Cooktown at a glance
3,193
People
$525,000
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.82%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
QLD › Cooktown › Flinders St
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
3
Car spaces
1,421 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.
Price evidence
Last sold
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cooktown (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $268/m² of land (n=20). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Cooktown at a glance
3,193
People
$525,000
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.82%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.
Site
Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.
Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.
Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
QLDPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $386/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.
Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Verdict
Districts view
Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.
Detail
The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”
Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.
The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.
Evidence
Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Cooktown at a glance
3,193
People
$525,000
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.82%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Cooktown Property AgentsSearching for a house with a view? Then this could be the one for you. Set high on Flinders St. on 1,421m2, just one street back from the waterfront, this spacious U-shaped 3 bedroom house commands majestic views over the Cooktown Harbour swing basin and distant mountains of the Dickson Range. Formerly renowned as the Coral Sea Museum, the comfortable, neat and tidy house has been partially refurbished with a new kitchen and bathroom, and was fully reroofed in late 2018. The house boasts a spacious dining room (8m x 5m approx.) and large separate split system air-conditioned lounge room (8m x 6m approx.) with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the mesmerising vista of the sparkling Endeavour River.
The functional kitchen features a 6 burner stainless steel gas stove, 4 large pot drawers in addition to the other cupboards, a pantry and polished timber bench top.
In addition to the 3 generous sized bedrooms, there is a small office and a centrally located store room next to main bedroom.
The internal combined workshop and laundry, and separate garden tool/store room complete the picture at the rear of the house.
The property includes an extra terraced area at the side of and higher than the house suitable for outdoor entertaining and even more exceptional views.
Add a deck to the front of the house and relax in privacy.
Do something or do nothing, either way a great home to simply move in and enjoy, or rent out with potential rent return of up to $450 per week.
Some maintenance is required and owners will consider all reasonable offers.
Features include:
Large kitchen with gas stove and oven, plenty of storage and polished timber benchtops
Separate expansive lounge room with floor to ceiling windows
Spacious dining room
3 generous sized bedrooms – one extra large
Home office or study
Combined workshop and internal laundry
Central internal store room
Extra room with shelving and doors to front yard
2nd tool room/store room off the workshop opening into back yard
Air conditioned lounge, bedrooms and office
Concrete driveway
Fully re-roofed in 2018
New modern septic system installed 2022
1,421m2 - larger than 1/4 acre
All town services connected
Property Code: 115
Listing description written by Karen Thomas, Cooktown Property Agents — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.