List of tallest buildings in Oceania

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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.

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

Tallest buildings

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
RankNameImageCityCountry or TerritoryHeight
m (ft)
FloorsYearNotesRef
1 Q1 Life savers on the Gold Coast (cropped).jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 323 m (1058 ft)782005Tallest building in Australia.
2 Australia 108 Australia 108, in 2020.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 316.7 m (1039 ft)1002020Tallest building in Oceania by roof height. Topped-out in November 2019. [2]
3 Eureka Tower Eureka Tower, August 2010.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 297 m (974.4 ft)912006
4 Crown Sydney Crown Sydney Barangaroo (cropped).jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 271.3 m (890 ft)752020Topped out in March 2020. Completed in December 2020. Tallest building in Sydney
5 Aurora Melbourne Central Aurora Melbourne Central Topped Out in July 2019.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270.5 m (887 ft)922019
6 Brisbane Skytower Brisbane CBD and Brisbane Tower in winter misty morning seen from Kangaroo Point, Queensland 02.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270 m (886 ft)902019Tallest building in Brisbane.
7 West Side Place Tower A West Side Place Tower One in October 2021.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 268.7 m (876 ft)812019
8 120 Collins Street 120CollinsSt.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 265 m (869.4 ft)521991Tallest office building in Oceania.
9 The One The One, Brisbane Quarter, April 2021, 05.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 264 m (866 ft)822020
10 Salesforce Tower Salesforce Tower, Sydney, 2023, 02 (2).jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 263 m (863 ft)532022
11 101 Collins Street 101 Collins Street December 2009.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 260 m (853 ft)501991
12 1 William Street 1 William Street, Brisbane in March 2017, at sunset.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 260 m (853 ft)462016Tallest office building in Brisbane. Nicknamed 'The Tower of Power'.
13 Prima Pearl Prima Pearl January 2015 5.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 254 m (833.3 ft)722014
14 Ocean Tower GC Skylines of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, autumn 2023, 02.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 252.3 m (828 ft)752022Second tallest building on the Gold Coast.
15 Rialto Towers Rialto Towers in May 2017, edit.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 251 m (823.4 ft)631986
16 Queens Place Tower 1 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 249.9 m (820 ft)792021
17 Infinity Tower Infinity Tower, seen from William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane 02.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 249 m (816.9 ft)812013
18 Central Park Central Park, November 2017.jpg Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 249 m (816.9 ft)511992Tallest building in Western Australia.
19 One Sydney Harbour Tower 1 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 247 m (810 ft)722023
20 Premier Tower Premier Tower in June 2021.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 246 m (809 ft)782021
21= Chifley Tower Chifley Tower 2017.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 244 m (800.5 ft)531992
21= City Square BHP tower gnangarra-10.jpg Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 244 m (800.5 ft)462011Also known as BHP City Square
21= Soul Surfers Paradise, Queensland 14.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 243 m (797.2 ft)772012
21= Soleil Soleil, Brisbane, May 2013, 1.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 243 m (797.2 ft)742011
21= Citigroup Centre Citigroup Centre Sydney.JPG Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 243 m (797.2 ft)502000
22 Victoria One Victoria One, under construction in May 2017 2.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 241 m (790.6 ft)752018 [3]
23= Deutsche Bank Place Deutsche Bank Place skyscraper.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 239 m (784.1 ft)392005160 m to roof
23= West Side Place Tower D Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 239 m (784 ft)722023
24 Greenland Centre Greenland Centre Sydney - November 2020.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 237 m (778 ft)672020
25 Swanston Central Swanston Central UC, March 2019, crop.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 236.7 m (776.6 ft)712019 [4]
26Shangri-La by the Gardens 308 Exhibition Street ...By The Gardens under construction in March 2022.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 231.7 m (760 ft)592023
27 Melbourne Square Tower 1 Melbourne Square Tower 1 in November 2021.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 231 m (758 ft)702021
28= World Tower World Tower brom beneath.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 230 m (754.5 ft)732004
28= West Side Place Tower C Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 230 m (754 ft)702023
28= One Sydney Harbour Tower 2 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 230 m (754 ft)682023
29 Vision Apartments Vision Apartments, June 2016.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 229 m (751.2 ft)702016 [5]
30 25 Martin Place Mlc center syd.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 228 m (748 ft)601977
31 Governor Phillip Tower Govenor Phillip Tower.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 227 m (744.7 ft)541993
32 6 & 8 Parramatta Square Parramatta Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 225 m (738 ft)552022
33 Bourke Place Bourke Place 2008.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 224 m (734.9 ft)491991
34 Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude Sydney World Square.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 222 m (728.3 ft)452004
35 Circle on Cavill - North Tower Circle on Caville Towers.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 220 m (721.7 ft)702007
36 Aurora Place Aurora Place 3.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 219 m (718.5 ft)412001
37= Light House Melbourne Light House Melbourne, May 2017, edited.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 218 m (715 ft)692018
37= Telstra Corporate Centre Telstra HQ in Melbourne cbd.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 218 m (715.2 ft)471992
38 International Tower 1 Barangaroo Tower 1.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 217 m (711.9 ft)492016Also known as International Tower C3
39 380 Melbourne Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 217 m (714 ft)672021
40 Quay Quarter Tower Quay Quarter Tower, Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney, 2023, 03 (2).jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 216 m (709 ft)541976/2022Original built as the AMP Centre in 1976 at 188 m (617 ft) and 45 floors.
41 108 St Georges Terrace 108 St Georges Terrace, November 2017 (cropped).jpg Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 214 m (702.1 ft)501988
42 180 George Street North Tower Parramatta Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 213 m (699 ft)672023
43= The Tower at Melbourne Central Melbourne Central.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211 m (692.2 ft)541991
43= West Side Place Tower B West Side Place Tower Two in October 2021.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211 m (692.1 ft)652021
44Aspire Melbourne Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 210.6 m (619 ft)662023
45 Aurora Tower 2006-04-12-Aurora.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 207 m (679.1 ft)692006
46 Freshwater Place Freshwater Place 2008.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 205 m (672.5 ft)632005
47 Eq. Tower Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 202.7 m (665 ft)652017
48 Riparian Plaza 2006-04-12-Riparian.jpg Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 200 m (656.1 ft)532005
49=Home Southbank Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 198 m (650 ft)602022
49=Melbourne Grand Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 198 m (650 ft)572020
50= One One One Eagle Street One One One Eagle Street 03.JPG Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 195 m (639.7 ft)502011
50= ANZ Bank Centre ANZ Bank Centre.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 195 m (639.7 ft)462013
51Hilton Surfers Hotel Surfers Paradise Hilton.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 194 m (636.4 ft)572011
52 Collins House Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 190 m (623 ft)592019
53 180 George Street South Tower Parramatta Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 189 m (620 ft)592023
54 Abode318 Abode318 29 August 2014.jpg Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 188 m (616.7 ft)572014
55 Seascape Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 187 m

