There are 12000 people employed by BHP Billiton in its Pilbara operation, but this is just one of several mining operations.
No, most people live in the Eastern States, however a large amount of the mining is done in the state of western australia
According to 2012 figures, Australia's mining industry employs approximately 269 300 people. This equates to about 2.3% of the total workforce, which is a very small proportion! despite the importance of the mining industry in Australia, both domestically and for overseas markets. This may well increase, as in the decade prior to 2012, jobs in the mining sector increased by 188 800, which is an annual growth rate of 12.8%.
Approximately 4,000 people work in the mining industry in Kalgoorlie, which is located in Western Australia. The city's economy is heavily reliant on mining, particularly gold mining.
Around 80,000 people are employed in the Zambian mining industry as of 2021.
Australia is a modern western country with a reasonably low rate of unemployment. Virtually any jobs found in other countries are found in Australia. There are professional positions such as teachers, doctors, IT workers and accountants. There are manual jobs and skilled tradespeople, such as plumbers, electricians, mechanics and builders. There are people employed in retail, in tourism, in telecommunications, in mining - just as there are in other countries of the world.
Australia's Great Sandy Desert is a vastly diverse region, consisting of some indigenous groups living a partly-westernised and partly-traditional lifestyle, as well as mining communities. at he indigenous people are among the poorest in Australia, while those employed in mining in the Pilbara region (particularly the engineers) are indeed very wealthy.
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The town of Derby in northwest Western Australia has a population of around 4500 people.
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People begin going to Western Australia in 1885 to find gold. There were several gold rushes in Western Australia including 1885, 1895, 1887, 1891 and 1893.
Most people in Australia are easy giong and friendly regardles of their national back ground. Western Australia is a rapidly growing state where many of the people themselves are relatively new arivals.