Plainland is a rural locality and development centre in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Plainland had a population of 1,930 people - an increase of 21% from the 2016 census.

The Lockyer Valley Region is a local government area in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia, between the cities of Ipswich and Toowoomba. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Gatton and the Shire of Laidley. It has an estimated operating budget of A$35m.