Tieri

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Tieri

| state = qld

| image = Tieri with flowers planted in the median strip, September 2016.jpg

| caption = Tieri streetscape, September 2016

| coordinates = {{coord|-23.0352|148.3486|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Tieri (town centre)}}

| pop = 732

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| 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 {{IPAc-en|t|i|ˈ|ɛər|i}} is a small mining town and rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite QPN|34525|Tieri|town|access-date=5 March 2016}}{{Cite QPN|46980|Tieri|locality|access-date=5 March 2016}} Established in 1983, the town is a service centre for local coal mines, similar to nearby Middlemount and Dysart,

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, 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.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=18 December 2022}}

History

File:Plaque commemorating the 1991 opening of Tieri Library, 2017.jpg

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.{{Citation |author1=Queensland Family History Society |title=Queensland schools past and present |publication-date=2010 |edition=Version 1.01 |publisher=Queensland Family History Society |isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}

Tieri Library opened on 4 October 1991.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-05-29 |title=Discover your love of books at Tieri Library |url=https://tieri.com.au/discover-your-love-of-books-at-tieri-library/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Tieri |language=en-AU}}

Tieri War Memorial was unveiled in 1994.{{Cite web |title=Tieri War Memorial |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92675-tieri-war-memorial |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Monument Australia}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Tieri had a population of 2012.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31633|name=Tieri (State Suburb)|accessdate=5 March 2016|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tieri had a population of 1,129 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32853|name=Tieri (SSC)|accessdate=25 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Tieri had a population of 732 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32825|name=Tieri (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Heritage listings

File:Tieri War Memorial (2006) - brick walls.jpg

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

Tieri War Memorial, Talagai Avenue ({{coord|-23.035|148.3427|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=Tieri War Memorial}}){{cite QHR|17003|Tieri War Memorial|602184|access-date=7 July 2013}}

Education

File:Tieri State School building, 2020.jpg

Tieri State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 1 Bottlebrush Lane ({{coord|-23.0304|148.3441|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Tieri State School}}).{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2020-02-13 |title=Tieri State School |url=https://tieriss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=Tieri State School |language=en}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 95 students with 8 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority}} The school motto is "Strive for Success".{{Cite web|url=https://tieriss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Tieri State School|website=Education Queensland|access-date=30 January 2017}}

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

Amenities

File:Tieri Library, 2017.jpg

According to an early resident, writing in 2010, there were no facilities when people moved to the town.{{cite book |title=Women of the Coal Rushes |last=Murray |first=Georgina |author2=David Peetz |year=2010 |publisher=UNSW Press |isbn=978-1742232218 |page=74 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XYdWokkWcIoC |access-date=5 March 2016 }} 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 {{convert|40|km}} away.

File:Interior of Tieri Library, 2017.jpg

Central Highlands Regional Council operates Tieri Library at the corner of Grasstree and Anncrouye Streets, Tieri.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/central_highlands/tieri_library|title=Tieri Library|date=8 September 2016|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=31 January 2018}}