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Ashwell is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ashwell had a population of 85 people.[1]

Ashwell
Ipswich, Queensland
Farms along Perrins Road, 2015
Ashwell
Coordinates27.625°S 152.5558°E / -27.625; 152.5558 (Ashwell (centre of locality))
Population85 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density11.33/km2 (29.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4340
Area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (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]

At the 2011 census Ashwell and nearby Lanefield recorded a population of 234.[6]

In the 2016 census, Ashwell had a population of 85 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)).[7][8] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 58 students with 4 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[9]

There is no secondary school in Ashwell. The nearest secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-east.[10]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ashwell (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Ashwell – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45023)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Kunkala – locality unbounded in City of Ipswich (entry 18622)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ashwell (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Ashwell State School". Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


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