Ashwell is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Ashwell had a population of 97 people.
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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.
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
In the 2011 census, Ashwell and nearby Lanefield had a population of 234 people.
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 (27.6294°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 government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-east.