Rasmussen, Queensland
| Rasmussen Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,161 (?)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4815 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Thuringowa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | 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. [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]
References
- ^ "Townsville Rasmussen". Edmund Rice Network Oceania. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Rasmussen State School - Contact Us". 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Rasmussen State School, in Rasmussen". Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Rasmussen Neighbourhood Police Beat". State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service). 4 August 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- "Thuringowa past and present", by Diane Vance
External links
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