Tyers

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tyers is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of Melbourne, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Traralgon and located in the City of Latrobe. It was known until 1852 as "Boola Boola", after which it was named after the surveyor and explorer Charles Tyers. At the 2016 census, Tyers had a population of 824.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Australian virologist (1899-1985)

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Gord Bamford

Canadian country singer

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Kristin Godridge

Australian female tennis player

B

Bob Brooker

Australian rules footballer

Brendon Goddard

Australian rules footballer

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Jackie Vogt

Australian football player

Julian McGauran

Australian politician

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Kevin Curran

Australian rules footballer, born 1920

Mark Robinson

Australian politician, born 1963

Michael Voss

Australian rules footballer and coach

Peter Siddle

Australian cricketer

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Russell Northe

Australian politician

Shannon Barnett

Australian trombonist and composer

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Steve Dargavel

Australian politician

Stuart Tripp

Australian male cycling Paralympian

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Tom Gillies

Australian rules footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

• Glengarry
  5.3 mi away · pop. 703
• Toongabbie
  10 mi away · pop. 513
• Traralgon South
  10.8 mi away · pop. 507
• Westbury
  12.4 mi away
• Happy Go Lucky
  12.7 mi away
• Coalville
  13.6 mi away
• Rawson
  14 mi away · pop. 281
• Cowwarr
  15 mi away
• Willow Grove
  17.2 mi away · pop. 285
• Darlimurla
  21.2 mi away
• Fumina South
  23 mi away
• Coongulla
  24.2 mi away · pop. 203

Browse all places in Victoria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

Seen 2026-08-16

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

Seen 2026-08-16

pinnate-leaved groundsel

Senecio pinnatifolius

Seen 2026-08-15

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

Seen 2026-08-13

Nodding Greenhood

Pterostylis nutans

Seen 2026-08-13

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Seen 2026-08-13

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

Seen 2026-08-13

Wonga Pigeon

Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Seen 2026-08-13

Australian Shelduck

Tadorna tadornoides

Seen 2026-08-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).