Promisedland, Queensland

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Promisedland

| city =

| state = qld

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.1025|152.1622|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Promisedland (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 34

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4660

| area = 70.3

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 28.0

| dir1 = NW

| location1 = Childers

| dist2 = 34.4

| dir2 = SE

| location2 = Gin Gin

| dist3 = 38.0

| dir3 = SW

| location3 = Bundaberg

| dist4 = 335

| dir4 = NNW

| location4 = Brisbane

| lga = Bundaberg Region

| stategov = Burnett

| fedgov = Hinkler

| near-n = Pine Creek

| near-ne = Elliott

| near-e = Gregory River

| near-se = Cordalba

| near-s = Booyal

| near-sw = Duingal

| near-w = Duingal

| near-nw = Bungadoo
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Promisedland is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|47143|Promisedland|locality in Bundaberg Region|access-date=26 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Promisedland had a population of 34 people.

Geography

The Burnett River forms the north-western boundary of the locality.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 December 2017}} The Ned Churchward Weir (originally called the Walla Weir) was built in 1998 across the river between Promisedland and Bungadoo to provide water for irrigation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bdbcanegrowers.com.au/images/images/fact_sheets/Bundaberg_Irrigation_Scheme.pdf|title=Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme|publisher=Bundaberg Canegrowers Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230001535/http://www.bdbcanegrowers.com.au/images/images/fact_sheets/Bundaberg_Irrigation_Scheme.pdf|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=30 December 2017}}

Most of the locality is state forests with sections of the Cordalba State Forest to be found from the north-west to the south-east of the locality with the Elliot River State Forest in the east of the localilty. Apart from these protected areas, the land use in the south-west of the locality is irrigated horticulture, while the other parts of the locality are used for grazing on native vegetation.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Promisedland had a population of 29 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32391|name=Promisedland (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Promisedland had a population of 34 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32367|name=Promisedland (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Education

There are no schools in Promisedland. The nearest government primary schools are Cordalba State School in neighbouring Cordalba to the south-east and Givelda State School in Givelda to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Isis District State High School in Childers to the south-east, Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the north-west, and Bundaberg State High School in Bundaberg South.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=3 March 2025 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

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