Financial Review Rich List 2019 Explained

The Financial Review Rich List 2019 is the 36th annual survey of the 200 wealthiest people resident in Australia, published by The Australian Financial Review on 31 May 2019.[1]

The net worth of the wealthiest individual, Anthony Pratt, was 15.77 billion; while the net worth of the 200th wealthiest individual, Patricia Ilhan, was 472 million; up from 387 million in 2018.[2] The combined wealth of the 200 individuals was calculated as 342 billion; compared with a combined wealth of 6.4 billion in 1984 when the BRW Rich 200 commenced.[3] Twenty-six women were included on the 2019 Rich List, representing 13 percent of the list; up from seventeen in 2018, or 8.5 percent.[3] The list included seventeen debutants.[2]

List of individuals

2019NameCitizenshipSource of wealth2018[4]
RankNet worth
 bn
RankNet worth
 bn
15.77 Visy Industries
Pratt Industries
12.90
13.81 Hancock Prospecting
investment
12.68
13.54 12.77
10.39
[5]
9.09
9.75 5.16
9.63 5.16
8.57 Sir ex-Westfield; property (shopping centres) 8.42
7.99 6.10
7.17 [6]

[7]
8.32
6.60 Property (shopping centres) 6.45
5.69 Property; Seven West Media; resources 4.93
5.50 5.88
4.94 Crown Resorts5.50
4.67 Walker Corporation (property) 3.47
4.09 Mineralogy and other mining interests; hospitality 2.84
4.07 and family 3.87
4.01 Gaming; manufacturing 4.02
3.62

