Cossack vs Katherine

Katherine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 39 in Cossack. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Cossack, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Katherine, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Cossack: a median of $732,000, against $380,000 in Katherine, though rent is higher in Katherine. On these figures, Cossack tends to suit families with children and couples, while Katherine suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cossack is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 44%)
  • Katherine has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Katherine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($380,000 vs $732,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cossack

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Katherine has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 27%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Katherine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (201 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (318.4 km vs 329.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Katherine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Cossack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -15.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cossack and Katherine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cossack Katherine
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cossack Katherine
Walkability 0 / 48
Cossack — Walkability: 0/100 Katherine — Walkability: 48/100

Demographics

Katherine rents higher ($360/wk vs $250/wk); Cossack skews older (39 vs 34).

Cossack Katherine
Population 1,293
+3% vs other
 1,254
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% -15.7%
Median age 39 34
Median household income $117,364/yr
+9% vs other
 $106,756/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $360/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cossack Katherine
0-4 6.5% / 4.5%
Cossack — 0-4: 6.5% Katherine — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.2% / 11.0%
Cossack — 5-14: 14.2% Katherine — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.9% / 4.0%
Cossack — 15-19: 5.9% Katherine — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.3% / 7.1%
Cossack — 20-24: 5.3% Katherine — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 11.9% / 23.4%
Cossack — 25-34: 11.9% Katherine — 25-34: 23.4%
35-44 13.1% / 12.6%
Cossack — 35-44: 13.1% Katherine — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.6% / 11.6%
Cossack — 45-54: 14.6% Katherine — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 14.4% / 12.8%
Cossack — 55-64: 14.4% Katherine — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 9.7% / 8.6%
Cossack — 65-74: 9.7% Katherine — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.3% / 2.7%
Cossack — 75-84: 3.3% Katherine — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 0.3% / 1.1%
Cossack — 85+: 0.3% Katherine — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cossack 52.3% couple families
Cossack — Couple Families: 52.3% Cossack — Lone Person: 27.3% Cossack — One Parent Families: 13.3% Cossack — Group Household: 5.3% Cossack — Other Families: 1.9%
Katherine 27.9% couple families
Katherine — Couple Families: 27.9% Katherine — Lone Person: 43.3% Katherine — One Parent Families: 16.1% Katherine — Group Household: 11.4% Katherine — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cossack 26.8% renting
Cossack — Owned Outright: 32.1% Cossack — Mortgage: 41.1% Cossack — Renting: 26.8%
Katherine 53.1% renting
Katherine — Owned Outright: 16.3% Katherine — Mortgage: 30.5% Katherine — Renting: 53.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cossack Katherine
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 12.8%
Cossack — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Katherine — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 13.5%
Cossack — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Katherine — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 7.6%
Cossack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Katherine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 4.2%
Cossack — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Katherine — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Cossack — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Katherine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cossack Katherine
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.6%
Cossack — New Zealand: 2.0% Katherine — New Zealand: 2.6%
Philippines 1.8% / 2.4%
Cossack — Philippines: 1.8% Katherine — Philippines: 2.4%
Nepal — / 3.1%
Cossack — Nepal: not among its largest Katherine — Nepal: 3.1%
England 1.4% / 1.5%
Cossack — England: 1.4% Katherine — England: 1.5%
India 0.3% / 1.6%
Cossack — India: 0.3% Katherine — India: 1.6%
Germany 0.7% / —
Cossack — Germany: 0.7% Katherine — Germany: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / —
Cossack — Italy: 0.6% Katherine — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cossack 82.7% houses
Cossack — Houses: 82.7% Cossack — Flats / Apartments: 17.3% Cossack — Townhouses: 0.0%
Katherine 73.1% houses
Katherine — Houses: 73.1% Katherine — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Katherine — Townhouses: 19.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cossack Katherine
Median house price $732,500 $380,000
Median unit price — $260,750
Median land price $1,825,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 93 days
from 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cossack Katherine
3 bed $625K / $355K
Cossack — 3 bed: $625K (9 sales) Katherine — 3 bed: $355K (23 sales)

9 vs 23 sales

4 bed $900K / $450K
Cossack — 4 bed: $900K (5 sales) Katherine — 4 bed: $450K (12 sales)

5 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Cossack Katherine
New dwellings approved 31
across Katherine
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cossack Katherine
Houses — 7.4%
$600/wk on $420K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NT

Cossack Katherine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of NT Higher than 68% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of NT Higher than 83% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of NT Higher than 46% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of NT Higher than 87% of NT
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of NT

Liveability

Katherine is more walkable (48 vs 0); Katherine scores higher overall (47 vs 30).

Cossack Katherine
Grade C
same for both
Score 30/100 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cossack Katherine
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Cossack Katherine
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cossack

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Katherine

  • Clyde Fenton Primary School Government · Primary
  • Katherine School Of The Air Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Cossack Katherine
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2
same for both
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Cossack sits further from the CBD (329.1 km vs 318.4 km).

Cossack Katherine
Walkability score 0/100 48/100
Distance to Darwin 329.1 km
+3% vs other
 318.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 210 min 201 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 0850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 35
postcode 0850
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cossack Katherine
Car (driver) 82.8% / 72.0%
Cossack — Car (driver): 82.8% Katherine — Car (driver): 72.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / 12.5%
Cossack — Walked Only: 3.4% Katherine — Walked Only: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 6.9%
Cossack — Car (passenger): 7.4% Katherine — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 4.5%
Cossack — Worked from Home: 6.4% Katherine — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Bicycle — / 3.6%
Cossack — Bicycle: not among its largest Katherine — Bicycle: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Cossack Katherine
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cossack Katherine
Connectivity score 27/100 100/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
148 premises
 100%
784 premises

Climate

Cossack Katherine
Annual rainfall 956 mm 1,002 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 34.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 13.3°C

Council rates

Cossack Katherine
Average residential rate $2,781/yr
same for both
Council Katherine
same for both

Federal electorate

Cossack Katherine
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cossack Katherine
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cossack

Rural

Katherine

Affordable

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