(614 ft)

562024Tallest Building in New Zealand [6] [7]
56 Suncorp Place Suncorp Place.jpg Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 186 m (610.2 ft)481982
57 Sofitel Hotel - Collins Place 35CollinStreet1.JPG Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 185 m (606.9 ft)501981
58PWC Tower at Commercial Bay (skyscraper) PWC Tower, Auckland.jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 180.1 m (591 ft)412020Tallest Office building in New Zealand and tallest in the country from 2020-2023 [8]
59Victoria Police Centre Tower 2 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 180 m (591 ft)402020
60 Melbourne Square Tower 2 Melbourne Square Tower 2 in November 2021.png Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 179 m (587 ft)592021
61=The Pacifica Thepacificaauckland.jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 178 m

(584 ft)

5720202nd Tallest Residential building in New Zealand.

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

[9]
61=Chapel Tower Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 178 m

(584 ft)

502019
62 Vero Centre Vero Centre And Other Skyscrapers II.jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 170 m (558 ft)382000Tallest building in New Zealand from 2000 to 2020. [10]
63 QV1 Tower QV1.jpg Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 162.6 m (533 ft)381991 [11]
64 The Ascott Metropolis AucklandMetropolisBuilding.jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 155 m (509 ft)391999Tallest building in New Zealand from 1999 to 2000 [12]
65 ANZ Centre Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 151 m

(495 ft)

351991Tallest building in New Zealand from 1991 to 1999 [13]
66 Sentinel (building) Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 150 m

(492 ft)

302007 [14]

Tallest buildings approved or under construction

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

NameCityCountry or TerritoryHeight
ft (m)
FloorsYearNotesRef
STH BNK by Beulah Tower 1 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 366.1 m (1,201 ft)1022028Approved [15] [16] [17]
30 Albert Street Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270.4 m (887 ft)91-Approved [18]
505 George Street Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270.4 m (887 ft)80-Proposed in 2014. If approved, construction would start in 2021 and be completed by 2024. [19] [20]
West Side Place Tower 1 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 268.7 m (881.6 ft)812022Construction started in 2017. [21]
No. 1 Brisbane Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 262 m (860. ft)82-Approved [22]
STH BNK by Beulah Tower 2 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 252.2 m (827 ft)722028Approved
One Sydney Harbour Tower 1 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 247 m (810.3 ft)70UnknownConstruction started in 2019. [23]
Greenland Centre Sydney Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 237 m (778. ft)672020Construction started in 2017. [24]
West Side Place Tower 4 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 240 m (787 ft)722022Approved [25]
West Side Place Tower 3 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 235 m (771 ft)702022Approved [26]
8 Parramatta Square Parramatta Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 230 m (755 ft)552021Construction started in 2019. [27]
West Side Place Tower 2 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 211 m (692 ft)652022Construction started in 2017. [28]
NDG Auckland Centre Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 209 m (686 ft)522023-2024Approved. As of October 2019, construction has not yet started. When built, it would be the tallest skyscraper in New Zealand. [29] [30] [31]
65 Federal Street Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 180 m

(591 ft)

462022-2024Approved and should be completed by 2024 [32]
51 Albert Street Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 160 m

(525 ft)

412022Currently under Construction and is set to be completed in 2022 [33]

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