List of tallest buildings in Oceania

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Oceania[1] which measures all buildings to the highest architectural detail. This list does not include the Sky Tower in Auckland, which is taller than the buildings listed but is considered a freestanding structure instead.

The tallest building is the Q1, Gold Coast at 322.5m

Tallest buildings[edit]

This list ranks buildings in Oceania that stand at least 150 m (492 ft) tall, based on CTBUH height measurement standards. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

  Was the tallest building in Oceania upon completion
Rank Name Image City Country or Territory Height
m (ft)
Floors Year Notes Ref
1 Q1 Gold Coast  Australia 323 m (1058 ft) 78 2005 Tallest building in Australia.
2 Australia 108 Melbourne  Australia 316.7 m (1039 ft) 100 2020 Tallest building in Oceania by roof height. Topped-out in November 2019. [2]
3 Eureka Tower Melbourne  Australia 297 m (974.4 ft) 91 2006
4 Crown Sydney Sydney  Australia 271.3 m (890 ft) 75 2020 Topped out in March 2020. Completed in December 2020. Tallest building in Sydney
5 Aurora Melbourne Central Melbourne  Australia 270.5 m (887 ft) 92 2019
6 Brisbane Skytower Brisbane  Australia 270 m (886 ft) 90 2019 Tallest building in Brisbane.
7 West Side Place Tower A Melbourne  Australia 268.7 m (876 ft) 81 2019
8 120 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 265 m (869.4 ft) 52 1991 Tallest office building in Oceania.
9 The One Brisbane  Australia 264 m (866 ft) 82 2020
10 Salesforce Tower Sydney  Australia 263 m (863 ft) 53 2022
11 101 Collins Street Melbourne  Australia 260 m (853 ft) 50 1991
12 1 William Street Brisbane  Australia 260 m (853 ft) 46 2016 Tallest office building in Brisbane. Nicknamed 'The Tower of Power'.
13 Prima Pearl Melbourne  Australia 254 m (833.3 ft) 72 2014
14 Rialto Towers Melbourne  Australia 251 m (823.4 ft) 63 1986
15 Queens Place Tower 1 Melbourne  Australia 249.9 m (820 ft) 79 2021
16 Infinity Tower Brisbane  Australia 249 m (816.9 ft) 81 2013
17 Central Park Perth  Australia 249 m (816.9 ft) 51 1992 Tallest building in Western Australia.
18 One Sydney Harbour Tower 1 Sydney  Australia 247 m (810 ft) 72 2023
19 Premier Tower Melbourne  Australia 246 m (809 ft) 78 2021
20= Chifley Tower Sydney  Australia 244 m (800.5 ft) 53 1992
20= City Square Perth  Australia 244 m (800.5 ft) 46 2011 Also known as BHP City Square
20= Soul Gold Coast  Australia 243 m (797.2 ft) 77 2012
20= Soleil Brisbane  Australia 243 m (797.2 ft) 74 2011
20= Citigroup Centre Sydney  Australia 243 m (797.2 ft) 50 2000
21 Victoria One Melbourne  Australia 241 m (790.6 ft) 75 2018 [3]
22= Deutsche Bank Place Sydney  Australia 239 m (784.1 ft) 39 2005 160 m to roof
22= West Side Place Tower D Melbourne  Australia 239 m (784 ft) 72 2023
23 Greenland Centre Sydney  Australia 237 m (778 ft) 67 2020
24 Swanston Central Melbourne  Australia 236.7 m (776.6 ft) 71 2019 [4]
25 Shangri-La by the Gardens Melbourne  Australia 231.7 m (760 ft) 59 2023
26 Melbourne Square Tower 1 Melbourne  Australia 231 m (758 ft) 70 2021
27= World Tower Sydney  Australia 230 m (754.5 ft) 73 2004
27= West Side Place Tower C Melbourne  Australia 230 m (754 ft) 70 2023
27= One Sydney Harbour Tower 2 Sydney  Australia 230 m (754 ft) 68 2023
28 Vision Apartments Melbourne  Australia 229 m (751.2 ft) 70 2016 [5]
29 25 Martin Place Sydney  Australia 228 m (748 ft) 60 1977
30 Governor Phillip Tower Sydney  Australia 227 m (744.7 ft) 54 1993
31 6 & 8 Parramatta Square Parramatta  Australia 225 m (738 ft) 55 2022
32 Bourke Place Melbourne  Australia 224 m (734.9 ft) 49 1991
33 Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude Sydney  Australia 222 m (728.3 ft) 45 2004
34 Circle on Cavill - North Tower Gold Coast  Australia 220 m (721.7 ft) 70 2007
35 Aurora Place Sydney  Australia 219 m (718.5 ft) 41 2001
36= Light House Melbourne Melbourne  Australia 218 m (715 ft) 69 2018
36= Telstra Corporate Centre Melbourne  Australia 218 m (715.2 ft) 47 1992
37 International Tower 1 Sydney  Australia 217 m (711.9 ft) 49 2016 Also known as International Tower C3
38 380 Melbourne Melbourne  Australia 217 m (714 ft) 67 2021
39 Quay Quarter Tower Sydney  Australia 216 m (709 ft) 54 1976/2022 Original built as the AMP Centre in 1976 at 188 m (617 ft) and 45 floors.
40 108 St Georges Terrace Perth  Australia 214 m (702.1 ft) 50 1988
41 180 George Street North Tower Parramatta  Australia 213 m (699 ft) 67 2023
42= The Tower at Melbourne Central Melbourne  Australia 211 m (692.2 ft) 54 1991
42= West Side Place Tower B Melbourne  Australia 211 m (692.1 ft) 65 2021
43 Aspire Melbourne Melbourne  Australia 210.6 m (619 ft) 66 2023
44 Aurora Tower Brisbane  Australia 207 m (679.1 ft) 69 2006
45 Freshwater Place Melbourne  Australia 205 m (672.5 ft) 63 2005
46 Eq. Tower Melbourne  Australia 202.7 m (665 ft) 65 2017
47 Riparian Plaza Brisbane  Australia 200 m (656.1 ft) 53 2005
48= Home Southbank Melbourne  Australia 198 m (650 ft) 60 2022
48= Melbourne Grand Melbourne  Australia 198 m (650 ft) 57 2020
49= One One One Eagle Street Brisbane  Australia 195 m (639.7 ft) 50 2011
49= ANZ Bank Centre Sydney  Australia 195 m (639.7 ft) 46 2013
50 Hilton Surfers Hotel Gold Coast  Australia 194 m (636.4 ft) 57 2011
51 Collins House Melbourne  Australia 190 m (623 ft) 59 2019
52 180 George Street South Tower Parramatta  Australia 189 m (620 ft) 59 2023
53 Abode318 Melbourne  Australia 188 m (616.7 ft) 57 2014
54 Suncorp Place Sydney  Australia 186 m (610.2 ft) 48 1982
55 Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place Melbourne  Australia 185 m (606.9 ft) 50 1981
56 PWC Tower at Commercial Bay (skyscraper) Auckland  New Zealand 180.1 m (591 ft) 41 2020 Tallest building in New Zealand. [6]
57 Victoria Police Centre Tower 2 Melbourne  Australia 180 m (591 ft) 40 2020
58 Melbourne Square Tower 2 Melbourne  Australia 179 m (587 ft) 59 2021
59= The Pacifica Auckland  New Zealand 178 m

