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}}
| 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
}}
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}}