$200 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $163
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cook · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Cook
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 83.6% of all homes in Cook, far above the national figure. This vast area is marked by housing costs that are well below those in Queensland and the rest of Australia. While most people live in detached houses, they are often smaller than usual, with fewer large family homes.
$200
▲ +42.9%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cook — lower than 71% of areas.
| Cook | $200 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the national figure at $200, and usual monthly mortgage payments of $1,300 are also well below the Queensland average. Both have risen since 2011, with rents increasing by $60 and mortgages by $300.
$1,300 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,000
- 2016: $1,255
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is Under $200 at 50%, followed by $200–$349 (32%) and $350–$549 (16%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Cook splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and Under $1,000 (35%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people own their homes outright here than in most of Australia, at 34.7%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is much higher than in most similar areas, although this fell by 6.9 points since 2011.
34.4% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.7% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Cook splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Rented (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Houses in Cook are often smaller, with the share of homes having three or more bedrooms far below the national figure. This is consistent with the area having a very high number of people per bedroom compared to the rest of the state.
1.00 ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.6% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 82.8%
- 2016: 80.6%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
47.7% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cook, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Other dwelling is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 34%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 1 bedroom (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32500/cook/topic/housing-dwellings