Australia has over 200 skyscrapers – buildings which reach or exceed heights of – complete or under construction, all spread throughout five cities of the country. Most skyscrapers are located in cities within the Eastern states of Australia, and a number of these cities, such as Melbourne and Sydney, also rank high in the world list of cities with the most skyscrapers.

Cities by number of skyscrapers Five cities in Australia currently host at least one skyscraper – all of which are state capitals, with the exception of the Gold Coast, a city in the state of Queensland. Of Australian cities which comprise skyscrapers, Sydney constructed the first skyscraper in the country in 1967,Sydney Facts — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 March 2018. followed by Melbourne in 1972,Melbourne Facts — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 March 2018. Brisbane and Perth in 1988,Brisbane Facts — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 March 2018.Perth Facts — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 March 2018. and most recently, the Gold Coast in 2004.Gold Coast Facts — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 22 March 2018. Most skyscrapers in Australia are concentrated in the Eastern states (Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria), whilst a smaller number are located in the Western Australia state capital, Perth. The cities with the highest number of skyscrapers have traditionally been either Sydney or Melbourne since the 1970s."Which World City Has The Most Skyscrapers?". The Urban Developer. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018.Dow, Aisha. (15 February 2016). "Melbourne’s skyline to become tallest in the nation". The Age. Retrieved 24 March 2018.Australia Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) + Buildings Map + Geographic Distribution + Timeline — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 4 May 2020. The only other capital cities in Australia to not feature any skyscrapers whatsoever are Adelaide in South Australia, Hobart in Tasmania, Darwin in the Northern Territory, and Australia's capital, Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.

RankCityStateImageNo. of skyscrapers Completed Topped out Under construction Total 1 Melbourne Victoria 78Melbourne Building List (Completed) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 1Melbourne Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 4Melbourne Building List (Under Construction) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 83Melbourne Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 2 Sydney New South Wales 58Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Completed) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 5Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 14Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Under Construction) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 77Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 3 Brisbane Queensland 23Brisbane Building List (Completed) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 0Brisbane Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 7Brisbane Building List (Under Construction) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 30Brisbane Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 4 Gold Coast Queensland 12Gold Coast Building List (Completed) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 0Gold Coast Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 6Gold Coast Building List (Under Construction) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 18Gold Coast Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 5 Perth Western Australia 4Perth Building List (Completed) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 1Perth Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 0Perth Building List (Under Construction) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 5Perth Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

City precincts by number of skyscrapers This is a list of all the city precincts in Australia with skyscrapers or greater in height. Included in this table are precincts with no existing skyscrapers, but that have at least one skyscraper under construction or topped-out; these precincts are not ranked.

RankPrecinctCityStateImageNo. of skyscrapersYear of first skyscraper Topped out 1 CBD Melbourne Victoria 58Melbourne Building List (Completed) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 0Melbourne Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 2Melbourne Building List (Under Construction) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 60Melbourne Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 2 May 2020. 1972 2 CBD Sydney New South Wales 31Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Completed) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 1Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 6Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Under Construction) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 38Sydney + Parramatta Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 1967 3 CBD Brisbane Queensland 23Brisbane Building List (Completed) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 0Brisbane Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 6Brisbane Building List (Under Construction) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 29Brisbane Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 1988 4 Southbank Melbourne Victoria 15 1 2 18 1997 5 Parramatta Sydney New South Wales 9 0 2 11 2017 6 Surfers Paradise Gold Coast Queensland 7Gold Coast Building List (Completed) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 0Gold Coast Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 1Gold Coast Building List (Under Construction) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 8Gold Coast Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 2004 7 Barangaroo Sydney New South Wales 6 0 0 6 2015 =8 CBD Perth Western Australia 4Perth Building List (Completed) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 0Perth Building List (Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 1Perth Building List (Under Construction) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 5Perth Building List (Completed; Under Construction; Arch. Topped Out; Struct. Topped Out) & Buildings Map — The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 3 May 2020. 1988 =8 North Sydney Sydney New South Wales 5 0 0 5 2019 10 Chatswood Sydney New South Wales 2 0 2 4 2014 =11 The Rocks Sydney New South Wales 2 0 0 2 1988 =11 Haymarket Sydney New South Wales 2 0 0 2 1992 =13 Broadbeach Gold Coast Queensland 1 0 1 2 2005 =13 St Leonards Sydney New South Wales 1 0 1 2 — =15 Southport Gold Coast Queensland 1 0 0 1 2016 =15 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 1 0 0 1 2005 =15 Carlton Melbourne Victoria 1 0 0 1 2019 =15 South Yarra Melbourne Victoria 1 0 0 1 2019 =15 South Bank Brisbane Queensland 0 0 1 1 2027

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See also List of tallest buildings in Australia List of tallest structures in Australia List of tallest buildings in Oceania List of cities with the most skyscrapers

References

External links Australia's listing on SkyscraperPage.com