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{{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       = <ref name=Census2021/>
| established         = 1983
| postcode            = 4709
| area                = 11.5
| timezone            = [[AEST]]
| utc                 = +10:00
| dist1               = 36.1 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
| dir1                = E
| location1           = [[Capella, Queensland|Capella]]
| dist2               = 87.5
| dir2                = NE
| location2           = [[Emerald, Queensland|Emerald]]
| dist3               = 307
| dir3                = WNW
| location3           = [[Rockhampton]]
| dist4               = 919
| dir4                = NW
| location4           = [[Brisbane]]
| lga                 = Central Highlands Region
| stategov            = [[Electoral district of Gregory|Gregory]]
| fedgov              = [[Division of Capricornia|Capricornia]]
| near-n              = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-ne             = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-e              = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-se             = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-s              = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-sw             = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-w              = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
| near-nw             = [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]
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'''Tieri''' {{IPAc-en|t|i|ˈ|ɛər|i}} is a small mining town and rural [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Central Highlands Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|34525|Tieri|town|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QPN|46980|Tieri|locality|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> Established in 1983, the town is a service centre for local [[coal mine]]s, similar to nearby [[Middlemount, Queensland|Middlemount]] and [[Dysart, Queensland|Dysart]], 

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Tieri had a population of 732 people.<ref name=Census2021/>

== Geography ==
The locality is an "island" within the locality of [[Lilyvale, Queensland (Central Highlands Region)|Lilyvale]]. The [[German Creek coal mine|German Creek]] (towards [[Middlemount, Queensland|Middlemount]]), [[Oaky Creek coal mine|Oaky Creek]] Coal No.1 & North and [[Gregory coal mine|Gregory Crinum]] mines ([[Emerald, Queensland|Emerald]]) are situated close by.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Plaque commemorating the 1991 opening of Tieri Library, 2017.jpg|left|thumb|Plaque commemorating the 1991 opening of Tieri Library, 2017]]
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.<ref name="qfhs2">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

Tieri Library opened on 4 October 1991.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Tieri War Memorial was unveiled in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tieri War Memorial |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/92675-tieri-war-memorial |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Monument Australia}}</ref>
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== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Tieri had a population of 2012.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31633|name=Tieri (State Suburb)|accessdate=5 March 2016|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tieri had a population of 1,129 people.<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32853|name=Tieri (SSC)|accessdate=25 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Tieri had a population of 732 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32825|name=Tieri (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Heritage listings ==
[[File:Tieri War Memorial (2006) - brick walls.jpg|left|thumb|Tieri War Memorial, 2006]]
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}})<ref>{{cite QHR|17003|Tieri War Memorial|602184|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref>
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== Education ==
[[File:Tieri State School building, 2020.jpg|left|thumb|Tieri State School building, 2020]]
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}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{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]]}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 95 students with 8 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{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]]}}</ref> The school motto is "Strive for Success".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tieriss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Tieri State School|website=Education Queensland|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref>

There are no secondary schools in Tieri. The nearest government secondary school is Capella State High School in [[Capella, Queensland|Capella]] to the west.<ref name="globe" />

== Amenities ==
[[File:Tieri Library, 2017.jpg|thumb|Tieri Library, 2018]]
According to an early resident, writing in 2010, there were no facilities when people moved to the town.<ref name="wotcr">{{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 }}</ref>  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|thumb|Library interior, 2018]]
[[Central Highlands Regional Council]] operates Tieri Library at the corner of Grasstree and Anncrouye Streets, Tieri.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Notable residents ==
* Former [[Borussia Dortmund]] goalkeeper [[Mitchell Langerak]] hails from Tieri.

== See also ==
{{portal|Queensland}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Tieri, Queensland}}
* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/tieri|publisher=University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places|title=Tieri}}

{{Central Highlands Region}}
{{Central Queensland}}

[[Category:Towns in Queensland]]
[[Category:Mining towns in Queensland]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1983]]
[[Category:Central Highlands Region]]
[[Category:Localities in Queensland]]
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