Ashwell, Queensland

Ashwell is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the, Ashwell had a population of 97 people.

Geography
Kunkala is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (-27.6095°N, 152.5618°W) near the Kunkala railway station (-27.609°N, 152.5618°W) 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 Ashwell and nearby Lanefield recorded a population of 234.

In the, Ashwell had a population of 85 people.

In the, 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°N, 152.5565°W). 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.