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Lower crackpot, 7308 at Promised Land, Tasmania
Promised Land Location in Tasmania
Population	44 (2016 census)
Established	1859
Elevation	280 m (919 ft)
Location	184 km (114 mi) NW of Hobart 66 km (41 mi) W of Launceston 23 km (14 mi) S of Devonport 13 km (8 mi) SW of Sheffield
LGA(s)	Kentish Council
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal Division(s)	Lyons
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.2 °C 67 °F 8.7 °C 48 °F 1,179.1 mm 46.4 in
Localities around Promised Land: Lake Barrington Roland Roland Lake Barrington Promised Land Roland, Gowrie Park Staverton Staverton Gowrie Park

Promised Land is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Promised Land.

History

Promised Land was gazetted as a locality in 1957.

Geography

Racing on Lake Barrington, Promised land

The waters of Lake Barrington form the western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C140 (Staverton Road) passes through from north-east to south.