Census 2011 → 2021
Cooktown population growth
How the population of Cooktown, QLD (4895) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+18% over 10 years
2011 population
2,328
2016 population
2,631
2021 population
2,746
2011 → 2021
+18%
+115 since 2016
Cooktown trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
2,746
was 2,631 in 2016
+115 · +4.4%
Median rent
$230/wk
was $210/wk in 2016
+$20 · +9.5%
Household income
$1,215/wk
was $1,067/wk in 2016
+$148 · +13.9%
Median age
44
was 44 in 2016
0 · 0%
Dig deeper: Cooktown population growth · Cooktown then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology