In financial year 2022, approximately almost 200 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 2022
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (May 26, 2023). Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 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 2022." Chart. May 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 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 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2023, 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 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of employees in the mining industry in Australia from the financial year 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, May 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682989/australia-employment-in-mining-industry/