List of tallest buildings in Australia

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These are lists of the tallest buildings in Australia.

Australia has more skyscrapers per person than any other country in the world with a population greater than five million.[1]

The vast majority of Australian skyscrapers are located in the three eastern states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Of Australia's high-rise buildings with a height of over 100m, over 100 are in Sydney, over 70 are in Melbourne, over 50 are in Brisbane, more than 40 are on the Gold Coast, and more than 10 are in Perth, Western Australia.[2]

Two standards are used for measuring height - with a separate table for each height to architectural detail (which includes spires) and height to the roof of the tower.

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Tallest buildings to architectural detail [edit]

This list includes the tallest 30 completed and topped out buildings in the country as of 2011, ranked by official height as defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.[2] Official heights include spires but exclude communications masts and antennae.

Q1 Building, the tallest building in Australia
Eureka Tower, the tallest building to roof in Australia
Governor Phillip Tower in Sydney, which sits on one of the nation's most significant historical sites
Riparian Plaza, Brisbane's 3rd-tallest building and a landmark on the skyline
The Rialto Towers, the tallest office building in Australia
Central Park, the tallest building in Perth
Rank Building Location Height Storeys Year Notes References
1 Q1 Gold Coast 323 m 78 2005 5th-tallest residential building in the world. Also known as Queensland Number One. [3][4]
2 Eureka Tower Melbourne 297.3 m 92 2006 Tallest building in Australia to roof [5][6][7]
3 120 Collins Street Melbourne 265 m 52 1991 12-tallest building in Australia to roof [8][9]
4 101 Collins Street Melbourne 260 m 50 1991 22nd-tallest building in Australia to roof [10][11]
5 Rialto Towers Melbourne 251 m 63 1986 Tallest office building in Australia [12][13]
6 Central Park Perth 249 m 52 1992 Tallest building in Perth since 1992 [14][15]
7 City Square Perth 244 m 46 2011 Also known as BHP City Square [16]
=8 Soul Gold Coast 243 m 77 2012 3rd-tallest building in Australia to roof [17]
=8 Soleil Brisbane 243 m 74 2011 2nd-tallest building in Australia including basements

[18]
=8 Citigroup Centre Sydney 243 m 50 2000 Tallest building in Sydney; fifth-tallest building in Sydney to roof

[19][20]
11 Chifley Tower Sydney 241 m 53 1992 [21]
12 Deutsche Bank Place Sydney 239 m 39 2005 Shortest building to roof of top 30 [22][23]
13 World Tower Sydney 230 m 73 2004 Won the bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004 [24][25]
14 MLC Centre Sydney 228 m 60 1977 [26][27]
15 Governor Phillip Tower Sydney 227 m 54 1993 Incorporates the site of Australia's first Government House [28][29]
16 Bourke Place Melbourne 224 m 49 1991 A 30 m communications mast sits atop the building [30][31]
17 Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude Sydney 222 m 45 2004 [32][33]
18 Circle on Cavill - North Tower Gold Coast 220 m 70 2007 [34][35]
19 Aurora Place Sydney 219 m 41 2001 [36][37]
20 Telstra Corporate Centre Melbourne 218 m 47 1992 [38][39]
21 BankWest Tower Perth 214 m 50 1988 A 33 m communications mast sits atop the building. [40][41]
22 The Tower at Melbourne Central Melbourne 211 m 54 1991 Part of a major shopping, office and public transport hub in Melbourne. [42][43]
23 Aurora Tower Brisbane 207 m 69 2006 [44][45]
24 Freshwater Place Melbourne 205 m 63 2005 The residential part of an office/residential building complex [46][47]
25 Riparian Plaza Brisbane 200 m 53 2005 A 50 m communications mast stands atop the building. [48][49]
26 One One One Eagle Street Brisbane 195 m 50 2011 Noted for the curving columns visible through its facade [50][51]
27 Hilton Surfers Hotel Gold Coast 194 m 57 2011 [52][53]
28 AMP Centre Sydney 188 m 45 1976 [54][55]
29 Suncorp Place Sydney 186 m 48 1982 Formerly AAPT Centre. [56][57]
30 Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place Melbourne 185 m 50 1981 [58][59]

Tallest buildings to roof height [edit]

Many skyscraper aficionados prefer height to roof to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective and less fair measure. These measurements are taken to the roof of the tower and do not include spires.

Rank Building Location Height Storeys Year Notes References
1 Eureka Tower Melbourne 297.3 m 92 2006 Tallest building in Australia to roof [5][6]
2 Rialto Towers Melbourne 247 m 63 1986 Tallest office building in Australia [12][13]
3 Q1 Gold Coast 245 m 78 2005 Third-tallest residential building in the world. Also known as Queensland Number One. [3][4][60]
4 City Square Perth 244 m 46 2011 Also known as BHP City Square [16]
=5 Soul Gold Coast 243 m 77 2011 Third-tallest building in Australia to roof [61]
=5 Soleil Brisbane 243 m 74 2011 Second-tallest building in Australia including basements

