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Cooktown property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Cooktown, QLD (2,828 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Crime near Cooktown

Cooktown sits in the Cooktown police division, which recorded 813 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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19
Break-ins
5
Vehicle theft
62
Other theft
76
Property damage
4
Fraud
1
Handling stolen goods
131
Assault
9
Sexual offences
1
Robbery
4
Other against the person
0
Homicide
501
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 813 total. Figures are for the whole Cooktown police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cooktown

PrimaryCooktown SS · Hopevale Campus of CYAAA · Rossville SS

Cooktown can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Cooktown

At the 2021 Census, 12.7% of Cooktown’s 2,746 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian33.9%
English31.1%
Australian Aboriginal15.3%
Irish9.7%
Scottish8%
German5.4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.5%
England2.4%
Philippines0.7%
Germany0.6%
South Africa0.6%
PNG0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Cooktown

Cook council approved 59 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
53
Houses
6
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cook council area (not just Cooktown). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cooktown address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.