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

#
7

Tallest City in

the World

#
1

Tallest City in

Oceania

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 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 Salesforce Tower
263.1 m / 863  ft
10 The One
261.7 m / 859  ft

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Australia Presents: Tall Timber—36 Wellington Street Site Tour

11 May 2023

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence Series - 55 Pitt Street

15 March 2023

Videos

01 October 2020

Timber Rising | Philip Gardiner

Engineering a 12-Story Mass Timber Building Over an Existing Retail Center: 500 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne, Australia

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Research

03 April 2023

Building Above Our Cities: Evaluating the Feasibility of Mass Timber Vertical Extensions

This paper provides guidance about the methods of assessing existing buildings for vertical extensions using mass timber construction (MTC). Guidance is proposed herein to support...

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Global News

23 May 2023

Slender Tower Plan Revealed for Gold Coast

Plans have been filed for a 13-story residential development at a beachfront enclave in Gold Coast. Plans are earmarked for the 1,194-square-meter site that will...

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