Gumlow vs Rasmussen

Rasmussen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 36 in Gumlow. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gumlow, most households are couple families. On these figures, Gumlow tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Rasmussen

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Gumlow is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 64%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gumlow leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • Rasmussen has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 9%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Rasmussen

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (929 min vs 939 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1359.2 km vs 1365.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rasmussen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Rasmussen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gumlow and Rasmussen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Gumlow Rasmussen
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Gumlow Rasmussen
Walkability 0 / 39
Gumlow — Walkability: 0/100 Rasmussen — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 18 / 11
Gumlow — Safety: 18/100 Rasmussen — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 21 / 100
Gumlow — Low fire risk: 21/100 Rasmussen — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rasmussen has more residents (4,669 vs 142); Gumlow has higher household incomes ($148,148 vs $73,840).

Gumlow Rasmussen
Population 142 4,669
+3188% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% +4.8%
Median age 36 32
Median household income $148,148/yr
+50% vs other
 $73,840/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+4% vs other
 $263/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gumlow Rasmussen
0-4 7.0% / 7.9%
Gumlow — 0-4: 7.0% Rasmussen — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 16.2% / 15.9%
Gumlow — 5-14: 16.2% Rasmussen — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 7.0% / 6.5%
Gumlow — 15-19: 7.0% Rasmussen — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 8.5% / 7.5%
Gumlow — 20-24: 8.5% Rasmussen — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 5.6% / 15.2%
Gumlow — 25-34: 5.6% Rasmussen — 25-34: 15.2%
35-44 15.5% / 12.1%
Gumlow — 35-44: 15.5% Rasmussen — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 18.3% / 12.3%
Gumlow — 45-54: 18.3% Rasmussen — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 10.6% / 10.8%
Gumlow — 55-64: 10.6% Rasmussen — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 6.3% / 7.7%
Gumlow — 65-74: 6.3% Rasmussen — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 2.8% / 3.2%
Gumlow — 75-84: 2.8% Rasmussen — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 0.8%
Gumlow — 85+: not among its largest Rasmussen — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gumlow 68.8% couple families
Gumlow — Couple Families: 68.8% Gumlow — Lone Person: 18.8% Gumlow — One Parent Families: 12.5% Gumlow — Group Household: 0.0% Gumlow — Other Families: 0.0%
Rasmussen 37.7% couple families
Rasmussen — Couple Families: 37.7% Rasmussen — Lone Person: 29.2% Rasmussen — One Parent Families: 26.3% Rasmussen — Group Household: 5.4% Rasmussen — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gumlow 8.6% renting
Gumlow — Owned Outright: 28.6% Gumlow — Mortgage: 62.9% Gumlow — Renting: 8.6%
Rasmussen 44.2% renting
Rasmussen — Owned Outright: 19.4% Rasmussen — Mortgage: 36.3% Rasmussen — Renting: 44.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gumlow 97.4% houses
Gumlow — Houses: 97.4% Gumlow — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Gumlow — Townhouses: 0.0%
Rasmussen 89.0% houses
Rasmussen — Houses: 89.0% Rasmussen — Flats / Apartments: 4.5% Rasmussen — Townhouses: 6.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Gumlow Rasmussen
Certificate III & IV 24.6% / 17.6%
Gumlow — Certificate III & IV: 24.6% Rasmussen — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 5.3%
Gumlow — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Rasmussen — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.8% / 5.2%
Gumlow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.8% Rasmussen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Gumlow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Rasmussen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Gumlow — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Rasmussen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Property market

Gumlow Rasmussen
Median house price — $598,000
Median unit price — $360,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 23 days
from 58 sales

Development activity

Gumlow Rasmussen
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gumlow Rasmussen
Houses — 4.7%
$600/wk on $659K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Gumlow Rasmussen
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 84% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 84% of QLD

Liveability

Rasmussen is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Gumlow Rasmussen
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Gumlow carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 0).

Gumlow Rasmussen
Bushfire High
79/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
89/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gumlow Rasmussen
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Gumlow

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Rasmussen

  • Good Shepherd Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Rasmussen State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gumlow Rasmussen
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 10
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Gumlow sits further from the CBD (1365.5 km vs 1359.2 km).

Gumlow Rasmussen
Walkability score 0/100 39/100
Distance to Brisbane 1365.5 km 1359.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 939 min 929 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4815
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4815
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Gumlow Rasmussen
Car (driver) 87.0% / 87.0%
Gumlow — Car (driver): 87.0% Rasmussen — Car (driver): 87.0%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 7.2%
Gumlow — Car (passenger): 5.8% Rasmussen — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 3.4%
Gumlow — Worked from Home: 7.2% Rasmussen — Worked from Home: 3.4%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Gumlow — Walked Only: not among its largest Rasmussen — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus — / 1.0%
Gumlow — Bus: not among its largest Rasmussen — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Gumlow Rasmussen
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 14.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gumlow Rasmussen
Connectivity score 30/100 78/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 60%
2,072 premises

Climate

Gumlow Rasmussen
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gumlow Rasmussen
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.25 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gumlow Rasmussen
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Gumlow Rasmussen
Division Kennedy Herbert
Member Bob Katter Phillip Thompson
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP) Liberal National Party of Queensland

First Home Owner Grant

Gumlow Rasmussen
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gumlow

Family Rural

Rasmussen

Affordable Family Large Blocks Parks

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