Australia

Oceania

Melbourne

Sydney

Brisbane

Gold Coast

Parramatta

Perth

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-map.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	Cypress Palms Tower 1	305.2 m / 1,001 ft
4	Eureka Tower	297.3 m / 975 ft
5	One Barangaroo	271.3 m / 890 ft
6	Aurora Melbourne Central	270.5 m / 887 ft
7	Brisbane Skytower	269.6 m / 885 ft
8	West Side Place Tower A	268.7 m / 882 ft
9	120 Collins Street	266.6 m / 875 ft
10	Iconica Residences North Tower	264.7 m / 868 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Australia CVU 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
AECOM	Platinum	319	LAND • STRC • URB • BACS • ENVP • ENVE • PMNG • CON • COST • ENGM • MEP • TRAN • VERC
Arup	Platinum	470	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd	Platinum	70	CON • ENGO • PROP
PERI	Platinum	74	ENGM • MATR
RWDI	Platinum	532	WIND • ENVE • ENGO
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.	Platinum	233	CIV • STRC • URB • ARCH • ENVE • PMNG • COMP • ENGM • ENGO • FAC • FACS • FIRE • GEO • HIST • INSU • MEP • SEC • SEIS • TRAN
WSP	Platinum	689	CIV • INTR • STRC • URB • ENVP • PMNG • COMP • ENGO • FAC • FIRE • GEO • MEP • TRAN
Aqualand	Gold	0	DEV • OWN
Frasers Property	Gold	13	DEV • PMNG • OWN
Windtech Consultants	Gold	85	WIND • ENVE • ENGM
3XN Architects	Silver	4	ARCH
ADG Engineers (Aust) Pty Ltd	Silver	3	ENGM
ASL	Silver	19	VERC
Architectus	Silver	18	ARCH
BG&E	Silver	33	ENGO
BVN	Silver	8	ARCH
Bates Smart	Silver	30	ARCH
Buildix Consultants	Silver	0	STRC
City of Gold Coast	Silver	0	NONP
Coronation Property	Silver	1	DEV
Cottee Parker Architects	Silver	17	ARCH
Cox Architecture	Silver	24	ARCH
CoxGomyl	Silver	106	FACS
DBI	Silver	29	ARCH
Dexus	Silver	16	OWN
Duo Projects	Silver	3	PMNG
Fender Katsalidis	Silver	18	ARCH
Francis-Jones Carpenter Studio	Silver	18	ARCH
GHD	Silver	2	ARCH
Generate Property Group	Silver	2	PMNG
Grimshaw Architects	Silver	6	ARCH
Hassell	Silver	29	ARCH
Hera Engineering Pty Ltd	Silver	9	ENGO
JDH Capital	Silver	0	DEV
JPW	Silver	5	ARCH
Koichi Takada Architects	Silver	1	ARCH
LCI Consultants	Silver	6	BACS
Lyons	Silver	0	ARCH
Macquarie	Silver	2	FIN
NDY	Silver	39	ENGM
PTW Architects	Silver	18	ARCH
RED Fire Engineers Pty Ltd	Silver	0	ENGO
Robert Bird Group	Silver	42	ENGO
Slattery Australia	Silver	6	COST
Surface Design	Silver	3	STRC
TTW (NSW) Pty Ltd	Silver	10	CIV
Turiim	Silver	15	CON
Tzannes	Silver	0	ARCH
Urban Planning, Part of Colliers Australia (formerly Ethos Urban)	Silver	13	URB
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD

CVU People & Events

Chair

Philip Vivian

Bates Smart

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