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 2016.[1]
The net worth of the wealthiest individual, Blair Parry-Okeden, was estimated to be US$8.80 billion.[2][3][4][5][6] It was the first and only time that Parry-Okeden appeared on the Forbes Australian list. She is a US-citizen and, despite living in Australia,[7] is not eligible for admission on the list.
List of individuals
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2016[1] | Name | Citizenship | Source of wealth | 2015[8] | ||
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Rank | Net worth US$ bn |
Rank | Net worth US$ bn | |||
1 | 8.80 | Blair Parry-Okeden | United States | Cox Enterprises heiress | n/a | not listed |
2 | 8.50 | Gina Rinehart | Australia | Hancock Prospecting; investment | 1 | 11.70 |
3 | 6.90 | Harry Triguboff | Australia | Meriton Apartments | 2 | 5.60 |
4 | 5.00 | Frank Lowy | Australia | Ex-Westfield; property | 3 | 5.00 |
5 | 3.60 | Anthony Pratt | Australia | Visy Industries; Pratt Industries | 7 | 3.50 |
6 | 3.50 | James Packer | Australia | Crown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings | 4 | 4.70 |
7 | 3.20 | John Gandel | Australia | Property (shopping centres) | 6 | 3.60 |
8 | 2.80 | Lindsay Fox | Australia | Linfox | 9 | 2.90 |
9 | 1.95 | David Teoh | Australia | Telecommunications | 17 | 1.60 |
10 | 1.90 | David Hains | Australia | Investment | 11 | 2.10 |
11 | 1.85 | Kerr Neilson | Australia | Financial services | 8 | 3.00 |
12 | 1.83 | Fiona Geminder | Australia | Manufacturing; investment | 12 | 2.10 |
13 | 1.80 | Sir Michael Hintze | Australia United Kingdom |
Retail; investment | 15 | 1.90 |
14 | 1.78 | Mike Cannon-Brookes | Australia | Atlassian | 25 | 1.10 |
15 | 1.75 | Scott Farquhar | Australia | 25 | 1.10 | |
16 | 1.60 | Alan Wilson and family | Australia | Reece Group; retail | 14 | 2.00 |
17 | 1.54 | Stan Perron | Australia | Property | 16 | 1.60 |
18 | 1.50 | Jack Cowin | Australia | Competitive Foods Australia; investment | 29 | 1.00 |
19 | 1.35 | Gerry Harvey | Australia | Harvey Norman; retail | 18 | 1.30 |
20 | 1.30 | Heloise Waislitz | Australia | Manufacturing; investment | 13 | 2.00 |
21 | 1.27 | Alan Rydge | Australia | Rydges Hotels & Resorts | 22 | 1.20 |
22 | 1.24 | Andrew Forrest | Australia | Fortescue Metals Group | 10 | 2.10 |
23 | 1.20 | Bob Ell | Australia | Property development | 19 | 1.20 |
24 | 1.10 | Maurice Alter | Australia | Property (shopping centres) | 19 | 1.20 |
25 | 1.10 | Russ Withers and Beverley Barlow | Australia | 7-Eleven Australia | n/a | not listed |
26 | 1.02 | Lang Walker | Australia | Walker Corporation (property) | 21 | 1.20 |
27 | 1.00 | Kerry Stokes | Australia | Property; Seven West Media; resources | 23 | 1.20 |
28 | 0.97 | John van Lieshout | Australia | Real estate | 27 | 1.00 |
29 | 0.93 | Angela Bennett | Australia | Resources | 31 | 0.97 |
30 | 0.92 | Solomon Lew | Australia | Premier Investments; retail | 30 | 0.98 |
31 | 0.83 | Paul Little | Australia | Logistics; real estate | 37 | 0.82 |
32 | 0.77 | Tony and Ron Perich | Australia | Investment | 39 | 0.75 |
33 | 0.76 | Len Ainsworth | Australia | Gaming; manufacturing | 24 | 1.20 |
34 | 0.745 | Bob Ingham | Australia | Poultry; property development | 35 | 0.90 |
35 | 0.74 | John Kahlbetzer | Australia | Agriculture | 36 | 0.83 |
36 | 0.735 | Sam Tarascio | Australia | Real estate | 42 | 0.71 |
37 | 0.72 | Judith Neilson | Australia | Investment | n/a | not listed |
38 | 0.70 | Con Makris | Australia | Real estate | 46 | 0.64 |
39 | 0.675 | Reg Rowe | Australia | n/a | not listed | |
40 | 0.66 | Ralph Sarich | Australia | Real estate | 44 | 0.66 |
41 | 0.65 | Maha Sinnathamby | Australia | Real estate | 40 | 0.74 |
42 | 0.645 | Brett Blundy | Australia | Retail; agribusiness | 38 | 0.77 |
43 | 0.64 | Bruce Mathieson | Australia | Hotels | 48 | 0.61 |
44 | 0.615 | Richard Smith | Australia | Food distribution | 45 | 0.65 |
45 | 0.575 | Graham Turner | Australia | Flight Centre; travel services | 49 | 0.57 |
46 | 0.57 | Bruce Gordon | Australia | WIN Corporation; investment | 41 | 0.72 |
47 | 0.565 | Nigel Austin | Australia | Cotton On Group; retail | n/a | not listed |
48 | 0.55 | Christopher Morris | Australia | Software; hospitality | 47 | 0.63 |
49 | 0.51 | Gretel Packer | Australia | Crown Resorts; investment | n/a | not listed |
50 | 0.50 | Marcus Blackmore | Australia | Blackmores; health supplements | n/a | not listed |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gina Rinehart Loses Her No. 1 Spot". Forbes Asia. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Gina Rinehart gives way to Blair Parry-Okeden as Australia's wealthiest person". Guardian Australia. 28 January 2016.
- ^ Jensen, Erik (13 March 2009). "A quiet American is Australia's richest person". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Murphy, Damien (29 January 2016). "The reclusive heiress who is the richest Australian". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Australia's secret billionaire adds $US500 million to her fortune in 12 months". SmartCompany. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Gina Rinehart toppled as Australia's richest". New Zealand Herald. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Billionaires 2019: #153 Blair Parry-Okeden". Forbes. 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "2015 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.