 4.5% Kooralbyn — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus — / 0.7%
Josephville — Bus: not among its largest Kooralbyn — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Josephville Kooralbyn
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Josephville Kooralbyn
Connectivity score 30/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 6%
1,145 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Josephville

River Rural

Kooralbyn

Retirees Rural Townhouses

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