Rasmussen, Queensland


Rasmussen is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville in Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Rasmussen is the second suburb on Riverway Drive and is between the suburbs of Condon and Kelso.
The area is flat and is bounded on the east by the Ross River.
It is a rapidly expanding suburb with many residential estates planned or under construction.

History

Like all the suburbs in the Upper Ross and Riverway area, it is named after early settlers. Rasmussen is named after the Danish Rasmussen family. The family had a dairy farm on the Ross River.
Rasmussen State School opened in 1978.
In 2018 two developers have announced plans for major shopping centres.

Facilities

Rasmussen State School is located on Allambie Lane and has 485 enrolled students.
Rasmussen Neighbourhood Police Beat is located at 66 Meryl Street.