Australia
- Cabramurra, New South Wales, built as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
- Mount Beauty, Victoria, established by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria to house construction workers from the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme.
- Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, built for workers at the Alcan Gove Alumina Refinery and mining operation, operated by Rio Tinto Group.
- Yallourn, Victoria, built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria for workers at the Yallourn Power Station, demolished to enable further coal mining.
- Leinster, Western Australia, BHP Billiton mining town, closed community.
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