Ashwell, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ashwell Ipswich, Queensland
Ashwell landscape, 2010
Ashwell Location in Queensland
Population	97 (2021 census)
• 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

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

Geography

Kunkala is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (27°36′34″S 152°33′42″E / 27.6095°S 152.5618°E / -27.6095; 152.5618 (Kunkala)) near the Kunkala railway station (27°36′32″S 152°33′42″E / 27.6090°S 152.5618°E / -27.6090; 152.5618 (Kunkala railway station (former))) on the now-closed Marburg branch railway line.

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.

Ashwell State School opened on 8 November 1887.

The name Kunkala may be an Aboriginal word for running fresh water.

Demographics

At the 2011 census Ashwell and nearby Lanefield recorded a population of 234.

In the 2016 census, Ashwell had a population of 85 people.

In the 2021 census, Ashwell had a population of 97 people.

Education

Ashwell State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35 Reinke Road (27°37′46″S 152°33′23″E / 27.6294°S 152.5565°E / -27.6294; 152.5565 (Ashwell State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 4 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).

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