Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people 2017

Forbes Asia Australia's Top 50 Wealthiest Individuals 2017

Company type	Annual list
Industry	Wealth assessment
Founded	January 2017
Area served	Australia
Key people	Gina Rinehart (top of the list)

The Forbes compilation of Australia's top 50 wealthiest individuals is an annual assessment highlighting the most affluent people residing in Australia. This list was issued by Forbes Asia in January 2017.

Topping the list, Gina Rinehart was estimated to possess a net worth of 14.80 billion.

List of individuals

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2017		Name	Citizenship	Source of wealth	2016
Rank	Net worth Template:USD bn				Rank	Net worth Template:USD bn
Template:Nts Increase	14.80 Increase	Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Hancock Prospecting; investment	Template:Nts Decrease	8.50 Decrease
Template:Nts Increase	9.90 Increase	Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Meriton Apartments	Template:Nts Decrease	6.90 Increase
Template:Nts Increase	5.80 Increase	Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Visy Industries; Pratt Industries	Template:Nts Increase	3.60 Increase
Template:Nts Steady	5.70 Template:Gain	Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Ex-Westfield; property	Template:Nts Decrease	5.00 Steady
Template:Nts Template:Gain	5.00 Increase	Template:Sortname, Template:Sortname, Template:Sortname and Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Resources	n/a	not listed
Template:Nts Increase	4.40 Increase	Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Fortescue Metals Group	Template:Nts Decrease	1.24 Decrease
Template:Nts Steady	4.10 Increase	Template:Sortname	Template:AUS	Property (shopping centres)	Template:Nts Decrease	3.20 Decrease

Legend

See also

• Financial Review Rich List
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people