Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people 2018

The Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people is the annual survey of the fifty wealthiest people resident in Australia, published by Forbes Asia in January 2018.

The net worth of the wealthiest individual, Gina Rinehart, was estimated to be US$17.40 billion.

List of individuals

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The following is the list of Australia's 50 richest people for the year of 2018.

2018[1] Name Citizenship Source of wealth 2017[2][3][4][5]
Rank Net worth
US$ bn
Rank Net worth
US$ bn
1   17.40   Gina Rinehart   Australia Hancock Prospecting; investment 1   14.80  
2   Harry Triguboff   Australia Meriton Apartments 2   9.90  
3   Anthony Pratt   Australia Visy Industries; Pratt Industries 3   5.80  
4   Frank Lowy   Australia Ex-Westfield; property 4   5.70  
5   Mike Cannon-Brookes   Australia Atlassian 10   3.40  
Scott Farquhar   Australia
7   Andrew Forrest   Australia Fortescue Metals Group 6   4.40  
8   John Gandel   Australia Property (shopping centres) 7   4.10  
9   James Packer   Australia Crown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings 8   3.70  
10   Lindsay Fox   Australia Linfox 9   3.50  
11   Bianca Rinehart, John Hancock,
Ginia Rinehart and Hope Welker
  Australia Resources 5   5.00  
12   Kerry Stokes   Australia Property; Seven West Media; resources 14   2.60  
13   Sir Michael Hintze   Australia
  United Kingdom
Retail; investment 17  
14   Alan Wilson and family   Australia Reece Group; retail 13  
15   Lang Walker   Australia Walker Corporation (property) 16  
16   Fiona Geminder   Australia Manufacturing; investment 12  
17   Richard White   Australia WiseTech Global 32  
18   Maurice Alter   Australia Property (shopping centres) 20  
19   David Hains   Australia Investment 19  
20   Clive Palmer   Australia Mineralogy and other mining interests; hospitality n/a   not listed
21   Heloise Waislitz   Australia Manufacturing; investment 18  
22   Tony and Ron Perich   Australia Investment 21  
23   Jack Cowin   Australia Competitive Foods Australia; investment 22  
24   Angela Bennett   Australia Resources 23   1.70  
25   David Teoh   Australia Telecommunications 29  
26   Gretel Packer   Australia Crown Resorts; investment
27   Nigel Austin   Australia Cotton On Group; retail
28   Solomon Lew   Australia Premier Investments; retail 30  
29   Brett Blundy   Australia Retail; agribusiness 33  
30   Bob Ell   Australia Property development 28  
31   John van Lieshout   Australia Real estate
32   Gerry Harvey   Australia Harvey Norman; retail 25  
33   Manny Stul   Australia Retail; toys 27   1.40  
34   Kerr Neilson   Australia Financial services 24  
1.00 Sam Tarascio[6]   Australia Real estate
36   Terry Snow   Australia Capital Airport Group; property development n/a   not listed
37   Judith Neilson   Australia Investment 26  
38   Alan Rydge   Australia Rydges Hotels & Resorts
39   Maha Sinnathamby   Australia Real estate
40   Paul Little   Australia Logistics; real estate
41   Chris Wallin   Australia Mining
42   Len Ainsworth   Australia Gaming; manufacturing 31  
43   Bruce Mathieson   Australia Hotels
44   Con Makris   Australia Real estate
45   Russ Withers and family of the late Beverley Barlow   Australia 7-Eleven Australia
46   Ralph Sarich   Australia Real estate
47   Richard Smith   Australia Food distribution
48   John Kahlbetzer   Australia Agriculture
49   Christopher Morris   Australia Software; hospitality
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Australia's richest people are $50b richer since last year". www.9news.com.au. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Gina Rinehart tops Forbes Australia Rich List with $21.5b". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ Froelicher, Christian (23 January 2018). "Rich and counting: Australia's 33 billionaires". SBS World News. Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Nocookies". The Australian. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Sam Tarascio". Forbes. 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.