Surging equity markets created 43,000 new millionaire households in Australia, increasing wealth at the rate of more than $1 billion a day during 2013.

A Boston Consulting Group report released on Wednesday finds that one in 50 households in Australia has more than $1 million in liquid wealth.

Money matters: One in 50 households in Australia has more than $1 million in liquid wealth. Credit:Michelle Smith

"Equity markets generally made strong gains, so populations with high exposure to shares such as Australia, the US and Canada enjoyed high growth in wealth," said BCG executive Andrew Dyer.

Australia maintained 14th position on the list, which is led by the United States, where one in 18 households, or 7.1 million, are millionaires.