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Josephville vs Tamrookum
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Josephville profile · Tamrookum profile
Josephville Tamrookum
Josephville and Tamrookum are two nearby rural areas in Queensland, but they differ in their age and income profiles. Josephville is more affluent, with 20.0% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to none in Tamrookum. Josephville also has a higher share of renters at 27.3%, who pay a typical weekly rent of $355, which is $155 more than the typical rent in Tamrookum. In contrast, Tamrookum has a much older population, with 23.4% of residents aged 65 and over compared to 12.8% in Josephville. This age gap helps explain why people with long-term health conditions are far more common in Tamrookum at 38.3%.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, as all homes are separate detached houses and no one uses public transport to commute. Both areas are roughly an hour's drive from the city and have no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. While Josephville is noticeably older on average, with a typical resident aged 46 compared to 42 in Tamrookum, the two areas track closely in their household sizes, with both averaging between 2.6 and 2.8 people per home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 201
- First area, 2016: 166
- First area, 2021: 172
- Second area, 2016: 91
- Second area, 2021: 94
- First area, 2011: 31 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Josephville: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Tamrookum: 2.8% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Josephville: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Tamrookum: 7.3% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Josephville: 0.0% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Tamrookum: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 70–74 in Josephville: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Tamrookum: 4.6% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Josephville: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Tamrookum: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Josephville: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Tamrookum: 5.5% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Josephville: 4.3% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Tamrookum: 3.7% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Josephville: 7.4% males, 2.5% females; 50–54 in Tamrookum: 5.5% males, 6.4% females
- 45–49 in Josephville: 3.7% males, 7.4% females; 45–49 in Tamrookum: 0.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Josephville: 2.5% males, 3.7% females; 40–44 in Tamrookum: 3.7% males, 7.3% females
- 35–39 in Josephville: 4.3% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Tamrookum: 0.0% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Josephville: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Tamrookum: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Josephville: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Tamrookum: 4.6% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Josephville: 4.3% males, 3.7% females; 20–24 in Tamrookum: 2.8% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Josephville: 8.6% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in Tamrookum: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Josephville: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Tamrookum: 3.7% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Josephville: 3.1% males, 1.9% females; 5–9 in Tamrookum: 8.3% males, 4.6% females
- 0–4 in Josephville: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Tamrookum: 4.6% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $719
- First area, 2016: $589
- First area, 2021: $777
- Second area, 2016: $506
- Second area, 2021: $515
- First area, 2011: $1,263
- First area, 2016: $1,312
- First area, 2021: $1,562
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,292
- First area, 2011: $1,158
- First area, 2016: $1,542
- First area, 2021: $1,792
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,541
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.4
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $380
- First area, 2016: $265
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,582
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,867
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Josephville vs Tamrookum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31453/josephville/vs/SAL32733/tamrookum