[62]
7 World Tower Sydney 230 m 73 2004 Won the bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004 [24][25]
8 MLC Centre Sydney 228 m 60 1977 [26][27]
9 Governor Phillip Tower Sydney 227 m 54 1993 Incorporates the site of Australia's first Government House [28][29]
10 Central Park Perth 226 m 52 1992 Tallest building in Perth since 1992 [14][15]
11 Bourke Place Melbourne 224 m 49 1991 A 30 m communications mast sits atop the building. [30][31]
=12 Circle on Cavill - North Tower Gold Coast 220 m 70 2007 [34][35]
=12 120 Collins Street Melbourne 220 m 52 1991 Twelfth-tallest building in Australia to roof [8][9]
14 Chifley Tower Sydney 216 m 53 1992 [21]
15 BankWest Tower Perth 214 m 50 1988 A 33 m communications mast sits atop the building. [40][41]
16 The Tower at Melbourne Central Melbourne 211 m 54 1991 Part of a major shopping, office and public transport hub in Melbourne. [42][43]
17 Aurora Tower Brisbane 207 m 69 2006 [44][45]
18 Citigroup Centre Sydney 206 m 50 2000 Tallest building in Sydney; fifth-tallest building in Sydney to roof

[19][20]
19 Freshwater Place Melbourne 205 m 63 2005 The residential part of an office and residential building complex [46][47]
20 Riparian Plaza Brisbane 200 m 53 2005 A 50 m communications mast stands atop the building. [48][49]
=21 One One One Eagle Street Brisbane 195 m 50 2011 Noted for the curving columns visible through its facade [63][64]
=21 101 Collins Street Melbourne 195 m 50 1991 22nd-tallest building in Australia to roof [10][11]
23 Hilton Surfers Hotel Gold Coast 194 m 57 2011 [65][66]
24 Telstra Corporate Centre Melbourne 193 m 47 1992 [67][39]
25 Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude Sydney 190 m 45 2004 [32][33]
26 Aurora Place Sydney 189 m 41 2001 [36][37]
27 AMP Centre Sydney 188 m 45 1976 [54][55]
28 Suncorp Place Sydney 186 m 48 1982 Formerly AAPT Centre [68][57]
=29 Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place Melbourne 185 m 50 1981 [69][70]
=29 ANZ Tower - Collins Place Melbourne 185 m 46 1980 [71]

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed [edit]

This list includes the tallest buildings that are currently under construction or proposed in Australia according to the CTBUH.[72]

Rank Name Location Height Storeys Completion Notes
1 555 Collins Street Melbourne 404m 82 Proposed Would become the tallest building in Australia and the southern hemisphere if completed.[73][74]
2 Australia 108 Melbourne 388m 108 Approved/2018 Will become the tallest building in Australia and the southern hemisphere once completed. Construction to start in 2014[75]
3 Aspire Parramatta Parramatta 336m 90 Proposed Will become one of the tallest buildings in Australia and the southern hemisphere once completed.[76][77]
4 DCM Building Melbourne 281m 90 Proposed Will become the second tallest building in Melbourne if completed; if measured above sea level, it will become Melbourne's tallest building, with an initial height of 302 metres, surpassing the Eureka Tower by 2 metres[78]
5 Queensbridge St Tower Melbourne 276m 71 Approved/2017 Will be the second highest building in Melbourne and second highest to roof height in Australia[79]
6 222 Margaret Street Brisbane 274m 90 Approved Will become Brisbane's tallest building and Australia's third tallest and will be part of a complex that also includes a 160m office tower
7 1 William Street Brisbane 258m 43 Approved/2016 Will become Brisbane's second tallest building and tallest office building
8 Prima Pearl Apartments Melbourne 251m 67 2014 Currently under construction [80]
9 Crown Sydney Sydney 250m 60 Proposed Will become Sydney's tallest building if completed [81]
10 Infinity Tower Brisbane 249m 81 2014 Currently under construction. Will become Brisbane's tallest building when completed[82]
11 Sydney Greenland Centre Sydney 240m 70 Proposed Will become one of the tallest residential buildings in Australia if completed [83]
12 The Falls Melbourne 230m 71 Approved Will become one of Melbourne's tallest buildings upon completion [84]
13 Vision Apartments Melbourne 226m 72 Approved Will become one of Melbourne's tallest buildings upon completion [85]
14 Tower Melbourne Melbourne 226m 71 Approved/2015 Construction to begin middle of 2013 [86][87]
15 250 Spencer Street Melbourne 220m 63 Approved/2020 Will become one of Melbourne's tallest buildings upon completion [88][89]
16 568 Collins Street Melbourne 218m 68 2015 Currently under construction [90]
17 496 Elizabeth Street Melbourne 217m 67 Proposed Will become one of Melbourne's tallest buildings upon completion[91]
18 International Tower 1 Sydney 217m 49 2015 Currently under construction [92]
19 Abode318 Melbourne 205m 55 2014 Currently under construction. Will become one of Melbourne's tallest buildings upon completion[93]

Tallest buildings by state or territory [edit]

The following table provides the tallest building in each state given that only Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia are currently featured in the lists of tallest buildings to architectural detail and to roof. Heights to architectural detail are used.

State / Territory Building Height Floor count Completed
Queensland Q1 323 m 78 2005
Victoria Eureka Tower 297.3 m 92 2006
Western Australia Central Park 249 m 52 1992
New South Wales Citigroup Centre 243 m 50 2000
South Australia Westpac House 132 m 31 1988
Northern Territory Evolution on Gardiner 121 m 33 2008
Australian Capital Territory Lovett Tower 93 m 25 1973
Tasmania Wrest Point Hotel Casino 73 m 19 1973

See also [edit]

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