Cossack NT 0850

Living Here

Cossack is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 1,293 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,257 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Katherine statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cossack itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 hospitals

  • Katherine Hospital
  • Katherine Hospital
• 1 gym

  • Katherine Paintball
• 1 golf club

  • Katherine Golf Club
• 4 places to stay

  • Manbulloo Homestead
  • Takaru - Northen Territory Katherine Low Level
  • Riverview Tourist Village
  • Boab Caravan Park

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Tindal, 19.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 66.6% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 59.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,612 bird observations recorded near Cossack — most often seen:

• Rajah Shelduck (1,814)
• Magpie-lark (1,810)
• Masked Lapwing (1,703)
• Bar-shouldered Dove (1,554)
• Red-collared Lorikeet (1,531)
• Torresian Crow (1,458)
• Whistling Kite (1,434)
• Black Kite (1,276)
• Peaceful Dove (1,156)
• Rainbow Bee-eater (1,151)
• Pied Heron (1,053)
• Great Bowerbird (1,036)
• Common Sandpiper (995)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Cossack:

• Katherine South (5.5 km)
• Katherine (7.1 km)
• Emungalan (7.3 km)
• Binjari (7.8 km)
• Katherine East (8.8 km)
• Uralla (11 km)
• Lansdowne (16 km)
• Florina (18.1 km)

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