In the financial year 2023, approximately around 219.5 thousand people were employed in the mining industry in Australia. Mining is one of the largest industries in the country, with coal, iron ore, and gold mining the leading sectors.
Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (May 31, 2024). Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Employees in The Mining Industry in Australia from The Financial Year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/