List of high-rise buildings in Australia and Oceania

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This is a listing of all skyscrapers in Australia and Oceania that are at least 150 meters high.

No. Surname height city Construction year Remarks
1 Q1 tower 322.48 m Gold coast 2005 Tallest skyscraper in Australia and Oceania since 2005
2 Eureka Tower 297.28 m Melbourne 2006 Has the tallest roof in Australia and tallest building in Melbourne
3 120 Collins Street 264.9 m Melbourne 1991 Tallest skyscraper in Australia and Oceania from 1991 to 2005
4th 101 Collins Street 260 m Melbourne 1991
5 1 William Street 259.8 m Brisbane 2016 Tallest building in Brisbane
6th Great pearl 254 m Melbourne 2014
7th Rialto Towers 251.2 m Melbourne 1986 The South Tower was the tallest building in Australia and Oceania from 1986 to 1991
= 8 Infinity Tower 249 m Brisbane 2014
= 8 Central Park 249 m Perth 1992 Tallest building in Perth
10 Chifley Tower 244 m Sydney 1992 Tallest building in Sydney
= 11 Soleil 243 m Brisbane 2012
= 11 Citigroup Center 243 m Sydney 2000
13 soul 242.6 m Gold coast 2012
14th Deutsche Bank Place 240 m Sydney 2005
15th BHP Tower 234.4 m Perth 2012
16 World Tower 230.1 m Sydney 2004
17th Vision Apartments 229 m Melbourne 2016
18th MLC Center 228 m Sydney 1977 Tallest skyscraper in Australia and Oceania from 1977 to 1986
19th Governor Phillip Tower 227 m Sydney 1993
= 20 568 Collins Street 224 m Melbourne 2015
= 20 Bourke Place 224 m Melbourne 1991
22nd Ernst & Young Tower 222 m Sydney 2004
23 Circle on Cavill 219.5 m Gold coast 2007
24 Aurora Place 218.85 m Sydney 2001
25th Light House Melbourne 218 m Melbourne 2017
25th Telstra Corporate Center 218 m Melbourne 1992
27 International Towers Sydney 217 m Sydney 2016
28 Bankwest Tower 214 m Perth 1988
29 Melbourne Central 211 m Melbourne 1991
30th Aurora 207 m Brisbane 2006
31 Freshwater Place 205 m Melbourne 2005
32 Eq. Tower 202.7 m Melbourne 2017
33 Riparian Plaza 200.3 m Brisbane 2005
34 111 Eagle Street 195 m Brisbane 2012
35 ANZ Bank Center 195 m Sydney 2013
36 Orchid Tower 194 m Gold coast 2011
= 37 Suncorp Place 193 m Sydney 1982
= 37 Telstra Corporate Building 193 m Melbourne 1992
39 Nauru House 190 m Melbourne 1977 Tallest skyscraper in Australia and Oceania from April to July 1977
40 AMP Center 188.06 m Sydney 1976 Tallest skyscraper in Australia and Oceania from 1976 to 1977
41 Abode 318 187 m Melbourne 2015
= 42 ANZ Tower 185 m Melbourne 1980
= 42 Sofitel Hotel 185 m Melbourne 1981
44 Century Tower 182.97 m Sydney 1997
45 Grosvenor Place 180 m Sydney 1988
46 Central Plaza One 174 m Brisbane 1988
47 275 George Street 171 m Brisbane 2009
48 Australia Square 170.1 m Sydney 1967 Tallest skyscraper in Australia and Oceania from 1967 to 1976
49 Village Tower 170 m Sydney 2006
= 50 385 Bourke Street 169 m Melbourne 1983
= 50 Zen Apartments 169 m Melbourne 2012
= 52 Stock Exchange 167 m Melbourne 1991
= 52 Vero Center 167 m Auckland 2000 Tallest skyscraper in New Zealand since 2000
= 54 1 O'Connell Street 166 m Sydney 1991
= 54 Casselden Place 166 m Melbourne 1992
= 54 The Peak 166 m Sydney 1996
= 54 KENS Towers 166 m Sydney 2005
58 Hyde Park Square 165 m Sydney 1978
59 Ernst & Young Plaza 164.7 m Melbourne 2005
60 Gateway Plaza 164 m Sydney 1989
61 SX Stage 1 163.03 m Melbourne 2005
62 QV1 162.55 m Perth 1991
= 63 Waterfront Place 162 m Brisbane 1989
= 63 ANZ World 162 m Melbourne 1993
65 HSBC Center 161.8 m Sydney 1988
66 National Bank House 161 m Melbourne 1978
67 2 Southbank Boulevard 160.81 m Melbourne 2005
68 The Oracle 159.7 m Gold coast 2010
69 501 lofts 159 m Melbourne 2006
= 70 Capita Center 158 m Sydney 1989
= 70 Cove Apartments 158 m Sydney 2003
= 70 Skyline North Tower 158 m Gold coast 2004
= 70 Circle on Cavill 158 m Gold coast 2006
74 Hordern Towers 156 m Sydney 1999
75 The Ascott Metropolis 155 m Auckland 1999 Second tallest building in New Zealand
76 Royal Domain Tower 154.4 m Melbourne 2005
77 Optus House 153 m Melbourne 1975
= 78 140 Williams Street 152.46 m Melbourne 1972
= 78 Crown Towers 152.46 m Melbourne 1997
80 Perpetual Tower 152.4 m Sydney 2000
81 Sydney Central 152.3 m Sydney 1992
82 Queens Square 151 m Brisbane 2006
83 Lumiere 150.9 m Sydney 2007
= 84 Urban Workshop Lonsdale 150 m Melbourne 2005
= 84 Skyline Apartments 150 m Brisbane 2007
= 84 400 George Street 150 m Brisbane 2009
= 84 Northbridge 150 m Brisbane 2009
for comparison:
Sydney Tower 		309 m Sydney 1981

