What does this Mining ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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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Top Suburbs by Mining Workers — TAS

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

Top suburb

WynyardTAS

Leading count

130

% of population

2.1%

Source

ABS Census 2021

Ranking

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers

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

72 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 TAS.

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 Wynyard and #2 Queenstown 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	Wynyard	TAS	130	2.1%	6,296
2	Queenstown	TAS	113	6.3%	1,808
3	Somerset	TAS	95	2.3%	4,067
4	Zeehan	TAS	92	12.7%	722
5	Rosebery	TAS	89	11.8%	752
6	Romaine	TAS	52	2.8%	1,850
7	Strahan	TAS	36	5.2%	697
8	Ridgley	TAS	28	4.3%	645
9	Hillcrest	TAS	24	2.2%	1,088
10	Tullah	TAS	23	11.4%	202
11	Parklands	TAS	17	2.0%	865
12	Campbell Town	TAS	16	1.6%	1,023
13	Stanley	TAS	15	2.5%	595
14	Cooee	TAS	13	2.2%	597
15	Calder	TAS	12	5.2%	231
16	Mole Creek	TAS	12	2.3%	528
17	Stowport	TAS	11	2.5%	446
18	Yolla	TAS	11	3.8%	286
19	Boat Harbour	TAS	10	2.9%	339
20	Savage River	TAS	10	43.5%	23
21	Waratah	TAS	10	4.0%	249
22	Mount Hicks	TAS	9	2.5%	356
23	Lapoinya	TAS	8	5.6%	143
24	Natone	TAS	8	2.8%	288
25	Wesley Vale	TAS	8	1.7%	483
26	South Burnie	TAS	7	2.0%	348
27	Flowerdale	TAS	6	2.2%	279
28	Frankford	TAS	6	3.6%	165
29	Gunns Plains	TAS	6	3.1%	195
30	Wattle Grove	TAS	6	4.4%	135
31	West Mooreville	TAS	6	5.0%	121
32	East Cam	TAS	5	3.2%	158
33	Highclere	TAS	5	4.2%	119
34	Lower Wilmot	TAS	5	3.7%	136
35	Moorleah	TAS	5	3.1%	161
36	Naracoopa	TAS	5	5.5%	91
37	Paloona	TAS	5	6.0%	84
38	Tewkesbury	TAS	5	6.2%	81
39	Akaroa	TAS	4	3.1%	130
40	Badger Head	TAS	4	6.5%	62
41	Buckland	TAS	4	2.1%	188
42	Christmas Hills	TAS	4	3.1%	127
43	Cradle Mountain	TAS	4	2.6%	152
44	Cuprona	TAS	4	2.9%	140
45	Deep Bay	TAS	4	1.5%	267
46	Doctors Rocks	TAS	4	4.5%	89
47	Downlands	TAS	4	1.7%	237
48	Emu Heights	TAS	4	2.2%	182
49	Erriba	TAS	4	9.3%	43
50	Flowery Gully	TAS	4	4.9%	82
51	Gladstone	TAS	4	3.2%	124
52	Hellyer	TAS	4	2.1%	189
53	Henrietta	TAS	4	2.9%	137
54	Howth	TAS	4	6.6%	61
55	Lymington	TAS	4	1.3%	319
56	Marrawah	TAS	4	2.6%	152
57	Melrose	TAS	4	4.3%	94
58	Nabowla	TAS	4	3.1%	131
59	Rowella	TAS	4	2.2%	179
60	Royal George	TAS	4	6.8%	59
61	Sunnyside	TAS	4	3.6%	110
62	Upper Natone	TAS	4	3.6%	111
63	Weetah	TAS	4	5.3%	75
64	York Town	TAS	4	5.1%	78
65	Blessington	TAS	3	3.6%	84
66	Caveside	TAS	3	2.1%	142
67	Chasm Creek	TAS	3	5.7%	53
68	Crayfish Creek	TAS	3	4.4%	68
69	Interlaken	TAS	3	13.6%	22
70	Round Hill	TAS	3	3.0%	100
71	West Ridgley	TAS	3	2.4%	124
72	Wivenhoe	TAS	3	1.3%	235

FAQ

Top Suburbs by Mining Workers FAQ

What does this Mining ranking show?

This ranking shows TAS 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.