Ashwell, Queensland

Ashwell is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Ashwell had a population of 97 people.^[1]

Ashwell Ipswich, Queensland
Ashwell landscape, 2010
Ashwell
Coordinates	27.625°S 152.5558°E / -27.625; 152.5558 (Ashwell (centre of locality))
Population	97 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	12.93/km2 (33.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4340
Area	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	4.5 km (3 mi) NW of Rosewood 24.1 km (15 mi) W of Ipswich 65.7 km (41 mi) WSW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)	Ipswich West
Federal division(s)	Blair
Suburbs around Ashwell: The Bluff Tallegalla Rosewood The Bluff Ashwell Rosewood Lanefield Lanefield Rosewood

Geography

Kunkala is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (27.6095°S 152.5618°E / -27.6095; 152.5618 (Kunkala)) near the Kunkala railway station (27.6090°S 152.5618°E / -27.6090; 152.5618 (Kunkala railway station (former))) on the now-closed Marburg branch railway line.^[3][4]

History

The origin of the name Ashwell is from a town in the United Kingdom by the name of Ashwell. Walter Loveday and Henry Stevens provided an acre each of land for a school in this district to be named Ashwell after Walter Loveday's farm titled Ashwell which he named after Ashwell, United Kingdom.^[2]

Ashwell State School opened on 8 November 1887.^[5]

The name Kunkala may be an Aboriginal word for running fresh water.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Ashwell and nearby Lanefield had a population of 234 people.^[6]

In the 2016 census, Ashwell had a population of 85 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Ashwell had a population of 97 people.^[1]

Education

Ashwell State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35 Reinke Road (27.6294°S 152.5565°E / -27.6294; 152.5565 (Ashwell State School)).^[8][9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 4 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).^[10]

There is no secondary school in Ashwell. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-east.^[11]