Financial Review Rich List 2017 tops $230 billion mark

  • Australia is in the middle of a wealth boom.

A surging property market, a comeback for manufacturing, strengthening iron ore prices and high performers in the technology and financial services industries has pushed the total wealth on the Financial Review Rich List to a record $233 billion.

The top 10 wealthiest Australians are worth about $75 billion alone, while the average wealth for the 200 list members is a whopping $1.16 billion, the 2017 Rich List reveals.

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Anthony Pratt is one of three $10 billion-plus level Rich Listers in 2017.Nic Walker