Suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
| Ashwell Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Ashwell landscape, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
  Ashwell | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°37′30″S 152°33′21″E / 27.625°S 152.5558°E / -27.625; 152.5558 (Ashwell (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 97 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.93/km (33.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4340 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.5 km (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ipswich West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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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.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashwell (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Ashwell – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45023)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Kunkala – locality unbounded in City of Ipswich (entry 18622)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Rail journey lines up a tour mecca". The Queensland Times. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ashwell (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ashwell (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Ashwell State School". Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2020.