The Skyscraper Center

Australia

Oceania

Melbourne

Sydney

Brisbane

Gold Coast

Perth

Parramatta

Adelaide

Canberra

Darwin

Gosford

Newcastle

Facts

Population

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

Australia Square Tower (1967)

Tallest Building

Q1 Tower (323 m)

Tallest City

Melbourne

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Oceania

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Q1 Tower	322.5 m / 1,058 ft
2	Australia 108	316.7 m / 1,039 ft
3	Eureka Tower	297.3 m / 975 ft
4	One Barangaroo	271.3 m / 890 ft
5	Aurora Melbourne Central	270.5 m / 887 ft
6	Brisbane Skytower	269.6 m / 885 ft
7	West Side Place Tower A	268.7 m / 882 ft
8	120 Collins Street	266.6 m / 875 ft
9	The One	264 m / 866 ft
10	Salesforce Tower	263.1 m / 863 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Australia CTBUH Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Altitude Façade Access Consulting	Non-Member	8	COST • FAC
Arcadis Australia Pacific	Non-Member	28	INTR • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENGM • ENGO • MEP
AvLaw Pty Ltd	Non-Member	8	LEGL • OTHR • TRAN
Bonacci Group	Non-Member	11	CIV • STRC • ENGO
Caydon Property Group	Non-Member	0	DEV
China Construction Oceania	Non-Member	0
Conrad Gargett	Non-Member	0	LAND • URB • ARCH
Cottee Parker Architects	Non-Member	16	INTR • URB • ARCH
Crone Partners Pty Ltd	Non-Member	14	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • PMNG
DKO Architecture	Non-Member	1	ARCH
DWP	Non-Member	0	INTR • URB • ARCH
EG	Non-Member	1	FIN • PROP
Elenberg Fraser	Non-Member	21	INTR • URB • ARCH
Frasers Property	Non-Member	13	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Global Wind Technology Services - GWTS	Non-Member	3	WIND • ENVE
Hede Architects	Non-Member	0	ARCH
Hutchinson Builders	Non-Member	4	CON
Irwinconsult Pty., Ltd.	Non-Member	8	CIV • STRC • FIRE • MEP
Koichi Takada Architects	Non-Member	1	ARCH
Liberty OneSteel	Non-Member	0	MATR
Maddocks	Non-Member	0	LEGL
PDS Group	Non-Member	11	PMNG
Philip Chun Group	Non-Member	2	FIRE
SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd	Non-Member	2	ENVP • ENVE
Studco Australia Pty Ltd	Non-Member	10	ENGO
Swinburne University	Non-Member	0	ACAD • RES
Turner	Non-Member	1	INTR • URB • ARCH
Uniting Communities Incorporated	Non-Member	0	NONP
University of Technology Sydney	Non-Member	0	ACAD
Vipac Engineers & Scientists	Non-Member	4	STRC • WIND • COMP • MEP • RES • SEC • TRAN
Warren and Mahoney	Non-Member	2	ARCH
Western Sydney University	Non-Member	0	ACAD
Willow	Non-Member	0	URB • ARCH • COMP • COST
AECOM	Platinum	146	LAND • STRC • URB • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • MEP • TRAN
Arup	Platinum	379	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Gold	38	CIV • STRC • URB
Mott MacDonald	Gold	9	PMNG • ENGM • TRAN
Webber Design	Gold	1	STRC
AMP Capital Investors	Silver	5	OWN
Architectus	Silver	14	ARCH
Aspect Studios	Silver	24	LAND • URB
Bates Smart	Silver	26	ARCH
BG&E	Silver	28	ENGO
BVN	Silver	4	ARCH
City of Gold Coast	Silver	0	NONP • OTHR
Cox Architecture	Silver	22	ARCH
CoxGomyl	Silver	105	FACS
Crown Group	Silver	0	DEV
DBI	Silver	5	ARCH
Decibel Architecture	Silver	2	ARCH
Duo Projects	Silver	3	PMNG
Ecosystem Architecture	Silver	0	ARCH • ENVE
enstruct	Silver	8	CIV • STRC
Ethos Urban	Silver	5	URB
Fender Katsalidis	Silver	17	INTR • URB • ARCH • COST
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Silver	17	ARCH
GHD	Silver	2	ARCH
Hassell	Silver	23	INTR • LAND • ARCH
Hera Engineering Pty Ltd	Silver	6	ENGO
Hickory	Silver	5	CON
ICD Property	Silver	5	CON
Indochine Engineering	Silver	0	ENGM
Investa Property Group	Silver	6	OWN • PROP
Johnson Pilton Walker	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Silver	1	DEV • PMNG
LCI Consultants	Silver	3	BACS
Meld Strategies	Silver	0	BACS
Mirvac Construction	Silver	5	CON
Norman Disney & Young	Silver	29	FIRE
Plus Architecture	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
PTW Architects	Silver	10	ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Silver	24	STRC • ENGO
Rothelowman	Silver	11	INTR • URB • ARCH
S4B Studio	Silver	0	ENGM
Studor Australia Pty Ltd	Silver	0	MATR • MEP
Surface Design	Silver	2	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Silver	8	CIV • STRC • FAC • TRAN
Woods Bagot	Silver	73	ARCH
The University of Queensland	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
University of Melbourne	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ARCH • ACAD

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