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Suburb profile ·Central Highlands (Qld) LGA · QLD ·4709

Tieri QLD 4709

Tieri is in Central Highlands (Qld) LGA, QLD, postcode 4709, with population 732.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
732
732 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
10
0 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$33
Median rent · wk
Investor profile

Who invests in Tieri

Owner-occupied 3%Rented 97%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared8.3%
39 of 71 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,542/yr
Landlords (rental income)71
Reported capital gains25
The read

Renter-heavy market

3% of homes here are owner-occupied and 91% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

What to check

91% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Household income

$163K household · yr+104.1% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$78K
Family
$170K
Household
$163K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
4
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
19
$2,000-2,999
50
$3,000-3,999
41
$4,000+
67

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (219 households)7.8% social housing
Owned outright
1%
Owned with mortgage
2%
Rented
91%
Dwelling structure49.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 87% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 3% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA949
Students99
Government1
  • Tieri State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 949
Crime Year ending May 2026
6,557
6,557 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,557
Total incidents6,557· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault1,32831%
  • Break And Enter81319%
  • Drug Offences1,73141%
  • Fraud3458%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 89.5% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~89.5%
~89.5% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

7,599 people · 20227,214 by 2032 (-5.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Central Highlands - West SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Tieri QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Queensland within the Central Highlands (Qld) local government area, Tieri is a small locality (postcode 4709). It is home to about 732 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 29. Households earn a median income of $163K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $33.

Tieri is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 949, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Central Highlands (Qld) LGA is moderate at 6,557 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$33
Rent · wk(Census)
Employment · Central Highlands (Qld) LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change-0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4709ATO
Negatively geared8.3%
39 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,542/yr
Landlords (rental income)71
Reported capital gains25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population732
Median age29
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$3,125
Personal income · wk$1,504
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$3,528 → $3,125
Change-11.4%
vs QLD median-29.4 pp
Median rent+0%
softeningvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Central Highlands (Qld) LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Blackwater Hospitalpublic
Emerald Hospitalpublic
Springsure Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Central Highlands (Qld) LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places81
Blue Care Emerald Avalon Aged Care Facility60 places
Springsure Multi-Purpose Service17 places
Blackwater Multi-Purpose Service4 places
Childcare · Central Highlands (Qld) LGAACECQA
Services18
Approved places830
Exceeding NQS5
First 5 Years93 places
Emerald Outside School Hours Care83 places
Borilla Community Kindergarten (Emerald)75 places
C&K Emerald South Community Childcare Centre75 places
Emerald Community Kindergarten75 places
Goodstart Early Learning Emerald75 places
+12 more in Central Highlands (Qld) LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Tieri is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Tieri is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is missing both local price and current rent signals.

That means the read leans more on Census basics and whatever local services were matched, instead of a fuller market picture.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals.

Coverage is thinner on hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Tieri feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Springsure better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +200 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Capella better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +200 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Sapphire Central better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +500 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Tieri FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tieri in?

    Tieri is in the Central Highlands (Qld) Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4709. Council-level context for Central Highlands (Qld) LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Tieri?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  3. How often is the Tieri data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.