Median priceⓘLast 12 months
465kk
↑ +16.5% YoY
Cooktown is mostly about buying houses, with 39 sales at around $465K (up), taking about 110 days to sell (down a lot from 165 days last year), one of the country's least in-demand house markets, with 3-bedroom making up around 36%.
House rentals come a distant second, with 1 leases at $795 a week, renting out in about 57 days.
Who lives hereA below-average-income, renter-heavy, mixed-age suburb.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
9.7% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.0% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.
A predominantly Australian-born community.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.8× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Cooktown — choose a property type and size below.
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Cooktown in blue, peers in colour.
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
QLD markets whose Houses · Total segment behaves most like Cooktown's on the buy side — ranked by a like-for-like blend of price, yield, days on market, ownership cost and cycle phase.
Comparable sales markets to Cooktown include Gayndah (QLD 4625), Rosedale (QLD 4674), Lamb Island (QLD 4184), Ravenshoe (QLD 4888), Millstream (QLD 4888), Belvedere (QLD 4860), Goomeri (QLD 4601) and Babinda (QLD 4861). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
20 data-driven answers about Cooktown's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
The median house price in Cooktown, QLD 4895 is $465k as of June 2026, based on 39 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +16.5% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
The median weekly house rent in Cooktown is $795 as of June 2026, drawn from 1 leases over the past 12 months. House rents have moved +55.9% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
Gross rental yield in Cooktown is 9.00% for houses as of June 2026, compared with the QLD unit median of 4.35%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
As of June 2026, Cooktown medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $455k | $499k | $526k | $465k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
Cooktown's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +16.5% year-on-year; weekly house rents moved +55.9%; homes now sell in a median 110 days — faster than a year ago by 55; sales supply sits at 6.8 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Cooktown market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
As of June 2026 in Cooktown, house prices rose +16.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 9.00% against a QLD median of 3.71%, houses take a median 110 days to sell, sales supply is 6.8 months (very loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
Houses in Cooktown sell in a median 110 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 55 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Cooktown's sales market sits at 6.8 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.0 months of supply.
House prices in Cooktown moved +16.5% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
Cooktown's house rental market sits at 0.0 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 1 houses leased over the past 12 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Cooktown's house market is currently in the 'softer_firming' phase as of June 2026 — combining low sales velocity (bottom quartile nationally) with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
Cooktown's median house price ($465k) is 52% below the QLD median ($960k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 110 days vs 26 days state median. On gross yield, Cooktown sits at 9.00% vs 3.71% state median.
Cooktown's most-similar nearby market is Gayndah (1338.0 km away) with a median house price of $374k — about 20% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
The most-transacted segment in Cooktown over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 14 sales. 2 bed houses come second at 13 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
Cooktown recorded 39 house sales and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 39 transactions. On the rental side, 1 houses and 0 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
Cooktown, QLD 4895 is home to 2,746 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 44, and the average household holds 2.3 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
The median household in Cooktown earns $1k per week — roughly $63k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $678/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
Cooktown is mostly owner-occupied: about 58% of households are owner-occupiers and 37% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 36% own outright and 22% are paying off a mortgage.
Cooktown, QLD 4895 has a population of 2,746, a median age of 44, a median household income around $1k/week, 37% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
This Cooktown market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.
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