Tieri

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title: "Tieri" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-queensland", "mining-towns-in-queensland", "1983-establishments-in-australia", "populated-places-established-in-1983", "central-highlands-region", "localities-in-queensland"] topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tieri" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
type	town
name	Tieri
state	qld
image	Tieri with flowers planted in the median strip, September 2016.jpg
caption	Tieri streetscape, September 2016
coordinates
pop	732
pop_year
pop_footnotes
established	1983
postcode	4709
area	11.5
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
dist1	36.1
dir1	E
location1	Capella
dist2	87.5
dir2	NE
location2	Emerald
dist3	307
dir3	WNW
location3	Rockhampton
dist4	919
dir4	NW
location4	Brisbane
lga	Central Highlands Region
stategov	Gregory
fedgov	Capricornia
near-n	Lilyvale
near-ne	Lilyvale
near-e	Lilyvale
near-se	Lilyvale
near-s	Lilyvale
near-sw	Lilyvale
near-w	Lilyvale
near-nw	Lilyvale
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| type = town | name = Tieri | state = qld | image = Tieri with flowers planted in the median strip, September 2016.jpg | caption = Tieri streetscape, September 2016 | coordinates = | pop = 732 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | established = 1983 | postcode = 4709 | area = 11.5 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | dist1 = 36.1 | dir1 = E | location1 = Capella | dist2 = 87.5 | dir2 = NE | location2 = Emerald | dist3 = 307 | dir3 = WNW | location3 = Rockhampton | dist4 = 919 | dir4 = NW | location4 = Brisbane | lga = Central Highlands Region | stategov = Gregory | fedgov = Capricornia | near-n = Lilyvale | near-ne = Lilyvale | near-e = Lilyvale | near-se = Lilyvale | near-s = Lilyvale | near-sw = Lilyvale | near-w = Lilyvale | near-nw = Lilyvale Tieri is a small mining town and rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1983, the town is a service centre for local coal mines, similar to nearby Middlemount and Dysart,

In the , the locality of Tieri had a population of 732 people.

Geography

The locality is an "island" within the locality of Lilyvale. The German Creek (towards Middlemount), Oaky Creek Coal No.1 & North and Gregory Crinum mines (Emerald) are situated close by.

History

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Oaky Creek Mine State School opened on 30 January 1979 and closed on 10 September 1982 with replacement Tieri State School opening on 24 January 1983.

Tieri Library opened on 4 October 1991.

Tieri War Memorial was unveiled in 1994.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Tieri had a population of 2012.

In the , the locality of Tieri had a population of 1,129 people.

In the , the locality of Tieri had a population of 732 people.

Heritage listings

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Tieri has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Tieri War Memorial, Talagai Avenue ()

Education

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Tieri State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 1 Bottlebrush Lane (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 95 students with 8 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). The school motto is "Strive for Success".

There are no secondary schools in Tieri. The nearest government secondary school is Capella State High School in Capella to the west.

Amenities

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According to an early resident, writing in 2010, there were no facilities when people moved to the town. There were no shops and a bank visited once a week. Tieri now has a whole range of shops for a mining town. Tieri has bush trails for mountain, quad and dirt bikes. The nearest purpose built motocross track is in Middlemount approximately 40 km away. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Interior_of_Tieri_Library,_2017.jpg" caption="Library interior, 2018"] ::

Central Highlands Regional Council operates Tieri Library at the corner of Grasstree and Anncrouye Streets, Tieri.

Notable residents

• Mitchell Langerak, footballer play from Tieri

References

References

1. {{Cite QPN. 34525. Tieri. town
2. {{Cite QPN. 46980. Tieri. locality
3. {{Queensland Globe
4. "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
5. {{Cite QldSchool
6. (2023-05-29). "Discover your love of books at Tieri Library".
7. "Tieri War Memorial".
8. {{Census 2011 AUS
9. {{Census 2016 AUS
10. {{Census 2021 AUS
11. {{cite QHR. 17003. Tieri War Memorial. 602184
12. (9 July 2018). "State and non-state school details". [[Queensland Government]].
13. (2020-02-13). "Tieri State School".
14. "ACARA School Profile 2018". [[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]].
15. "Tieri State School".
16. Murray, Georgina. (2010). "Women of the Coal Rushes". UNSW Press.
17. (8 September 2016). "Tieri Library". State Library of Queensland.
18. Williams, Guy. (27 December 2010). "Langerak realises his dream". [[Rockhampton Morning Bulletin]].

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