The BRW Rich 200, 2012 is the 29th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in Australia, published in hardcopy and online formats in the BRW magazine on 24 May 2012.[1]

In the 2012 list, the net worth of the wealthiest individual, Gina Rinehart, was A$29.17 billion.

The BRW Rich Families List was published annually since 2008. In the 2012 list, the Smorgon family headed the list with estimated wealth of A$2.63 billion.[2] The Smorgon families headed the families list in every year of its publication. The families list was last published in 2015.[3]

List of individuals

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2012[1] Name Citizenship Source of wealth 2011[4]
Rank Net worth
A$ bn
Rank Net worth
A$ bn
1   29.17   Gina Rinehart   Australia Hancock Prospecting; investment 1   10.31  
2   7.40   Ivan Glasenberg   Australia[5]
  South Africa
  Switzerland[6]
Glencore commodities trading 2   8.80  
3   6.47   Frank Lowy AC   Australia Westfield; property (shopping centres) 6   4.98  
4   5.89   Andrew Forrest   Australia Fortescue Metals Group 3   6.18  
5   5.45   Anthony Pratt   Australia Visy Industries; Pratt Industries 4   5.18  
6   5.21   James Packer   Australia Crown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings 8   4.16  
7   4.85   Harry Triguboff AO   Australia Meriton Apartments 7   4.30  
8   3.85   Clive Palmer   Australia Mineralogy and other mining interests; hospitality 5   5.05  
9   Australia
10   3.35   John Gandel AO   Australia Property (shopping centres) 9   3.45  
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List of families

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2012[2] Name Citizenship Source of wealth 2011[4]
Rank Net worth
A$ bn
Rank Net worth
A$ bn
1   2.63   Smorgon family   Australia Investment 1 2.69  
2   2.20   Liberman family   Australia Investment 2 2.23  
3   2.15   Besen family   Australia Property; retail 3 2.08  
n/a 2.01   Buckeridge family   Australia Manufacturing (building materials); construction n/a 2.60  
5   1.94   Myer family   Australia Retail; property; investment 4 2.01  
6   1.75   Roberts family   Australia Investment; property 6 1.35  
7   1.44   Wilson family   Australia Retail (plumbing) n/a not listed
8   1.29   Talbot family   Australia Resources 5 1.42  
9   Australia
10   1.09   Salteri family   Australia Tenix; infrastructure investment (roads and services) 7 1.18  
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "BRW Rich 200 2012 Wealth Index". BRW. Australia. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Rich 50 Families 2012". BRW. Australia. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Rich Families List 2015". BRW. Australia. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "BRW Rich 200 2011 Wealth Index". BRW. Australia. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  5. ^ Wen, Philip (26 May 2011). "Mystery billionaire emerges from corporate shadows". Executive Style. Australia. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ^ Glasenberg, Ivan (5 May 2013). "Letztlich macht es keine Differenz, ob Ihr Vermögen eine Milliarde beträgt oder sechs". SonntagsZeitung (Interview) (in German). Interviewed by Martin Spieler. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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