Rasmussen

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32417
People 4,456
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 31
Families 1,161
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 1,793
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,265
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,170 48.7 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,285 51.3 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 632 14.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,456 people in Rasmussen. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 14.2% of the population.

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Age Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 389 8.7 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 378 8.5 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 291 6.5 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 344 7.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 395 8.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 363 8.1 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 317 7.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 268 6.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 260 5.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 313 7.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 261 5.8 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 249 5.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 209 4.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 183 4.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 108 2.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 81 1.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 39 0.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 20 0.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Rasmussen was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,322 39.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 161 4.7 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 311 9.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 117 3.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,480 43.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Rasmussen aged 15 years and over, 39.0% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,163 39.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 505 17.0 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,311 44.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Rasmussen, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 61 4.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 320 21.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 101 6.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 17 1.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 221 15.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 70 4.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 22 1.5 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 78 5.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 160 10.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 36 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 379 25.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Rasmussen 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.7% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 280 8.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 224 6.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 135 4.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 650 19.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 594 17.5 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 214 6.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 530 15.6 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 278 8.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.1 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 395 11.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Rasmussen, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 2,003 31.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,676 26.6 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 516 8.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 435 6.9 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 211 3.3 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Rasmussen were Australian 31.8%, English 26.6%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 6.9% and German 3.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Rasmussen (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,618 81.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 97 2.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 86 1.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 46 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Papua New Guinea 27 0.6 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
Tokelau 15 0.3 221 0.0 552 0.0

In Rasmussen, 81.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.2%, England 1.9%, Philippines 1.0%, Papua New Guinea 0.6% and Tokelau 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 558 12.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 258 5.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 236 5.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,009 67.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Rasmussen, 67.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,260 73.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 177 4.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 123 2.8 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Philippines 46 1.0 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
Papua New Guinea 37 0.8 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1

In Rasmussen, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.6%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, Philippines 1.0% and Papua New Guinea 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,290 74.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 160 3.6 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 144 3.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 78 1.8 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Papua New Guinea 39 0.9 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1

In Rasmussen, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.0%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 3.2%, Philippines 1.8% and Papua New Guinea 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,383 31.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,127 25.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 644 14.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 486 10.9 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 246 5.5 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Rasmussen were No Religion, so described 31.0%, Catholic 25.3%, Anglican 14.4%, Not stated 10.9% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Rasmussen, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 21 0.5 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Italian 17 0.4 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 16 0.4 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Tokelauan 16 0.4 402 0.0 953 0.0
Korean 13 0.3 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
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English only spoken at home 3,878 87.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 120 7.5 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Rasmussen 87.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.4%, Tokelauan 0.4% and Korean 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,126 55.3 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 538 26.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 105 5.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 266 13.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,035 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rasmussen. Of these 55.3% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 13.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 187 10.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 132 7.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 223 12.6 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 411 23.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 710 40.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Rasmussen, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 293 16.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 280 15.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 241 13.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 235 13.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 209 11.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 184 10.4 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 156 8.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 141 8.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Rasmussen included Community and Personal Service Workers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Labourers 13.3%, Professionals 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8% and Managers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Defence 136 8.2 17,707 0.8 75,462 0.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 95 5.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 75 4.5 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 47 2.8 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Primary Education 46 2.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Rasmussen, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 8.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, Takeaway Food Services 2.8% and Primary Education 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 595 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,406 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,265 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rasmussen was $595.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,303 74.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 130 7.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 28 1.6 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 27 1.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Other 21 1.2 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32 1.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,446 81.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Rasmussen, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.0%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Bus 1.6%, Worked at home 1.5% and Other 1.2%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,287 67.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,086 32.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 411 12.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 484 14.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Rasmussen, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.0% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 693 20.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 842 24.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 411 12.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 340 10.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rasmussen, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 404 34.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 466 40.1 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 278 23.9 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 1.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Rasmussen, 40.1% were couple families with children, 34.7% were couple families without children and 23.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Rasmussen, 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 195 22.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 2.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 157 18.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 162 18.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 53 6.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 166 19.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 41 4.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 79 9.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Rasmussen, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 18.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,495 88.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 193 11.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Rasmussen, 88.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,338 89.5 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 92 6.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 65 4.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Rasmussen, 89.5% were separate houses, 6.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 0.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 163 10.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 848 57.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 440 29.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 2.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Rasmussen, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 10.9% had 2 bedrooms and 57.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 225 15.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 549 36.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 675 45.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 40 2.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Rasmussen, 15.0% were owned outright, 36.7% were owned with a mortgage and 45.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,133 75.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 306 20.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 58 3.9 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Rasmussen, of all households, 75.7% were family households, 20.4% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

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Household income Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Rasmussen, 21.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.3 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.1 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 85 5.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 515 34.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 597 40.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 243 16.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 51 3.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Rasmussen, 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 260 17.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,207 80.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 34 2.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Rasmussen, 80.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 308 48.5 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 327 51.5 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Rasmussen, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 966 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Rasmussen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $966.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rasmussen % Rasmussen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 240 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,634 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Rasmussen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,634.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.