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

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.