Josephville vs Laravale

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Josephville, most households are couple families. On these figures, Josephville tends to suit couples, while Laravale suits people living alone, families with children, 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

They split

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

  • Josephville is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 52%)
  • Laravale carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 65/100)

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

Laravale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($313/wk vs $355/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Josephville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (78.4 km vs 84.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Laravale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 65/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)

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 -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Josephville and Laravale 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 Laravale
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 Laravale
Walkability 0 / 0
Josephville — Walkability: 0/100 Laravale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 76
Josephville — Safety: 35/100 Laravale — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Josephville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Laravale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Josephville rents higher ($355/wk vs $313/wk); Josephville has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $73,112).

Josephville Laravale
Population 172 185
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -2.1%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $81,224/yr
+10% vs other
 $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+12% vs other
 $313/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Josephville Laravale
0-4 — / 10.3%
Josephville — 0-4: not among its largest Laravale — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 11.0% / 9.7%
Josephville — 5-14: 11.0% Laravale — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 9.3% / 3.2%
Josephville — 15-19: 9.3% Laravale — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 7.0% / 1.6%
Josephville — 20-24: 7.0% Laravale — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 8.7% / 8.6%
Josephville — 25-34: 8.7% Laravale — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.9% / 11.9%
Josephville — 35-44: 9.9% Laravale — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 19.8% / 17.3%
Josephville — 45-54: 19.8% Laravale — 45-54: 17.3%
55-64 16.3% / 14.1%
Josephville — 55-64: 16.3% Laravale — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 11.0% / 16.2%
Josephville — 65-74: 11.0% Laravale — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 4.1% / 6.5%
Josephville — 75-84: 4.1% Laravale — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 2.2%
Josephville — 85+: not among its largest Laravale — 85+: 2.2%

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%
Laravale 37.0% couple families
Laravale — Couple Families: 37.0% Laravale — Lone Person: 39.1% Laravale — One Parent Families: 15.2% Laravale — Group Household: 8.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Laravale 26.9% renting
Laravale — Owned Outright: 40.3% Laravale — Mortgage: 32.8% Laravale — Renting: 26.9%
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.

Josephville Laravale
England 3.5% / 2.2%
Josephville — England: 3.5% Laravale — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.7%
Josephville — New Zealand: 1.7% Laravale — New Zealand: 2.7%
Lebanon 2.3% / —
Josephville — Lebanon: 2.3% Laravale — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Josephville Laravale
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 17.8%
Josephville — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Laravale — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 10.3%
Josephville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Laravale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.9%
Josephville — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Laravale — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Josephville 100.0% houses
Josephville — Houses: 100.0%
Laravale 100.0% houses
Laravale — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Josephville Laravale
Median house price — $1,720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Josephville Laravale
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 26% of QLD Higher than 45% 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 45% of QLD

Liveability

Josephville Laravale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Josephville carries more crime risk (65 vs 24).

Josephville Laravale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
24/100
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 Laravale
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

Josephville Laravale
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

Laravale sits further from the CBD (84.1 km vs 78.4 km).

Josephville Laravale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 78.4 km 84.1 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 76 min 74 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 Laravale
Car (driver) 64.2% / 70.5%
Josephville — Car (driver): 64.2% Laravale — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 17.9%
Josephville — Worked from Home: 26.9% Laravale — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Walked Only 4.5% / 6.4%
Josephville — Walked Only: 4.5% Laravale — Walked Only: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.1%
Josephville — Car (passenger): 4.5% Laravale — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Josephville Laravale
Elevation 97 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 49.9 km 48.9 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Josephville

River Rural

Laravale

Rural Young Families

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