Living in Cooktown, QLD
Cooktown Statistics
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Tropical North Queensland
Region
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2,950
Population
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1,984km
Nearest Capital
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Cooktown airport 10km
Nearest Airport
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$345,000
Median House Price
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October Temp °C29 / 23
Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs in 1770.
Cooktown
Housing
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Comparison to median State house price
Based on LGA data
Median House Price
Rental House Median Price Per Month
Data source: ABS, [2019, 2020], LGA updated [2021], Corelogic [2025]
Property for Sale in Cooktown
Cooktown
Education
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Number of Institutions
Data sources:
Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Wikipedia, 4icu.
Schools And Universities in Cooktown
Education within 25KM of Cooktown
| 2 Childcare Centres | |
| cooktown kindergarten | |
| george bowen memorial kindergarten | |
| 4 Primary Schools | |
| cape york aboriginal australian academy | |
| rossville state school | |
| cooktown state school | |
| endeavour christian college | |
| 1 High School | |
| Holy Spirit College | |
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