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 on 15 January 2019.
The net worth of the wealthiest individual (number 1 on the list), Gina Rinehart, was estimated to be 14.80 billion. The net worth of the least-wealthy individual on the list (number 50 on the 50 person list), Michael Heine, was estimated to be 750 million.
List of individuals
2019NameCitizenshipSource of wealth2018RankNet worth bn Rank Net worth bn 14.80 Hancock Prospecting; mining; investment 17.40 9.00 Meriton 6.80 Visy; Pratt Industries; recycling and paper 6.50 Ex-Westfield; property 6.40 Atlassian software tech 4.30 Fortescue, predominantly mining 4.00 Property (shopping centres) 3.60 Crown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings 3.50 Linfox Transports and logistics 3.10 , , and Resources 2.90 Property; Seven West Media; resources 2.55 Sir Retail; investment 2.50 and family Reece Group; retail 2.40 Walker Corporation (property) 2.30 Manufacturing; investment 2.20 WiseTech Global 2.10 Property (shopping centres) 1.90 Investment 1.80 Mineralogy and other mining interests; hospitality 1.76 Manufacturing; investment 1.74 Investment 1.70 Competitive Foods Australia; investment 1.65 Resources 1.62 Telecommunications 1.60 Crown Resorts; investment 1.50 Cotton On Group; retail 1.46 Premier Investments; retail 1.44 Retail; agribusiness 1.42 Property development 1.40 Real estate 1.35 Harvey Norman; retail 1.30 Retail; toys 1.24 Financial services 1.22 Real estate 1.20 Capital Airport Group; property development 1.02 Investment 1.00 Rydges Hotels & Resorts 0.98 Real estate 0.95 Logistics; real estate 0.91 Mining 0.90 Gaming; manufacturing 0.87 Hotels 0.85 Real estate 0.825 and family of the late Beverley Barlow 7-Eleven Australia 0.81 Real estate 0.80 Food distribution 0.77 Agriculture 0.76 Software; hospitality 0.75 Financial services
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See also Financial Review Rich List Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people
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