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While ordinary Australian households tread water financially, experiencing zero growth in household disposable income over more than seven years:
Australia’s ultra-wealthy population is projected to balloon further over the next five years, according to the Knight Frank Wealth Report:
The data shows Australia’s ultra-high-net-worth-individual (UHNWI) population will rise to 4,881 by 2024, up from 3,796 in 2019, with more than 200 new ultra-wealthy people being created in Australia each year.
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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