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 people per mi²

GDP

$1.1 trillion (2014)

# of 150m+ buildings

136 Completed • 33 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Australia Square Tower (1967)

Tallest Building

Q1 Tower (323 m)

Tallest City

Melbourne

Average Building Age

16 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (41%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (83%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

7

Tallest Country in

the World

1

Tallest Country 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	City	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
AECOM	Melbourne	Platinum	143	LAND • STRC • URB • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • MEP • TRAN
WSP	Chicago	Platinum	110	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	London	Platinum	25	CON • ENGO • PROP
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	369	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Atlanta	Platinum	141	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
Stantec	Abu Dhabi	Gold	18	CIV • INTR • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • ENGM • FIRE • SEIS • TRAN
Beca Group	Auckland	Gold	23	CIV • LAND • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • COST • ENGO • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • SURV • TRAN • VERC
Rider Levett Bucknall	Beijing	Gold	82	PMNG • COST • SURV
Webber Design	Melbourne	Gold	1	STRC
Windtech Consultants	Sydney	Gold	73	WIND • ENVE • OTHR
Aurecon Pty Ltd	Adelaide	Gold	37	CIV • STRC • URB • WIND • BACS • ENVP • FIN • ENVE • ENGM • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • INSU • MEP • OTHR • SEC • SEIS • TRAN • VERC
Prasagio	Perth	Silver	0	FIN • PMNG • LEGL • PROP
Meld Strategies	Sydney	Silver	0	BACS
LCI Consultants	Sydney	Silver	3	BACS • ENVE • FACS • FIRE • MEP • SEC
Mirvac Construction	Sydney	Silver	5	INTR • URB • ARCH • DEV • CON
Mott MacDonald	London	Silver	9	PMNG • ENGO
Koichi Takada Architects	Sydney	Silver	1	ARCH
Johnson Pilton Walker	Sydney	Silver	4	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Norman Disney & Young	Melbourne	Silver	28	FIRE • MEP • PROP • SEC • VERC
PTW Architects	Sydney	Silver	5	ARCH
Philip Chun Group	Perth	Silver	2	FIRE
Plus Architecture	Brisbane	Silver	4	INTR • URB • ARCH • FAC
Maddocks	Melbourne	Silver	0	LEGL
S4B Studio	Sydney	Silver	0	ENGM
RED Fire Engineers Pty Ltd	Melbourne	Silver	0
ROTHELOWMAN	Melbourne	Silver	11	INTR • URB • ARCH
Robert Bird Group	Sydney	Silver	24	STRC • ENGO
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)	Birmingham	Silver	0	SURV
JQZ Group Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	1	DEV • PMNG
SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	2	ENVP • ENVE
Studor Australia	Sydney	Silver	0	MATR • MEP
Surface Design	Sydney	Silver	2	STRC • ENVE • COST • FAC
Taylor Thomson Whitting	Sydney	Silver	8	CIV • STRC • FAC • TRAN
Turner	London	Silver	1	INTR • URB • ARCH
Vipac Engineers & Scientists	Melbourne	Silver	4	STRC • WIND • COMP • MEP • RES • SEC • TRAN
WoodSolutions	Melbourne	Silver	0	ARCH • PMNG • CON • MATR • NONP
Woods Bagot	Abu Dhabi	Silver	69	INTR • URB • ARCH
bureau^proberts	Brisbane	Silver	0
John Wardle Architects	Melbourne	Silver	2
Investa Property Group	Sydney	Silver	6	OWN • PROP
AMP Capital Investors	Sydney	Silver	5	FIN • OTHR • OWN
Cottee Parker Architects	Brisbane	Silver	16	INTR • URB • ARCH
Dexus	Sydney	Silver	15	OWN • PROP
Decibel Architecture	Melbourne	Silver	2	INTR • URB • ARCH • FACS • OTHR
DBI	Gold Coast	Silver	2	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH
Crown Group	Sydney	Silver	0	DEV
Crone Partners Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	14	INTR • LAND • URB • ARCH • PMNG
CoxGomyl	Melbourne	Silver	105	BMNT • FACS
Conrad Gargett	Brisbane	Silver	0	LAND • URB • ARCH
Ecosystem Architecture	Sydney	Silver	0	ARCH • ENVE
City of Gold Coast	Gold Coast	Silver	0	NONP • OTHR
Bates Smart	Sydney	Silver	22	INTR • URB • ARCH
BVN	Brisbane	Silver	4	ARCH
BG&E	Sydney	Silver	28	CIV • STRC • ENGO • TRAN
Aspect Studios	Melbourne	Silver	21	LAND • URB
Architectus	Sydney	Silver	12	INTR • URB • ARCH
Altitude Façade Access Consulting	Melbourne	Silver	7	COST • FAC
Inhabit Group	Auckland	Silver	35	FAC
Duo Projects	Melbourne	Silver	3	PMNG
Elenberg Fraser	Melbourne	Silver	21	INTR • URB • ARCH
Ethos Urban	Sydney	Silver	4	URB
Indochine Engineering	Brisbane	Silver	0	ENGM
Impact Investment Group	Melbourne	Silver	0	FIN
ISPT	Melbourne	Silver	3
ICD Property	Melbourne	Silver	5	CON
Hickory	Melbourne	Silver	4	CON
Hera Engineering Pty Ltd	Brisbane	Silver	6	STRC • CON • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • SEIS
Hassell	Sydney	Silver	24	INTR • LAND • ARCH
enstruct	Brisbane	Silver	6	CIV • STRC
HDR Inc.	New York City	Silver	0	ARCH
Grimshaw Architects	London	Silver	7	INTR • URB • ARCH
Global Wind Technology Services - GWTS	Melbourne	Silver	3	WIND • ENVE
GHD	Brisbane	Silver	2	STRC
GBW Developments Pty Ltd.	Brisbane	Silver	0
Frasers Property	Sydney	Silver	13	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd	Sydney	Silver	13	ARCH
Fender Katsalidis	Melbourne	Silver	16	INTR • URB • ARCH • COST
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Sydney	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ARCH • ACAD
University of Technology Sydney	Sydney	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
The University of Queensland	Brisbane	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD
University of Melbourne	Melbourne	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD

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