Timeline of tallest buildings

This list includes all the buildings that were the tallest in Australia in their time.

time height Surname city Remarks
since October
2005		 323 m Q1 tower Gold coast Up to the roof 245 m high, official height is only reached with a tip
300 m
1991-2005 265 m 120 Collins Street Melbourne Up to the roof 221 m high, official height is only reached with a tip
1991 (May -
September)		 260 m 101 Collins Street Melbourne Up to the roof 195 m high, official height is only reached with a tip
1986-1991 251 m Rialto Towers Melbourne Including the attached antenna 270 m high, up to the roof 247 m high
1977-1986 228 m MLC Center Sydney Including the attached antenna 244 m high
200 m
1977
(April-July)		 190 m Nauru House Melbourne
1976-1977 188 m AMP Center Sydney
1967-1976 170 m Australia Square Sydney
1965-1967 128 m State Office Block Sydney Was demolished in 1997 to make way for Aurora Place to create
1962-1965 115 m AMP building Sydney Up to the roof 106 m high
1939-1962 112 m AWA high-rise Sydney Up to the roof 62 m high, there is a steel lattice tower
100 m
1928-1939 68 m Marcus Clark's Store Sydney Up to the roof 40 m high
1916-1928 66 m Trust building Sydney
1889-1916 53 m APA Building Melbourne Was demolished in 1980
1888-1889 43 m Finks Building Melbourne Was demolished in 1967

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Central Park in Perth on Skyscraperpage.com
  2. ↑ Bourke Place on Emporis
  3. ↑ ANZ Center on Skyscraperpage.com
  4. ↑ The Zen Apartments on Emporis
  5. ↑ Capita Center on Skyscraperpage.com
  6. ↑ Angel Place on Emporis
  7. ↑ The State Office Block in Sydney on Skyscraperpage.com
  8. ↑ The Sydney Institute of Technology on Emporis
  9. ↑ Fink's Building on Emporis

Web links

Commons : Skyscrapers in Australia / Oceania  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • SkyscraperCity - high-rise projects and photos Australia / Oceania and worldwide, architecture website and urban platform