(584 ft)

57 2020 Tallest Residential building in New Zealand.

Tallest building by Highest occupiable floor and floor count in New Zealand

[7]
59= Chapel Tower Melbourne  Australia 178 m

(584 ft)

50 2019
60 Vero Centre Auckland  New Zealand 170 m (558 ft) 38 2000 Tallest building in New Zealand from 2000 to 2020. [8]
61 QV1 Tower Perth  Australia 162.6 m (533 ft) 38 1991 [9]
62 The Ascott Metropolis Auckland  New Zealand 155 m (509 ft) 39 1999 Tallest building in New Zealand from 1999 to 2000 [10]
63 ANZ Centre Auckland  New Zealand 151 m

(495 ft)

35 1991 Tallest building in New Zealand from 1991 to 1999 [11]
64 Sentinel (building) Auckland  New Zealand 150 m

(492 ft)

30 2007 [12]

Tallest buildings approved or under construction[edit]

This list includes buildings that are under construction in Oceania that are planned to rise at least 200m. Not all buildings are listed.

Name City Country or Territory Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Notes Ref
STH BNK by Beulah Tower 1 Melbourne  Australia 366.1 m (1,201 ft) 102 2028 Approved [13][14][15]
30 Albert Street Brisbane  Australia 270.4 m (887 ft) 91 - Approved [16]
505 George Street Sydney  Australia 270.4 m (887 ft) 80 - Proposed in 2014. If approved, construction would start in 2021 and be completed by 2024. [17][18]
West Side Place Tower 1 Melbourne  Australia 268.7 m (881.6 ft) 81 2022 Construction started in 2017. [19]
No. 1 Brisbane Brisbane  Australia 262 m (860. ft) 82 - Approved [20]
STH BNK by Beulah Tower 2 Melbourne  Australia 252.2 m (827 ft) 72 2028 Approved
One Sydney Harbour Tower 1 Sydney  Australia 247 m (810.3 ft) 70 Unknown Construction started in 2019. [21]
Greenland Centre Sydney Sydney  Australia 237 m (778. ft) 67 2020 Construction started in 2017. [22]
West Side Place Tower 4 Melbourne  Australia 240 m (787 ft) 72 2022 Approved [23]
West Side Place Tower 3 Melbourne  Australia 235 m (771 ft) 70 2022 Approved [24]
8 Parramatta Square Parramatta  Australia 230 m (755 ft) 55 2021 Construction started in 2019. [25]
West Side Place Tower 2 Melbourne  Australia 211 m (692 ft) 65 2022 Construction started in 2017. [26]
NDG Auckland Centre Auckland  New Zealand 209 m (686 ft) 52 2023-2024 Approved. As of October 2019, construction has not yet started. When built, it would be the tallest skyscraper in New Zealand. [27][28][29]
Seascape Auckland  New Zealand 187 m

(614 ft)

53 2022 Construction has started and is set to be complete some point in 2022. [30]
65 Federal Street Auckland  New Zealand 180 m

(591 ft)

46 2022-2024 Approved and should be completed by 2024 [31]
51 Albert Street Auckland  New Zealand 160 m

(525 ft)

41 2022 Currently under Construction and is set to be completed in 2022 [32]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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