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AFR Rich List 2023: The ten richest Australians for 2023, ranked | Gina Rinehart, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, Anthony Pratt, Harry Triguboff, Clive Palmer, Mike Cannon-Brookes.
It found the number of “high-net-worth individuals” – defined as those with a net wealth of more than $US1 million – was set to grow by 71.1 per cent between 2022 and 2027 in Australia: from 2,214,326 in 2022 to 3,789,629 in 2027.
Forbes' real-time data shows that as of June 2023, there are 47 Australian billionaires on the list of the world's richest people.
No suburb in the country features a greater concentration of members of The List – Australia's Richest 250 than Toorak, where Melbourne's wealthiest families have gathered for decades. Think historic looking mansions guarded by large hedges set back from the street to ensure privacy.
Gina Rinehart: $43.17 billion
With a net worth of an excruciating $43 billion, Rinehart is not only the richest woman in Australia - by a large margin - she is also the eighth-richest woman in the world and among the wealthiest humans alive.
In 2019-20, a household at the 90th percentile of the distribution – that is, a household that is richer than 90 per cent of households – had a net worth of $2.26 million. A household at the 10th percentile was worth just $36,900, or 61 times less.
To feel wealthy, Americans say you need a net worth of at least $2.2 million on average, according to financial services company Charles Schwab's annual Modern Wealth Survey.
Types of High-Net-Worth Individuals
The very-high-net-worth individual (VHNWI) classification can refer to someone with a net worth of at least $5 million. Ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) are defined as people with investable assets of at least $30 million.
Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart has kept the top spot on the rich list once again. The mining magnate has an estimated $37.1 billion. Her wealth derives from the privately owned mining company Hancock Prospecting, founded by her father Lang Hancock.
This is because a few very, very rich people are skewing the data. Living in the area is Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, media tycoon Kerry Stokes and mining billionaire Twiggy Forrest.
Baby Boomers own half of Australia's wealth, despite being just one-fifth of the population.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is Australia's richest woman with an estimated $36.7 billion fortune, followed by fellow West Australian Nicola Forrest, who debuts on the list with a $16.5 billion fortune thanks to her increased activity within investment group Tattarang, including its recent investment in fashion label ...
You might need $5 million to $10 million to qualify as having a very high net worth while it may take $30 million or more to be considered ultra-high net worth. That's how financial advisors typically view wealth.
Dated ways of describing someone worth n millions are "n-fold millionaire" and "millionaire n times over". Still commonly used is multimillionaire, which refers to individuals with net assets of 2 million or more of a currency.
Americans need $5 million in net worth to join the 1% | Fortune.
While 7 figures in superannuation may sound great, the reality is most people heading into retirement won't have anywhere near that amount. According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited (ASFA), Australians aged between 60-64 have a median balance of $178,808 for men, and $137,051 for women1.
The median salary in Australia in 2023 is 6,650 AUD (USD 4,420) per month. The median salary refers to the middle value of all the salaries considered. In other words, around half of the population in Australia earns less than 6,650 AUD per month, while the other half earns more.
The average full-time annual earnings is $97,510 with household gross annual income at $121,108. Generation Y households make up 15% of the population and own 5% of the share of the national wealth with an average household net worth of $353,800.
1. Gina Rinehart. Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is Australia's richest woman with an estimated $36.7 billion fortune.
The richest woman in the world this year hails from France, just like the richest man, Bernard Arnault. With over US$80 billion in the bank, Bettencourt Meyers' wealth is derived from her and her family's 33 per cent stake in L'Oréal. The 69-year-old currently serves as the chairwoman of its holding company.