Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people 2017

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 2017.[1]

This article is about the Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people published in 2017. For general information about the list, see Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people.

The net worth of the wealthiest individual, Gina Rinehart, was estimated to be US$14.80 billion.

List of individuals
2017[1][2][3][4] Name Citizenship Source of wealth 2016[5]
Rank Net worth
US$ bn		 Rank Net worth
US$ bn
1 Increase14.80 IncreaseGina Rinehart AustraliaHancock Prospecting; investment2 Decrease8.50 Decrease
2 Increase9.90 IncreaseHarry Triguboff AustraliaMeriton Apartments3 Decrease6.90 Increase
3 Increase5.80 IncreaseAnthony Pratt AustraliaVisy Industries; Pratt Industries5 Increase3.60 Increase
4 Steady5.70 IncreaseFrank Lowy AustraliaEx-Westfield; property4 Decrease5.00 Steady
5 Increase5.00 IncreaseBianca Rinehart, John Hancock,
Ginia Rinehart and Hope Welker		 AustraliaResourcesn/anot listed
6 Increase4.40 IncreaseAndrew Forrest AustraliaFortescue Metals Group22 Decrease1.24 Decrease
7 Steady4.10 IncreaseJohn Gandel AustraliaProperty (shopping centres)7 Decrease3.20 Decrease
8 Decrease3.70 IncreaseJames Packer AustraliaCrown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings6 Decrease3.50 Decrease
9 Increase3.50 IncreaseLindsay Fox AustraliaLinfox8 Increase2.80 Decrease
10 Increase3.40 IncreaseMike Cannon-Brookes AustraliaAtlassian14 Increase1.78 Increase
Scott Farquhar Australia15 Increase1.75 Increase
12 SteadyFiona Geminder AustraliaManufacturing; investment12 Steady1.83 Decrease
13 IncreaseAlan Wilson and family AustraliaReece Group; retail16 Decrease1.60 Decrease
14 Increase2.60 DecreaseKerry Stokes AustraliaProperty; Seven West Media; resources27 Decrease1.00 Decrease
15 IncreaseStan Perron AustraliaProperty17 Decrease1.54 Decrease
16 IncreaseLang Walker AustraliaWalker Corporation (property)26 Decrease1.02 Decrease
17 DecreaseSir Michael Hintze Australia
 United Kingdom		Retail; investment13 Increase1.80 Decrease
18 IncreaseHeloise Waislitz AustraliaManufacturing; investment20 Decrease1.30 Decrease
19 DecreaseDavid Hains AustraliaInvestment10 Increase1.90 Decrease
20 IncreaseMaurice Alter AustraliaProperty (shopping centres)24 Decrease1.10 Decrease
21 IncreaseTony and Ron Perich AustraliaInvestment32 Increase0.77 Increase
22 DecreaseJack Cowin AustraliaCompetitive Foods Australia; investment18 Increase1.50 Increase
23 Increase1.70 IncreaseAngela Bennett AustraliaResources29 Increase0.93 Decrease
24 DecreaseKerr Neilson AustraliaFinancial services11 Decrease1.85 Decrease
25 DecreaseGerry Harvey AustraliaHarvey Norman; retail19 Decrease1.35 Increase
26 IncreaseJudith Neilson AustraliaInvestment37 Increase0.72 Increase
27 Increase1.40 IncreaseManny Stul AustraliaRetail; toysn/anot listed
28 DecreaseBob Ell AustraliaProperty development23 Decrease1.20 Steady
29 DecreaseDavid Teoh AustraliaTelecommunications9 Increase1.95 Increase
30 SteadySolomon Lew AustraliaPremier Investments; retail30 Steady0.92 Decrease
31 DecreaseJohn van Lieshout AustraliaReal estate28 Decrease0.97 Decrease
32 IncreaseRichard White AustraliaWiseTech Globaln/anot listed
33 IncreaseBrett Blundy AustraliaRetail; agribusiness42 Decrease0.645 Decrease
Sam Tarascio AustraliaReal estate36 Decrease0.735 Increase
Gretel Packer AustraliaCrown Resorts; investment49 Increase0.51 Increase
Nigel Austin AustraliaCotton On Group; retail47 Increase0.565 Increase
Alan Rydge AustraliaRydges Hotels & Resorts21 Increase1.27 Increase
Maha Sinnathamby AustraliaReal estate41 Decrease0.65 Decrease
Paul Little AustraliaLogistics; real estate31 Increase0.83 Increase
Chris Wallin AustraliaMiningn/anot listed
Len Ainsworth AustraliaGaming; manufacturing33 Decrease0.76 Decrease
Bruce Mathieson AustraliaHotels43 Increase0.64 Increase
Con Makris AustraliaReal estate38 Increase0.70 Increase
Russ Withers and family of the late Beverley Barlow Australia7-Eleven Australia25 Increase1.10 Increase
Ralph Sarich AustraliaReal estate40 Increase0.66 Steady
Richard Smith AustraliaFood distribution44 Increase0.615 Increase
John Kahlbetzer AustraliaAgriculture35 Increase0.74 Decrease
Christopher Morris AustraliaSoftware; hospitality48 Decrease0.55 Decrease
Legend
Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Increase Has increased from the previous year
Decrease Has decreased from the previous year

See also

References
  1. "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Gina Rinehart tops Forbes Australia Rich List with $21.5b". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. Froelicher, Christian (23 January 2018). "Rich and counting: Australia's 33 billionaires". SBS World News. Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Nocookies". The Australian. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. "Gina Rinehart Loses Her No. 1 Spot". Forbes Asia. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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