Cooktown

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30680
People 2,631
Male 52%
Female 48%
Median age 44
Families 580
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,463
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,067
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $210
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,368 52.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,261 48.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 382 14.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,631 people in Cooktown. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 14.5% of the population.

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Age Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 164 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 181 6.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 177 6.7 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 112 4.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 111 4.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 138 5.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 131 5.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 136 5.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 175 6.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 153 5.8 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 194 7.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 234 8.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 229 8.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 223 8.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 144 5.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 78 3.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 25 0.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 31 1.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cooktown was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 814 38.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 94 4.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 280 13.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 82 3.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 832 39.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cooktown aged 15 years and over, 38.7% were married and 17.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 597 37.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 284 17.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 704 44.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cooktown, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 31 3.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 131 15.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 14 1.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 53 6.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 89 10.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 25 2.9 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 1.3 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 33 3.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 23 2.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 21 2.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 439 50.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cooktown 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.6% were in primary school, 14.5% in secondary school and 6.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 238 11.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 169 8.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 73 3.4 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 368 17.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 223 10.5 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 81 3.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 252 11.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 156 7.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 471 22.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cooktown, 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,107 31.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 861 24.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 273 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 222 6.2 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 163 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Cooktown were Australian 31.0%, English 24.1%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 6.2% and German 4.6%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Cooktown (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,838 69.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 82 3.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 68 2.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 24 0.9 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 22 0.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Papua New Guinea 15 0.6 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1

In Cooktown, 69.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.6%, Germany 0.9%, Philippines 0.8% and Papua New Guinea 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 402 15.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 145 5.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 147 5.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,487 56.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Cooktown, 56.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,660 63.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 137 5.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 85 3.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 38 1.5 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
Philippines 25 1.0 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Cooktown, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.6%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 3.3%, Germany 1.5% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,660 63.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 123 4.7 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 91 3.5 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 42 1.6 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Germany 32 1.2 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Cooktown, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.1%, England 4.7%, New Zealand 3.5%, Philippines 1.6% and Germany 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 833 31.5 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 466 17.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 419 15.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 372 14.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Lutheran 99 3.7 56,437 1.2 174,019 0.7

The most common responses for religion in Cooktown were No Religion, so described 31.5%, Not stated 17.6%, Catholic 15.9%, Anglican 14.1% and Lutheran 3.7%. In Cooktown, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Guugu Yimidhirr 36 1.4 765 0.0 775 0.0
German 25 1.0 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Auslan 13 0.5 2,336 0.0 10,112 0.0
French 8 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Tagalog 8 0.3 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 2,059 78.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 85 6.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cooktown 78.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Guugu Yimidhirr 1.4%, German 1.0%, Auslan 0.5%, French 0.3% and Tagalog 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 648 58.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 339 30.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 67 6.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 50 4.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cooktown. Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 88 8.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 83 7.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 163 15.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 195 18.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 454 42.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cooktown, 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 208 19.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 155 14.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 132 12.5 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 129 12.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 119 11.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 114 10.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 87 8.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 84 8.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Cooktown included Professionals 19.8%, Labourers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Managers 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3% and Sales Workers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 96 9.8 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 88 9.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 50 5.1 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 46 4.7 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 41 4.2 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Cooktown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 9.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.0%, Accommodation 5.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 601 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,433 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,067 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cooktown was $601.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 663 63.9 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 104 10.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 64 6.2 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 51 4.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 22 2.1 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.3 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 746 70.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cooktown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.9%, Walked only 10.0%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Worked at home 4.9% and Truck 2.1%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,297 61.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 436 20.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 197 9.3 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 443 21.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Cooktown, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.7% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 329 15.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 526 25.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 244 11.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 196 9.3 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cooktown, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 267 46.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 198 34.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 99 17.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 12 2.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cooktown, 34.4% were couple families with children, 46.4% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 24.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Cooktown, 24.5% of single parents were male and 75.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 107 23.5 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 4.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 87 19.1 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 52 11.4 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 37 8.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 91 20.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 4.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 40 8.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Cooktown, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 19.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 908 86.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 144 13.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Cooktown, 86.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 738 81.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 0.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 81 8.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 63 6.9 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooktown, 81.3% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.9% were flats or apartments and 6.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 32 3.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 132 14.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 267 29.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 322 35.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 126 13.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 34 3.7 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cooktown, of occupied private dwellings 14.5% had 1 bedroom, 29.2% had 2 bedrooms and 35.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 280 30.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 216 23.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 374 41.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.3 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 33 3.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooktown, 30.9% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 41.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 566 61.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 303 33.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 48 5.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Cooktown, of all households, 61.7% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

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Household income Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.0 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Cooktown, 29.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 210 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.5 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.3 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.7 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 72 7.9 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 340 37.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 299 32.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 156 17.1 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 44 4.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Cooktown, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 230 25.2 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 646 70.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 36 3.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cooktown, 70.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 169 44.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 212 55.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cooktown, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,156 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Cooktown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,156.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cooktown % Cooktown Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cooktown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.