Cockatoo, Queensland

Cockatoo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. In the, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.

Geography
Cockatoo Creek flows through Cockatoo from east to west, eventually flowing to the Dawson River at -25.4666°N, 150.0333°W.

History
Cockatoo State School opened on 23 January 1984 and closed on 31 December 2000. It was located in the south of Cockatoo on Pine Creek Road, possibly just over the border into present-day neighbouring Bungaban at -25.7895°N, 150.2607°W.

Demographics
In the 2011 census, the population of Cockatoo was not separately reported but was included within neighbouring Taroom which had a combined population of 873 people.

In the, Cockatoo had a population of 36 people.

In the, Cockatoo had a population of 41 people.

Education
There are no schools in Cockatoo. The nearest school is Taroom State School in Taroom to the west which is a primary and secondary school to Year 10. There is no nearby secondary school to Year 12; distance education and boarding school are the alternatives.

Notable people

 * Journalist Florence Eliza Lord was born in Cockatoo