Rasmussen, Queensland
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| Rasmussen Townsville, Queensland |
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| Population: | 4,161 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4815 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Thuringowa | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Herbert | ||||||||||||
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Rasmussen is a suburb in the City of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. It is the second suburb on Riverway Drive and is between the suburbs of Condon and Kelso; like all the suburbs in the Upper Ross and Riverway area it is named after early settlers.
Rasmussen is named after the Rasmussen family (Jorgen Rasmussen). The family had a dairy farm on the Ross River.
The area is flat and is bounded on the east by the Ross River. It has a high indigenous population and considerable department-supported housing.[1]
Rasmussen State School is located on Allambie Lane, Rasmussen,[2] and has 485 enrolled students.[3]
Rasmussen Neighbourhood Police Beat is located at 66 Meryl Street.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Townsville Rasmussen". Edmund Rice Network Oceania. 2010-05-26. http://www.edmundrice.org/Townsville-Rasmussen. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Rasmussen State School - Contact Us". 2002. http://www.rasmussess.eq.edu.au/contact.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Rasmussen State School, in Rasmussen". http://www.thisreview.com.au/Reviews/Education/Public-Primary-Schools/Queensland/Rasmussen-State-School-Rasmussen-Queensland. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Rasmussen Neighbourhood Police Beat". State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). 2006-08-04. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/crimePrevention/p_beat/locations/nr/rasmussen.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- "Thuringowa past and present", by Diane Vance
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Coordinates: 19°20′59″S 146°42′59″E / 19.34972°S 146.71639°E
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