Land & Housing
The Cook Shire offers a wide range of housing options from rainforest blocks to station homesteads to executive homes with hillside postions. On-line real estate agents showcase a range of properties and can be contacted for further details.
Future land developments in the Cook Shire will be informed by the the local council's planning scheme.
The Queensland government produces a very useful population and housing fact sheet for each local government area outling trends and projections
If you are considering building in the Cook Shire you should talk with the Planning and Environment division of the Cook Shire Council
Residential property rents in $Australia per week (source Herron Todd White June 2010)
Cooktown
|
Type |
rental range |
trend |
availability |
|
2 Bedroom flat |
$200-$250 |
increasing |
in shortage |
|
3 Bedroom House |
$275-$325 |
increasing |
in shortage |
|
4 Bedroom House |
$325-$375 |
increasing |
in shortage |
Median House purchase price
|
Cooktown |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
|
$245,000 |
$306,750 |
$267,500 |
$282,500 |