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

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.