Ashwell, Queensland

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Ashwell
Ipswich,  Queensland
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Ashwell
Ashwell, Queensland
Coordinates 27°37′30″S152°33′21″E / 27.625°S 152.5558°E / -27.625; 152.5558 (Ashwell (centre of locality))
Population97 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density12.93/km2 (33.5/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4340
Area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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. [2] In the 2021 census, Ashwell had a population of 97 people. [1]

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Geography

Kunkala is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality ( 27°36′34″S152°33′42″E / 27.6095°S 152.5618°E / -27.6095; 152.5618 (Kunkala) ) near the Kunkala railway station ( 27°36′32″S152°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. [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

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. [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°37′46″S152°33′23″E / 27.6294°S 152.5565°E / -27.6294; 152.5565 (Ashwell State School) ). [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 secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the south-east. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashwell (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Ashwell – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45023)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "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. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ashwell (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ashwell State School". Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 October 2020.