Tieri
| Tieri Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Tieri Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°02′06″S 148°20′54″E / 23.03500°S 148.34833°ECoordinates: 23°02′06″S 148°20′54″E / 23.03500°S 148.34833°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,012 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4709 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||
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Tieri /tiˈɛəri/ is a small mining town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] Established in 1983, the town like nearby Middlemount and Dysart, is a service centre for local coal mines. At the 2011 census, Tieri had a population of 2012.[1]
Geography
The German Creek (towards Middlemount), Oaky Creek Coal No.1 & North and Gregory Crinum mines (Emerald) are close to Tieri.
Amenities
According to an early resident there were no facilities when people moved to the town.[4] 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 motorcross track is in Middlemount approximately 40 km away.
Notable residents
Former Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak hails from Tieri.
Heritage listings
Tieri has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Talagai Avenue: Tieri War Memorial[5]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tieri (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tieri - town (entry 34525)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tieri - locality (entry 46980)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Murray, Georgina; David Peetz (2010). Women of the Coal Rushes. UNSW Press. p. 74. ISBN 1742232213. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tieri War Memorial (entry 602184)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.