Rasmussen
QLD 4815 · Townsville
4,669 (2021) → 4,885 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Rasmussen is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4815, about 1108km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Rasmussen are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 14km inland. Rasmussen has an overall score of 24/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 20/100.
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 (1.97%), England (1.84%), Philippines (0.86%), PNG (0.71%), South Africa (0.34%)
Top languages: Tagalog (0.58%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.56%), Vietnamese (0.3%), Cantonese (0.21%), Nepali (0.19%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Townsville local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA 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: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 938 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 945
- Rasmussen State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 786
Nearby (within 10km)
- Thuringowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 849
- Carinity Education - ShalomCombined · Independent · 3.8kmICSEA 698
- Kelso State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 835
- Ryan Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 1019
- Weir State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 842
- Enkindle Village SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.4kmICSEA 1064
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5kmICSEA 919
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent · 5km
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 966
- Tec-NQSecondary · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 961
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 923
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 942
Source: ACARA 2023
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
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Frequently asked questions about Rasmussen
Is Rasmussen safe?
Rasmussen has a residential safety score of 20/100, 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 12,813 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Rasmussen from Brisbane CBD?
Rasmussen is about 1107.8 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Rasmussen?
Rasmussen has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 866 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Rasmussen?
Rasmussen has a transport score of 0/100.