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QLD › Cooktown › Wilkinson St

51 Wilkinson St, Cooktown QLD 4895

Rural Property

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

5

Car spaces

14,973.369 m²

Land

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Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.

Why this property?

  • FactLand 14,973 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

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.

See the full Cooktown report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

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

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, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

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

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown7 June 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Oct 2025

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

QLD

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

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

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

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.

What competition will it face?

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.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

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

What this means for this property

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.”

Read more

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

What is known for this property

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

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This 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

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Cooktown in one glance

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.

See the full Cooktown report →

Keep researching

  • Why Cooktown? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Cooktown →
  • Other records on Wilkinson St →

Listing material

Listed by For Sale By Owner

Paradise Property 3 bdr home + Guest Accommodation, close to town and beaches

The Phone Code for this property is: 10298. Please quote this number when phoning or texting.

This exceptional property presents a rare opportunity to acquire a versatile and spacious home nestled in a picturesque location, just 6 kilometres from Cooktown and within easy reach of Keatings Lagoon, Quarantine Beach, and Walker Beach. The local school bus is just a short drive down the road, making school runs a breeze for families.

Residence Features

Read the full description

Set on 3.7 acres, the three-bedroom house is designed for relaxed family living. All bedrooms have built in wardrobes and two of the bedrooms open directly onto the inviting front deck, offering seamless indoor-outdoor flow and tranquil views. All bedrooms, as well as the expansive open plan living and dining area, are fitted with ceiling fans and air conditioning for year-round comfort. The home features a main bathroom equipped with a shower/bath, and toilet, plus the convenience of a separate toilet room. Recently installed kitchen and laundry facilities provide modern practicality.

Outdoor Living

Enjoy both front and back decks, each overlooking beautiful white gums and cycads, accompanied by the sounds of local birdlife. Nestled amongst beautiful greenery, the backyard is ideal for entertaining, framed by coconut palm trees and enhanced by a seasonal creek running through the property.

Additional Property Features

• Massive five-bay shed, with three secure lockup bays

• 6.6KW solar panels for sustainable energy

• Bore pump supplying drinkable water

• 3000-gallon rainwater tank

• Garden shed for storage

• The property backs onto hectares of virgin land-ideal for horse, bicycle or motorbike riding.

• Huge Bowen mango tree and other tropical fruit plants

Versatile Container Spaces

The property includes two containers. One is self-contained, featuring its own toilet, shower, and camp kitchen, making it perfect as Guest accommodation or teenager's retreat. The second container provides extra storage space.

Please note: if you are wanting a drive by, google maps may take you up Shambrook road... don't take Shambrook... keep on Hutchinson St, which turns into Wilkinson St. See code above to contact me for more info

Disclaimer:

Whilst every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the details in this advertisement, For Sale By Owner (forsalebyowner.com.au Pty Ltd) cannot guarantee its correctness. Prospective buyers or tenants need to take such action as is necessary, to satisfy themselves of any pertinent matters.

Listing description written by For Sale By Owner (QLD), For Sale By Owner — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
  • Water Tank
  • Workshop
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