Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001010470
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,477,776
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2