Town guides
Australian Mining Towns
Pick a town to see its ABS Census population, the operations named by their operators or governments, and which airlines the airport or council lists. Each fact links to its source.
Last checked 10 October 2026. Population figures name the ABS geography type, because the same place gets different counts under different types. We leave out what we cannot source, including rents and fares.
Western Australia
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields29,068 people (Urban Centre and Locality (UCL))Main commodity: gold
- Karratha Pilbara22,199 people (Local Government Area (LGA))Main exports: iron ore, lng, salt, ammonium products
- Port Hedland Pilbara15,684 people (Local Government Area (LGA))Main exports: iron ore, lithium, salt
- Newman Pilbara4,239 people (Urban Centre and Locality (UCL))Main commodity: iron ore
Queensland
- Mount Isa North West Queensland18,727 people (Local Government Area (LGA))Main commodities: zinc, lead, silver, copper
- Moranbah Isaac region, Bowen Basin9,425 people (Suburbs and Localities (SAL))Main commodity: coal
- Mackay Mackay region121,691 people (Local Government Area (LGA))Resource served: coal
- Gladstone Gladstone region63,515 people (Local Government Area (LGA))Port cargoes include: coal, alumina
- Emerald Central Highlands, Bowen Basin27,836 people (Local Government Area (LGA))Main commodity: coal