30 wealthiest people in Australia

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1. Gina Rinehart

Net Worth as of July 6, 2024: $31.3 Billion

Gina Rinehart is the wealthiest person in Australia with a net worth of $31.3 billion. She became the executive chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting in 1992. The company was in utter financial distress when Rinehart took over. She orchestrated a project, the Roy Hill mining project, that started shipments to Asia in 2015. She also invested in the earth minerals and gas sector and is one of the largest cattle producers in Australia. At the end of 2023, her company and Chilean mineral company SQM agreed to make a joint acquisition agreement of Azure Minerals. She is the 54th richest person in the world.

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