Sydney

Australia

Facts

Population

4,627,345 (2011)

Area

12,145 km²

4,689 mi²

Density

381 people per km²

986.8 people per mi²

# of 150m+ buildings

37 Completed • 11 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Most Common Function*

Office (60%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (72%)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#

38

Tallest City in

the World
#

2

Tallest City in

Oceania
#

2

Tallest City in

Australia

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

One Barangaroo

271.3 m / 890 ft

2

Salesforce Tower

263.1 m / 863 ft

3

One Sydney Harbour Tower 1

247 m / 810 ft

4

Chifley Tower

244 m / 801 ft

5

Citigroup Centre

243 m / 797 ft

6

Deutsche Bank Place

240 m / 787 ft

7

Sydney Greenland Centre

236.5 m / 776 ft

8

World Tower

230 m / 755 ft

9

MLC Centre

228 m / 748 ft

10

Governor Phillip Tower

227 m / 745 ft

CTBUH People & Events

Toni Blume

City Committee

Toni Blume

Lendlease

Design Excellence Competition: 10 Valentine Avenue

20 November 2019

CTBUH Australia Design Excellence Series: 32 Smith Street

21 August 2019

Videos

21 November 2018

CTBUH Sydney Design Excellence: 210 George Street

For the final 2018 Design Excellence Series event, the CTBUH Australia Committee, along with event sponsors Poly Australia and annual sponsors Lendlease, hosted the largest...

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Research

28 October 2019

Sydney 2070: Visions of a Future City

Sydney’s population is predicted to increase from 4.6 million to nearly nine million by 2061. Even without this growth, the city has already surpassed the...

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Research

28 October 2019

Transport to Vertical Schools

New South Wales (NSW), Australia is experiencing population growth and rising property values. To meet the community’s educational needs, this means vertical public schools— intensifying...

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