Cossack
NT 0850 · Katherine
1,293 (2021) → 1,362 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Cossack is a moderate growth suburb in Katherine, NT 0850, about 264km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Cossack are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 195km inland. Cossack has an overall score of 9/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 30/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (2.01%), Philippines (1.78%), England (1.39%), Germany (0.7%), Italy (0.62%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (10.6%), German (1.01%), Filipino (0.62%), Nepali (0.46%), Tagalog (0.31%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
NTdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: NT Police (regional) · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Cossack
Is Cossack safe?
Cossack has a residential safety score of 30/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 8,454 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Cossack from Darwin CBD?
Cossack is about 264.0 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Cossack?
Cossack has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Cossack?
Cossack has a transport score of 0/100.