Taken together, construction and mining make up Australia’s largest industry cluster, and they play a key role in our future wealth and prosperity. Emerging technologies such as building information modelling (BIM) and automation are changing the way we work, and Australia’s construction and mining organisations need a ‘future fit’ workforce to keep pace. This is a huge industry, and you’ll be amazed at the career choices available to you.
Contribution to the Australian economy
Construction

$116.7 billion
Gross value added

1,040,000
People employed in the sector

358,449
Businesses trading in the sector
Mining

$102.5 billion
Gross value added

163,000
People employed in the sector

7,897
Businesses trading in the sector
* Statistics sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. For more information, please refer to the Statistics Explained page.