Australia
Oceania
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Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Parramatta
Perth
Adelaide
Canberra
Darwin
Gosford
Newcastle
Facts
Population
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
23,836,540 (2015)
Area
7,692,024 km² • 2,969,890 mi²
Density
3.1 people per km²
8.0 people per mi²
GDP
$1.1 trillion (2014)
First 150m+ Building
Tallest Building
Tallest City
Rankings
by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Tallest City in
the World
Tallest City in
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q1 Tower | 322.5 m / 1,058 ft | |
| 2 | Australia 108 | 316.7 m / 1,039 ft | |
| 3 | Cypress Palms Tower 1 | 305.2 m / 1,001 ft | |
| 4 | Eureka Tower | 297.3 m / 975 ft | |
| 5 | One Barangaroo | 271.3 m / 890 ft | |
| 6 | Aurora Melbourne Central | 270.5 m / 887 ft | |
| 7 | Brisbane Skytower | 269.6 m / 885 ft | |
| 8 | West Side Place Tower A | 268.7 m / 882 ft | |
| 9 | 120 Collins Street | 266.6 m / 875 ft | |
| 10 | Iconica Residences North Tower | 264.7 m / 868 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Australia CTBUH Members
|
Logo
|
Name
|
Level
|
# of 150m+ buildings
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
AECOM |
Platinum
|
312 | LAND • STRC • URB • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • MEP • TRAN • VERC |
 |
Arup |
Platinum
|
460 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
 |
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd |
Platinum
|
66 | CON • ENGO • PROP |
 |
PERI |
Platinum
|
69 | ENGM • MATR |
 |
RWDI |
Platinum
|
506 | WIND • ENVE • ENGO |
 |
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. |
Platinum
|
210 | CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN |
 |
WSP |
Platinum
|
657 | CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN |
 |
Aqualand |
Gold
|
0 | DEV • OWN |
 |
Aspect Studios |
Gold
|
28 | LAND |
 |
Frasers Property |
Gold
|
13 | DEV • PMNG • OWN |
 |
Rider Levett Bucknall |
Gold
|
97 | PMNG • COST • SURV |
 |
Windtech Consultants |
Gold
|
83 | WIND • ENVE • ENGM |
 |
3XN Architects |
Silver
|
4 | ARCH |
 |
ADG Engineers (Aust) Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
3 | ENGM |
 |
ASL |
Silver
|
18 | VERC |
 |
Architectus |
Silver
|
17 | ARCH |
 |
BG&E |
Silver
|
32 | ENGO |
 |
BVN |
Silver
|
8 | ARCH |
 |
Bates Smart |
Silver
|
29 | ARCH |
 |
Billbergia Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
3 | DEV |
 |
Cbus Property |
Silver
|
8 | DEV |
 |
City of Gold Coast |
Silver
|
0 | NONP |
 |
Cox Architecture |
Silver
|
24 | ARCH |
 |
CoxGomyl |
Silver
|
106 | FACS |
 |
DBI |
Silver
|
29 | ARCH |
 |
Dexus |
Silver
|
16 | OWN |
 |
Duo Projects |
Silver
|
3 | PMNG |
 |
Ethos Urban |
Silver
|
12 | URB |
 |
Fender Katsalidis |
Silver
|
18 | ARCH |
 |
Francis-Jones Carpenter Studio |
Silver
|
19 | ARCH |
 |
Furtado Sullivan |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
Generate Property Group |
Silver
|
2 | PMNG |
 |
Greenaway Architects |
Silver
|
2 | ARCH |
 |
Grimshaw Architects |
Silver
|
6 | ARCH |
 |
Group GSA |
Silver
|
6 | ARCH |
 |
Hassell |
Silver
|
29 | ARCH |
 |
Hera Engineering Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
9 | ENGO |
 |
JQZ Group Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
1 | DEV |
 |
Jackson Clements Burrows Architects |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
Johnson Pilton Walker Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
4 | ARCH |
 |
Kerstin Thompson Architects |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
Koichi Takada Architects |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
LCI Consultants |
Silver
|
5 | BACS |
 |
Mirvac Construction |
Silver
|
12 | CON |
 |
NDY |
Silver
|
37 | ENGM |
 |
PTW Architects |
Silver
|
18 | ARCH |
 |
RED Fire Engineers Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
0 | ENGO |
 |
Robert Bird Group |
Silver
|
40 | ENGO |
 |
Rothelowman |
Silver
|
11 | ARCH |
 |
Slattery Australia |
Silver
|
6 | COST |
 |
Surface Design |
Silver
|
2 | STRC |
 |
TTW (NSW) Pty Ltd |
Silver
|
9 | CIV |
 |
Walker Corporation |
Silver
|
5 | DEV |
 |
bureau^proberts |
Silver
|
1 | ARCH |
 |
enstruct |
Silver
|
9 | CIV |
 |
University of Melbourne |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | ACAD |
 |
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) |
Nonprofit/Governmental
|
0 | ACAD |
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