Josephville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Josephville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Josephville, accounting for 58.2% of families. This is a place where homes are larger than usual, with a typical household of 2.8 people. This higher density is reflected in the very low number of people living on their own.

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📍 Josephville, Suburb / Locality

Where Josephville sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -17.6%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Josephville — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Josephville2.8
4285, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Josephville hold 2.8 people, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Only 16.4% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.8 ▼ -17.6%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.4% ▲ +60.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 21.4%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Josephville, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.2% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. The rest of the community consists mainly of couples, with 24.6% having no children.

14.2% ▲ +56.0%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 14.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Josephville, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Josephville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31453/josephville/topic/family-households