[8]
Media n/a not listed
3.61 Resources 3.28
3.31 Technology 1.66
3.31 Linfox
property
3.56
3.10 n/a not listed
2.90 Investment 2.69
2.83 Premier Investments
retail
2.55
2.79 Competitive Foods Australia
investment
2.41
2.72 Sir
Retail; investment 2.43
2.68 Cotton On Group
retail
1.96
2.62 Mining 2.17
2.51 Retail 1.92
2.72 Ex-Multiplex; investment 1.09
2.38 and Leonie Baldock Resources 2.08
2.37 , Monica Weinberg-Saunders and family Property n/a not listed
2.34 Property n/a not listed
2.34 and family Retail 2.40
2.33 and family Retail 2.26
2.05 and family Agriculture; property 1.76
2.05 Property 2.12
2.03 Telecommunications 1.76
2.00 Retail; property; agriculture 1.71
1.90 2.12
1.88 and family n/a not listed
1.88 Resources 1.79
1.86 Capital Airport Group
property
1.46
1.84 Property 1.56
1.77 1.54
1.72 Property 1.54
1.70 Agriculture 1.70
1.69 and family Manufacturing 1.66
1.65 and family Construction n/a not listed
1.61 , Zac Freid and family Retail; property 1.61
1.60 and family Moose Toys
retail
1.73
1.58 Rydges Hotels & Resorts1.56
1.58 and family Manufacturing 1.24
1.57 and family Investment 1.28
1.55 and family Agriculture n/a not listed
1.56 Investment 1.39
1.55 and family Financial services 1.27
1.55 Property; investments 1.63
1.49 and family Retail n/a not listed
1.49 Financial services 1.78
1.43 and family Goodman Group
property
1.15
1.42 and Retail 0.566
1.40 Resources 1.33
1.39 Agriculture 1.20
1.35 Investment 1.77
1.34 and family Property 0.859
1.33 and family Retail 1.27
1.32 Gaming; investments 1.18
1.32 and family Property 1.26
1.31 Ex-Primo smallgoods; investment 1.14
1.30 and family Washington H. Soul Pattinson
investment
1.16
1.27 Residential property 1.21
1.24 Resources; hotels 0.817
1.23 Retail; property 1.35
1.21 Financial services; agriculture n/a not listed
1.20 Investment; property 1.23
1.19 Logistics; investment; property 1.17
1.18 and 0.647
1.17 1.16
1.16 Crown Resorts
investment
1.26
1.14 Financial services 1.13
1.13 Computershare
financial services
1.02
1.12 and family n/a not listed
1.10 Construction; mining services 1.28
1.10 Super Retail Group
property
1.14 -1.10 Technology 0.58
1.09 and family Agriculture; property; tourism 1.07
1.06 Hotels; property 0.951
1.04 and family Property 0.858
1.00 Precision Group
property
0.784
1.00 Food services 0.999
0.989 Chemist Warehouse
retail
0.813
0.977 and family 0.843
0.974 and family Technology n/a not listed
0.973 Property; hotels 0.927
0.966 Retail 0.432
0.960 0.803
0.957 Manufacturing 0.957
0.931 Travel; property 0.869
0.914 Property; thoroughbreds 0.787
0.905 Technology 0.775
0.905 0.475
0.896 and family Investor; resources n/a not listed
0.890 Financial services 0.680
0.885 Technology 0.850
0.885 Ex-Multiplex; property 0.822
0.882 and family Property n/a not listed
0.871 Media n/a not listed
0.852 Flight Centre
hotels
0.861
0.851 and Shay Lewis-Thorp Property n/a not listed
0.851 Flight Centre
investment
0.867
0.842 Retail 0.863
0.834 and family Property n/a not listed
0.816 and family Manufacturing; food production n/a not listed
0.815 Retail; property 0.737
0.814 Elphinstone Group
mining services
0.739
0.805 Financial services 0.617
0.802 and family Agriculture 0.655
0.798 Property 0.667
0.781 and family Construction n/a not listed
0.781 Sussan
Sportsgirl; Suzanne Grae
0.625
0.772 Dodo Services
telecommunications
0.784
0.771 Investment; agriculture 0.749
0.768 and family Property 0.714
0.767 and family Manufacturing 0.660
0.765 0.708
0.761 0.744
0.758 and Alex Wu Healthcare 0.756
0.755 and Max Moar Property 0.730
0.746 Property n/a not listed
0.745 and family Federal Group
gaming
n/a not listed
0.731 Resources; property 0.706
0.729 and family Waste management n/a not listed
0.728 Media 0.702
0.713 n/a not listed
0.705 Agriculture 0.646
0.696 Construction 0.689
0.682 Media 0.673
0.679 Property 0.704
0.677 Property 0.513
0.672 Property 0.574
0.672 Technology 0.413
0.671 Property 0.660
0.670 and family 0.657
0.670 Media; investment; property 0.534
0.663 Manufacturing 0.561
0.662 Resources 0.654
0.661 Resources 0.783
0.660 Resources 0.689
0.656 Property n/a not listed
0.655 Property 0.676
0.655 Ex-Transpacific; investment 0.638
0.651 and family Property n/a not listed
0.647 Energy 0.472
0.646 Property 0.611
0.639 0.651
0.638 0.621
0.637 and family Property 0.631
0.623 Waste services n/a not listed
0.623 Travel services 0.586
0.620 Investment 0.536
0.615 and family Investment n/a not listed
0.605 Ex-Menulog; technology 0.589
0.600 Gaming n/a not listed
0.600 Technology; property 0.535
0.598 and family Manufacturing n/a not listed
0.596 Financial services 0.519
0.594 Darrell Lea
retail
0.588
0.593 Investment; services 0.549
0.584 Hotels 0.506
0.583 Property 0.534
0.582 Property 0.580
0.575 Financial services 0.560
0.574 Investment 0.559
0.567 Property 0.553
0.564 Satterley
property
0.546
0.560 Ex-Computershare; investment 0.519
0.554 Hotels n/a not listed
0.541 Mining services 0.534
0.540 Resources; property 0.529
0.538 Financial services 0.459
0.530 and family n/a not listed
0.523 Financial services 0.527
0.520 Financial services 0.503
0.517 Financial services 0.527
0.514 Technology n/a not listed
0.512 Financial services 0.549
0.506 and family Agriculture 0.491
0.503 0.511
0.500 Healthcare 0.519
0.491 Financial services 0.499
0.491 Financial services 0.486
0.489 Retail n/a not listed
0.487 n/a not listed
0.487 n/a not listed
0.486 and Technology n/a not listed
0.485 Healthcare n/a not listed
0.479 0.479
0.479 0.450
0.472 0.407
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australia's 200 richest people revealed. The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. 30 May 2019. Bailey. Michael. 31 May 2019.
  2. News: The Australian Financial Review Rich List Reveals Wealthiest 200 . Nine Entertainment . 30 May 2019 . 2 October 2019 .
  3. News: Janda, Michael . Australia's wealthiest have become 50 times richer in my lifetime . . Australia . 31 May 2019 . 2 October 2019.
  4. Web site: 2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?. The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. 25 May 2018. Stensholt. John. 26 May 2018.
  5. News: Billionaire property developer Hui Wing Mau the highest debutant on BRW Rich List. 22 May 2013. SmartCompany. Chancellor, Jonathan. 17 July 2014. 26 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726133830/http://www.smartcompany.com.au/growth/economy/31842-billionaire-property-developer-hui-wing-mau-the-highest-debutant-on-brw-rich-list.html. dead.
  6. News: Wen, Philip . Mystery billionaire emerges from corporate shadows . Executive Style . Australia . 26 May 2011 . 8 October 2019 . 9 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009115411/http://www.executivestyle.com.au/mystery-billionaire-emerges-from-corporate-shadows-1f4fa . dead .
  7. Glasenberg, Ivan . Martin Spieler . Letztlich macht es keine Differenz, ob Ihr Vermögen eine Milliarde beträgt oder sechs . . 5 May 2013 . de . https://archive.today/20130506205550/http://www.sonntagszeitung.ch/fokus/sonntagsgespraech/sonntagsgespraech-detailseite/?newsid=251058 . 6 May 2013 . 30 September 2019 .
  8. Book: Jukes, Peter . The Fall of the House of Murdoch: Fourteen Days That Ended a Media Dynasty . 8 August 2012 . London . Unbound . 2012 . 978-1-908717-43-6 .