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Cooktown, Australia
Cooktown, Australia | © shane speet

Cooktown: tourist information

Cooktown is a small town at the base of Cape York,

Queensland, Australia. It was first colonised by Captain Cook

in 1770 after his ship, HMS Endeavour ran aground on a nearby coral reef. The crew were able to get the ship into our Endeavour River for repairs. The colonisation took the form of their six weeks stay.

Nothing much happened after this for about 100 years until gold was discovered in the Palmer River near Cooktown. The population of Australian, Chinese and many other nationalities surged to near 5000. There were 100 hotels and many other businesses necessary to support the new population of mostly adventurers and gold seekers.

By the late 1880s, 60 tons of gold had been won and the gold rush was over. During this period, Cooktown was the third largest port in Queensland. The population started to diminish, helped by disastrous cyclones in 1907 and 1949 and a large fire in 1919. The first world war and the 1930-8 depression also played their part.

Stability came in the 1950s and the small population has continued to grow and prosper with better roads and airservices.

Cooktown still has a largely "historic town" nature and this adds to its interests for tourists. As well, the majority of the population prefer it to be a quiet country-style township.

However, with the road to Cooktown getting close to being fully sealed, and with close to 100,000 tourists passing through each year, it is only a matter of time before we are dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century.

Location

  • Country: Australia
  • Capital: Canberra
  • Government: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland
  • Time Zone: +10 GMT
  • Language: English
  • Latitude: -15.3716781
  • Longitude: 144.7307507
  • Est. Population: 1500
  • Currency: Australian Dollar
  • Police: Phone: (07) 4069 5320
  • Ambulance & Rescue: Phone:(07) 4069 5433
  • General: Emergency Phone: 000
  • Cooktown, Australia
    Cooktown, Australia | © Joe Cook

    Cooktown Cruise Port Schedule

    Cooktown, Australia
    Cooktown, Australia | © Theresa Kielbasa

    Cooktown in the News

    Port rating and occupancy

    Port of Cooktown ranks 30th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.

    Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 0.

    The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Cooktown in the next 12 months is 0.

    According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Cooktown ranks 482.

    Weather in Cooktown

    Mar 29
    Min/Max temp: 79°F (26°C) / 82°F (28°C)
    Rain (moderate rain), small wind
    Mar 30
    Min/Max temp: 77°F (25°C) / 82°F (28°C)
    Rain (moderate rain), small wind
    Mar 31
    Min/Max temp: 77°F (25°C) / 82°F (28°C)
    Rain (light rain), small wind
    Apr 1
    Min/Max temp: 75°F (24°C) / 82°F (28°C)
    Rain (light rain), small wind
    Apr 2
    Min/Max temp: 77°F (25°C) / 84°F (29°C)
    Rain (light rain), small wind
    Apr 3
    Min/Max temp: 79°F (26°C) / 84°F (29°C)
    Rain (light rain), small wind
    Apr 4
    Min/Max temp: 77°F (25°C) / 81°F (27°C)
    Rain (moderate rain), small wind
    Apr 5
    Min/Max temp: 77°F (25°C) / 84°F (29°C)
    Rain (light rain), small wind

    Current water temperature in Cooktown now is 84°F (28.7°C)

    Water temperature data provided by seatemperature.net.

    Annual Weather

    Jan
    Min/Max temp: 81°F (27°C) / 86°F (30°C)
    Feb
    Min/Max temp: 81°F (27°C) / 86°F (30°C)
    Mar
    Min/Max temp: 79°F (26°C) / 84°F (29°C)
    Apr
    Min/Max temp: 77°F (25°C) / 82°F (28°C)
    May
    Min/Max temp: 72°F (22°C) / 79°F (26°C)
    Jun
    Min/Max temp: 70°F (21°C) / 77°F (25°C)
    Jul
    Min/Max temp: 68°F (20°C) / 77°F (25°C)
    Aug
    Min/Max temp: 70°F (21°C) / 79°F (26°C)
    Sep
    Min/Max temp: 73°F (23°C) / 81°F (27°C)
    Oct
    Min/Max temp: 75°F (24°C) / 82°F (28°C)
    Nov
    Min/Max temp: 79°F (26°C) / 84°F (29°C)
    Dec
    Min/Max temp: 81°F (27°C) / 86°F (30°C)
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