List of Tallest Buildings in Australia - Tallest Buildings To Architectural Detail

Tallest Buildings To Architectural Detail

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. Official heights include spires but exclude communications masts and antennae.

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.
2 Eureka Tower Melbourne 297.3 m 92 2006 Tallest building in Australia to roof
3 120 Collins Street Melbourne 265 m 52 1991 12-tallest building in Australia to roof
4 101 Collins Street Melbourne 260 m 50 1991 22nd-tallest building in Australia to roof
5 Rialto Towers Melbourne 251 m 63 1986 Tallest office building in Australia
6 Central Park Perth 226 m 52 1992 Tallest building in Perth since 1992
7 City Square Perth 244 m 46 2011 Also known as BHP City Square
=8 Soul Gold Coast 243 m 77 2012 3rd-tallest building in Australia to roof
=8 Soleil Brisbane 243 m 74 2011 2nd-tallest building in Australia including basements

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

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

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