$230 ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cooktown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cooktown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents as low as $230 are common in Cooktown, making it far more affordable than most of the country. While housing costs are well below national figures, the area has a high number of renters and homes that are often crowded.
$230
▲ +27.8%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooktown — lower than 66% of areas.
| Cooktown | $230 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | $140 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $230, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home loan payments are also much lower than usual, with a typical payment of $1,300 compared to $1,863 across Australia.
$1,300 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Cooktown splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (39%) and $200–$349 (38%), with $350–$549 at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cooktown, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by Under $1,000 (31%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 35.7% of households renting, which is well above the Australian figure. However, those who do own their homes are more likely to own them outright (34.1%) than people in the rest of the state.
35.7% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.1% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Cooktown splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned outright (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 85.4% of the market, far above the state average. These homes tend to be small, as the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure, which helps explain why people per bedroom is among the highest in the region.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.4% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.8%
- 2016: 80.5%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
49.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cooktown, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cooktown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 36%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 1 bedroom (14%).
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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30675/cooktown/topic/housing-dwellings