What does this Mining ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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 · QLD · 100 suburbs

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers — QLD

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

Top suburb

MoranbahQLD

Leading count

1,951

% of population

20.7%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers

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

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 QLD.

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 Moranbah and #2 Emerald 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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

# ▲	SUBURB	STATE	COUNT	% OF POP	POP
1	Moranbah	QLD	1,951	20.7%	9,425
2	Emerald	QLD	1,467	9.8%	14,904
3	Blackwater	QLD	1,001	21.3%	4,702
4	Dysart	QLD	611	20.9%	2,918
5	Andergrove	QLD	524	5.3%	9,924
6	Rocky Point	QLD	463	20.9%	2,214
7	Rural View	QLD	444	7.8%	5,657
8	Gracemere	QLD	433	3.6%	12,023
9	Cloncurry	QLD	424	13.4%	3,167
10	Middlemount	QLD	413	21.7%	1,899
11	Biloela	QLD	406	7.1%	5,692
12	Marian	QLD	367	8.7%	4,224
13	Clermont	QLD	359	12.2%	2,952
14	Sunset	QLD	348	16.3%	2,137
15	Soldiers Hill	QLD	335	18.7%	1,796
16	Bucasia	QLD	331	6.7%	4,915
17	Bowen	QLD	319	2.8%	11,205
18	Healy	QLD	315	17.3%	1,824
19	Sarina	QLD	303	5.4%	5,619
20	Townview	QLD	300	14.5%	2,067
21	West Mackay	QLD	300	4.6%	6,536
22	Beaconsfield	QLD	289	4.9%	5,899
23	Glenella	QLD	287	6.3%	4,545
24	Walkerston	QLD	287	7.9%	3,615
25	Parkside	QLD	269	17.6%	1,530
26	South Mackay	QLD	266	3.8%	6,918
27	Ooralea	QLD	262	7.1%	3,691
28	Yeppoon	QLD	261	3.7%	7,037
29	Trunding	QLD	255	27.4%	929
30	Cannonvale	QLD	249	3.8%	6,596
31	North Mackay	QLD	248	4.0%	6,194
32	Mornington	QLD	246	13.3%	1,846
33	Blacks Beach	QLD	243	5.9%	4,153
34	Tieri	QLD	235	32.1%	732
35	Chinchilla	QLD	232	3.3%	7,068
36	Pioneer	QLD	232	9.9%	2,346
37	Eimeo	QLD	231	7.0%	3,285
38	Moura	QLD	228	11.4%	1,993
39	Collinsville	QLD	174	11.6%	1,496
40	Winston	QLD	174	16.1%	1,084
41	Bushland Beach	QLD	172	2.6%	6,641
42	Nanum	QLD	169	18.7%	904
43	East Mackay	QLD	156	4.2%	3,725
44	Slade Point	QLD	150	4.3%	3,450
45	Roma	QLD	146	2.1%	6,838
46	Mackay	QLD	144	3.6%	4,026
47	Lammermoor	QLD	142	5.6%	2,551
48	Glenden	QLD	139	29.1%	477
49	Happy Valley	QLD	131	17.9%	733
50	The Gap	QLD	128	0.7%	17,318
51	Zilzie	QLD	126	4.4%	2,846
52	Menzies	QLD	124	15.0%	824
53	Mirani	QLD	111	6.1%	1,806
54	Calliope	QLD	110	2.1%	5,263
55	Hay Point	QLD	104	8.0%	1,306
56	Park Avenue	QLD	104	2.0%	5,292
57	Taranganba	QLD	103	4.5%	2,275
58	Springsure	QLD	101	10.6%	950
59	Bakers Creek	QLD	100	6.3%	1,590
60	Parkhurst	QLD	97	3.2%	3,043
61	Capella	QLD	95	9.8%	974
62	Jubilee Pocket	QLD	94	4.6%	2,047
63	Nebo	QLD	89	10.4%	857
64	Richmond Hill	QLD	88	3.6%	2,453
65	The Range	QLD	88	1.7%	5,231
66	Alice River	QLD	83	3.1%	2,685
67	Charters Towers City	QLD	82	3.7%	2,219
68	Rockyview	QLD	81	4.7%	1,735
69	Shoal Point	QLD	80	7.2%	1,104
70	Emu Park	QLD	76	3.3%	2,281
71	Proserpine	QLD	76	2.1%	3,614
72	Grasstree Beach	QLD	74	10.3%	717
73	Taroomball	QLD	74	6.5%	1,136
74	Habana	QLD	73	7.1%	1,022
75	Agnes Water	QLD	71	2.6%	2,729
76	Mulambin	QLD	68	7.4%	917
77	Cannon Valley	QLD	67	5.9%	1,131
78	Alton Downs	QLD	66	5.0%	1,324
79	Armstrong Beach	QLD	64	7.1%	903
80	Barmaryee	QLD	62	6.7%	925
81	Seaforth	QLD	59	7.4%	800
82	Eton	QLD	58	8.0%	728
83	Pacific Heights	QLD	58	5.2%	1,111
84	Koumala	QLD	57	7.4%	772
85	Coppabella	QLD	55	9.3%	594
86	Queenton	QLD	54	4.4%	1,236
87	Erakala	QLD	53	6.9%	763
88	Jensen	QLD	52	2.9%	1,797
89	Miles End	QLD	52	18.6%	280
90	Bluff	QLD	51	15.7%	324
91	Strathdickie	QLD	50	5.0%	1,003
92	Broughton	QLD	49	6.9%	714
93	Sapphire Central	QLD	49	4.0%	1,214
94	Thangool	QLD	49	7.2%	685
95	Miles	QLD	48	2.6%	1,874
96	Mount Isa	QLD	48	27.9%	172
97	Mackay Harbour	QLD	46	6.7%	686
98	The Leap	QLD	46	6.9%	664
99	Allenstown	QLD	45	1.6%	2,762
100	Glenlee	QLD	45	3.8%	1,193

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers FAQ

What does this Mining ranking show?

This ranking shows QLD 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.