QLD · Cook Council

Gulf Of Carpentaria, 4874

    What Gulf Of Carpentaria is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Cook Council, Gulf Of Carpentaria keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Genuine distance from the metro area around Brisbane is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. The community skews younger.

    Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

    Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

    At a glance

    Gulf Of Carpentaria snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Community & culture

    No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Family & Lifestyle

    Amenities

    No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Weipa Hospital (29.9 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

    Hospitals and GP clinics

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    31° / 23°
    Rainfall
    1,036 mm · ~90 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    30° / 23°
    Rainfall
    451 mm · ~56 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    29° / 19°
    Rainfall
    15 mm · ~2 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    32° / 22°
    Rainfall
    92 mm · ~12 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    No overlay at centroid

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Bushfire hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Hazard planning overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Leichhardt
    Member of Parliament
    Matt SMITH (Australian Labor Party)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    122,757
    Turnout (2025)
    83.0%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +9.5 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 43.9%Labor 56.1%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 296.6 km away).

    Coalition 38.7%Labor 61.3%

    5.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +15.6 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • WeipaLabor 56.4% · Coalition 43.6% TPP (2025)44.7 km away
    • BamagaLabor 81.0% · Coalition 19.1% TPP (2025)164.5 km away
    • Lockhart RiverLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)181.7 km away
    • Horn IslandLabor 78.4% · Coalition 21.6% TPP (2025)190.0 km away
    • Thursday IslandLabor 82.8% · Coalition 17.2% TPP (2025)190.0 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

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