What does this Mining ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Mining worker counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.

Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.

Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.

What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.

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Industry · NSW · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers — NSW

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Mining mining workers, ranked by count from Census 2021.

Top suburb

MuswellbrookNSW

Leading count

1,180

% of population

9.6%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers

NSW suburbs with the highest number of Mining mining workers, ranked by count from Census 2021. — NSW

100 results

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How to read this ranking

Use top suburbs by mining workers to locate employment clusters before deeper suburb work.

BEST FOR

Seeing where an industry has a visible local employment base.

This helps when you want a fast read on where one industry is concentrated in NSW.

READ IT AS

A local employment footprint, not a full market verdict.

Employment counts say something about local economic shape, but they do not tell you on their own whether prices, rents, or amenities make the area attractive.

NEXT STEP

Cross-check with prices and household data.

Use the ranking to narrow the field, then verify affordability, demand, schools, and transport before treating the area as a serious candidate.

AVAILABLE evidence

Census concentration signal

This ranking is backed by demographic counts. It is good for finding clusters, not for deciding suburb quality alone.

CLUSTER SCREEN

This ranking finds concentration, not suburb quality.

Use top rows as research leads, then test affordability, services, and evidence depth before shortlisting.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Muswellbrook and #2 Orange as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

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# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Muswellbrook	NSW	1,180	9.6%	12,272
2	Orange	NSW	1,145	2.8%	41,232
3	Mudgee	NSW	973	8.5%	11,457
4	Broken Hill	NSW	790	4.5%	17,706
5	Gunnedah	NSW	733	7.1%	10,359
6	Cobar	NSW	547	15.2%	3,603
7	Singleton Heights	NSW	545	11.1%	4,896
8	Singleton	NSW	496	9.6%	5,185
9	Parkes	NSW	468	4.1%	11,324
10	Rutherford	NSW	422	3.2%	13,091
11	Cessnock	NSW	405	2.5%	16,300
12	Hunterview	NSW	404	13.0%	3,113
13	Scone	NSW	339	5.8%	5,824
14	Aberglasslyn	NSW	331	5.1%	6,552
15	Narrabri	NSW	285	3.9%	7,327
16	Greta	NSW	238	7.1%	3,349
17	West Wyalong	NSW	236	7.8%	3,037
18	Gulgong	NSW	218	8.1%	2,680
19	North Rothbury	NSW	212	8.5%	2,502
20	Branxton	NSW	188	8.3%	2,255
21	East Branxton	NSW	188	10.0%	1,881
22	Wattle Ponds	NSW	187	15.7%	1,193
23	Aberdeen	NSW	185	9.0%	2,051
24	Denman	NSW	185	10.2%	1,821
25	Gillieston Heights	NSW	171	3.6%	4,796
26	Nyngan	NSW	169	8.7%	1,953
27	Ashtonfield	NSW	165	3.6%	4,589
28	Bolwarra Heights	NSW	144	4.2%	3,436
29	Heddon Greta	NSW	143	5.0%	2,838
30	Kurri Kurri	NSW	135	2.2%	6,174
31	Lithgow	NSW	123	2.5%	4,956
32	Boggabri	NSW	118	9.8%	1,203
33	Blayney	NSW	109	3.2%	3,448
34	Weston	NSW	102	2.5%	4,088
35	Bellbird	NSW	98	4.2%	2,338
36	Portland	NSW	90	3.7%	2,447
37	Raworth	NSW	85	4.1%	2,094
38	Abermain	NSW	84	3.3%	2,544
39	Largs	NSW	83	4.2%	1,962
40	Wallerawang	NSW	81	4.0%	2,019
41	Aberdare	NSW	77	3.0%	2,542
42	Lochinvar	NSW	70	6.4%	1,095
43	South Bowenfels	NSW	67	5.1%	1,326
44	Windella	NSW	65	7.7%	845
45	Cliftleigh	NSW	63	2.7%	2,309
46	Muscle Creek	NSW	61	19.5%	313
47	Merriwa	NSW	58	3.2%	1,825
48	Telarah	NSW	58	2.5%	2,318
49	Bowenfels	NSW	56	2.7%	2,049
50	Cooks Gap	NSW	55	10.0%	549
51	Bolwarra	NSW	52	3.9%	1,350
52	Manilla	NSW	51	2.1%	2,386
53	Wangi Wangi	NSW	51	1.7%	2,920
54	Bellbird Heights	NSW	49	6.1%	805
55	Coal Point	NSW	49	2.8%	1,749
56	Louth Park	NSW	48	5.2%	922
57	Marrangaroo	NSW	47	6.0%	783
58	Ellalong	NSW	46	3.4%	1,351
59	Spring Flat	NSW	44	12.8%	345
60	Broke	NSW	43	7.7%	557
61	Bulga	NSW	43	10.3%	418
62	Nulkaba	NSW	42	5.9%	715
63	Jerrys Plains	NSW	41	9.2%	447
64	Paxton	NSW	41	3.4%	1,215
65	Millthorpe	NSW	40	3.0%	1,347
66	Bombira	NSW	39	7.7%	504
67	Lower Belford	NSW	38	9.3%	407
68	Rylstone	NSW	38	4.2%	904
69	Pokolbin	NSW	37	3.5%	1,049
70	Wyalong	NSW	37	6.0%	620
71	Kandos	NSW	36	2.9%	1,263
72	Kilaben Bay	NSW	35	2.3%	1,516
73	Millfield	NSW	35	2.7%	1,282
74	Rathmines	NSW	35	1.7%	2,076
75	Sedgefield	NSW	35	13.8%	254
76	Curlewis	NSW	32	4.1%	779
77	Glendon Brook	NSW	32	8.7%	368
78	Whittingham	NSW	32	7.6%	421
79	Arcadia Vale	NSW	31	2.2%	1,431
80	Blacksmiths	NSW	31	1.6%	1,881
81	Kitchener	NSW	31	4.6%	679
82	Lidsdale	NSW	31	6.6%	471
83	Wallalong	NSW	31	3.0%	1,049
84	Bridgman	NSW	30	12.4%	242
85	McCullys Gap	NSW	30	11.5%	262
86	Morpeth	NSW	30	1.8%	1,686
87	Westbrook	NSW	30	19.9%	151
88	Glenridding	NSW	29	11.2%	259
89	Mitchells Flat	NSW	29	12.0%	242
90	Lambs Valley	NSW	28	37.3%	75
91	Pooncarie	NSW	28	12.4%	226
92	Cargo	NSW	27	4.8%	562
93	Kearsley	NSW	27	3.2%	838
94	Peak Hill	NSW	27	2.3%	1,162
95	Redbournberry	NSW	27	10.9%	247
96	Karuah	NSW	26	1.6%	1,618
97	Clifton Grove	NSW	25	2.6%	950
98	Lightning Ridge	NSW	25	1.3%	1,946
99	St Fillans	NSW	23	8.9%	259
100	Stubbo	NSW	23	8.5%	270

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers FAQ

What does this Mining ranking show?

This ranking shows NSW suburbs with the highest Mining worker counts, based on Census 2021 demographic data.
Should I choose a suburb just because it ranks highly here?

No. Demographic rankings explain local context, not investment quality by themselves. Use them with price, rent, income, schools, transport, and detail-page evidence before shortlisting.
Why does QuickProperty show count and percentage of population?

The count shows the size of the local group, while the percentage helps avoid overreading large suburbs that rank highly only because they have more residents overall.
What is the next step after this demographic ranking?

Open the suburb detail pages for the strongest candidates, save realistic matches to your shortlist, and compare them against affordability and local evidence before making a decision.