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Rasmussen QLD 4815

2,499 addresses · 114 streets

Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Rasmussen · 1108 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Rasmussen is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,669 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,420 a week, with median rent near $263 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,669Population
32Median age
$1,420Median household income / wk
$263Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Condon - Rasmussen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rasmussen itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 10.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rasmussen

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Rasmussen QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 9% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Population by age in Rasmussen
Population by age, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4370
5-14743
15-19305
20-24351
25-34709
35-44565
45-54573
55-64502
65-74359
75-84148
85+37
Dwelling types in Rasmussen
Dwelling types, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,428
Townhouse104
Apartment74
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rasmussen
Households by weekly income, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650238
$650-1,499543
$1,500-2,999511
$3,000+166
Top ancestries in Rasmussen
Top ancestries, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,737
English1,683
Aboriginal645
Other506
Scottish438
Ancestry NS434
Housing tenure in Rasmussen
Housing tenure, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned305
Mortgage571
Rented695
Other16
Cars per household in Rasmussen
Cars per household, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
083
1561
2639
3211
4+81
Commute to work in Rasmussen
Commute to work, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,538
Train0
Bus16
Tram/ferry0
Walked19
Bicycle6
Home55
Top countries of birth in Rasmussen
Top countries of birth, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand92
England86
Philippines40
Papua New Guinea33
South Africa16
Netherlands12
Languages used at home in Rasmussen
Languages used at home, Rasmussen QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog27
Australian Indigenous26
Vietnamese14
Cantonese10
Nepali9
Punjabi9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

78,174 bird observations recorded near Rasmussen — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rasmussen

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.