When we talk about the richest people in the World, Australia’s people are never behind. A huge list can be made of the richest people in Australia. Australia’s people are rich, reason because most of the people are either an entrepreneur or self-employed there. But our concern is here who are the top 10 richest people in Australia. So after going through data analysis, we have reached on to Australia’s top 10 richest people list. We are sharing here that list of richest people in Australia with their net worth currently.
Top 10 Richest People in Australia
10. Mike Cannon-Brookes- Net Worth: $3.4 Billion
Mike Cannon-Brookes is an Australian billionaire. He was born on born November 1979 in Point Piper, Sydney. He is the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of the software company Atlassian, based in Sydney.
Presently, Mike Cannon- Brookes is also an adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales’ School of Computer Science and Engineering. He is the 10th richest person of Australia in the list of top 10 richest people in Australia.
Mike Cannon-Brookes and his business partner Scott Farquhar were recognized as the Australian IT Professional of the Year award in 2004, and Australian 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year.
Mike Cannon-Brookes was also honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in the year 2009 and is a member of The Forum of Young Global Leaders.
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9. Lindsay Fox- Net Worth: $3.5 Billion
Lindsay Fox is an Australian businessman. He is the founder and non-executive chairman of the Australian logistics company Linfox. Linfox is Australia’s biggest private logistics company, with more than five thousand trucks across ten countries in the Asia Pacific.
In 2009, Lindsay Fox was the 10th richest person in Australia, with an estimated wealth of $1.5 billion, but according to the forbes.com, he is at 9th place in the list of Australia’s 50 Richest People. Presently, Lindsay Fox’s net worth is $3.5 Billion.
8. James Packer- Net Worth: $3.8 Billion
James Packer is an Australian businessman and biggest investor of Crown Resorts, which owns casinos in Australia and London. He was born on 8 September 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
In 2006 and 2007 he was the richest person in Australia. Forbes Asia magazine estimated James Packer’s net worth at US$3.8 billion in December 2017, the ninth-richest Australian.
In May 2018, James Packer’s net worth was estimated as a $5.50 billion by the Financial Review Rich List, ranking him as the 10th richest Australian. James Packer is the youngest billionaire on the list.
7. John Gandel- Net Worth: $4.1 Billion
John Gandel is an Australian businessman. He owns half of the southern hemisphere’s largest shopping mall, Chadstone, with more than 500 stores in eastern Melbourne.
He is a property developer and philanthropist. According to a January 2012 Herald Sun report, John Gandel was the wealthiest man in Melbourne, with an assessed A$3.4 billion net worth.
In 2016 also ranked 7th by Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of US$3.2 billion. Presently, John Gandel’s net worth is $4.1 Billion and ranked 7th in this list of top 10 richest people in Australia.
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6. Andrew Forrest- Net Worth: $4.4 Billion
Andrew Forrest is an Australian businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and non-executive chairman of Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), which mines and ships iron ore to China.
Andrew Forrest was the richest person in Australia in 2008. With an estimated net worth of A$6.84 billion according to the 2017 Financial Review Rich List, Forrest was listed within the top 10 richest Australians.
In 2018 Andrew Forrest’s net worth is $4.4 Billion and ranked 6th in the list of top 10 richest people in Australia.
5. Bianca Rinehart- Net Worth: $5 Billion
Bianca Rinehart is also an Australian richest woman in the list of top 10 richest people in Australia. She was born in the year 1979.
Bianca Rinehart is the eldest daughter of Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart and is a trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust. It holds 23.45% of the family business, Hancock Prospecting, on behalf of Bianca and her four children, and it’s now worth $5 billion.
4. Frank Lowy- Net Worth: $5.7 Billion
Frank Lowy is another wealthiest person in Australia and co-founder of Westfield Corporation, which owns shopping malls in the and Europe, United Kingdom and the United States.
With an assessed net worth of A$8.26 billion in 2017, Lowy is ranked as the 4th richest Australian according to the Financial Review Rich List; having been the richest person in Australia during 2010.
Forbes Asia magazine assessed Frank Lowy’s net worth at US$4.6 billion in January 2014. Presently, Frank Lowy’s net worth is $5.7 Billion and become the 4th richest person in Australia.
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3. Anthony Pratt- Net Worth: $5.8 Billion
Anthony Pratt is an Australian businessman and billionaire. He is the Executive Chairman of Visy Asia-Pacific and Pratt Industries in America, which is the world’s biggest privately owned packaging and paper company.
According to the Financial Review Rich List, Anthony Pratt and his family have a net worth of A$12.90 billion. Anthony Pratt is the third richest person in Australia.
2. Harry Triguboff- Net Worth: $9.9 Billion
Harry Triguboff is a Chinese-born Australian billionaire real estate developer and one of Australia’s richest people. He was born on 3 March 1933 in China. He is the founder and leading director of Meriton and is well known as high-rise Harry.
In May 2016, he has announced the wealthiest man in Australia by net worth in the annual Financial Review Rich 200 list.
According to the Forbes Asia magazine, Harry Triguboff’s estimated net worth is US$9.9 billion.
1. Gina Rinehart- Net Worth: $16.6 Billion
Gina Rinehart is one of Australia’s richest people and one of the world’s richest women.
She is an Australian mining magnate who is Chairman of Hancock Prospecting, which is Australia’s third-largest cattle producer.
Gina Rinehart was Australia’s wealthiest woman from 2011 to 2015, according to both Financial Review Rich List and Forbes.
Gina Rinehart is the first richest people in this list of top 10 richest people in Australia with her net worth $16.6 Billion.
