Ashwell, Queensland
Suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 27.625°S 152.5558°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Ipswich | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 97 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.93/km2 (33.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4340 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Kunkala is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (27.6095°S 152.5618°E) near the Kunkala railway station (27.6090°S 152.5618°E) 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).[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]
