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High society tower 1
High Society Towers are the tallest buildings in Canberra.
Lovett Tower in Woden Town Centre
Lovett Tower is one of Canberra's tallest buildings.

This page shows you the tallest buildings in Canberra, which is Australia's capital city. We rank them by how tall they are. The way we measure their height comes from a group called the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. They count the height up to the very top of a building, like a pointy spire, but not tall radio antennas.

The two tallest buildings in Canberra are the High Society Towers. Tower 1 is 113 meters (about 370 feet) tall, and Tower 2 is 100 meters (about 328 feet) tall. Both have 27 floors! You can find them in Belconnen, which is a part of North Canberra.

Did you know there's a special rule about building heights in central Canberra? Buildings there can't go higher than 617 meters (about 2,024 feet) above sea level. This means that in the main city area, buildings are usually only about 50 meters (164 feet) tall from the ground up. Because of this rule, the really tall buildings are built in other areas, like Phillip and Belconnen.

Canberra's Tallest Buildings

Margaret Timpson Park
Sentinel Apartments, a tall residential building.
Capital Tower Canberra
Capital Tower, a residential building in Civic.

Here's a list of the tallest buildings in Canberra. These are the ones where people live or work. Canberra also has other very tall structures that aren't buildings, like the Black Mountain Tower, which is 195 meters (640 feet) tall. The Gungahlin MF, a tall radio mast, is 193 meters (633 feet) high. Even the flagpole on top of Parliament House makes it 107 meters (351 feet) tall!

Name Height Floors Built Purpose Location
1 High Society Tower 1 113 m (371 ft) 27 2020 Homes Belconnen
2 High Society Tower 2 100 m (328 ft) 27 2020 Homes Belconnen
3 Lovett Tower 93 m (305 ft) 25 1973 Offices Phillip
4 Wayfarer Apartments 88 m (289 ft) 27 2016 Homes Belconnen
5 Grand Central Towers 85 m (278.8 ft) 26 2020 Homes Phillip
6 Cirrus Tower 1 85 m (279 ft) 24 2021 Homes Belconnen
7 Infinity Towers 1 70 m (230 ft) 22 2018 Homes Gungahlin
8 Altitude Apartments 68 m (223 ft) 21 2013 Homes Belconnen
9 Dusk (Republic) 68 m (223 ft) 22 2020 Homes Belconnen
10 Ruby 1 67 m (220 ft) 18 2019 Homes Gungahlin
11 Grand Central Towers 2 67 m (220 ft) 16 2020 Homes Phillip
12 Infinity Towers 2 64 m (210 ft) 20 2018 Homes Gungahlin
13 Sentinel Apartments 62 m (203 ft) 20 2013 Homes Belconnen
14 Cirrus Tower 2 62 m (203 ft) 18 2021 Homes Belconnen
15 Scarborough House 61 m (200 ft) 15 1975 Offices Phillip
16 Pacific International (Capital Tower) 60 m (197 ft) 20 1996 Homes Civic
17 SkyPlaza 60 m (197 ft) 20 2005 Homes Phillip
18 The ApARTments 60 m (197 ft) 18 2010 Homes Civic
19 Mayfair Apartments 59 m (194 ft) 16 2016 Homes Civic
20 Ivy Woden 59 m (194 ft) 16 2020 Homes Phillip
21 Republic 59 m (194 ft) 16 2020 Homes Belconnen
22 London Tower (The Metropolitan) 58 m (190 ft) 19 2006 Homes Civic
23 Ernst & Young, 121 Marcus Clarke St 58 m (190 ft) 12 2008 Offices Civic
24 Oaks Woden 58 m (190 ft) 16 2021 Homes Phillip
25 Sirius Building 57 m (187 ft) 10 2010 Offices Phillip
26 The Carrington 56 m (184 ft) 15 Homes Kingston
27 Highgate 56 m (184 ft) 18 2018 Homes Civic
28 Kingston Tower 56 m (184 ft) 15 1985 Homes Kingston
29 New Acton Nishi Apartments 55 m (180 ft) 17 2013 Homes Civic
30 QT Canberra 55 m (180 ft) 18 1972 Hotel Civic
31 SAP House 55 m (180 ft) 15 1989 Offices Civic
32 Manhattan on the Park 54 m (177 ft) 16 2013 Homes Civic
33 Park Avenue 54 m (177 ft) 18 2020 Homes Civic
34 Capital Apartments 54 m (177 ft) 15 1992 Homes Civic
35 Customs House 53 m (174 ft) 12 2014 Offices Civic
36 18 Marcus Clarke Street 52 m (171 ft) 12 2007 Offices Civic
37 15 London Circuit 52 m (171 ft) 14 1971 Offices Civic
38 Labor Club 52 m (171 ft) 14 2019 Shops/Businesses Belconnen
39 Jade 52 m (171 ft) 14 2019 Homes Gungahlin
40 Ruby 2 52 m (171 ft) 14 2019 Homes Gungahlin
41 50 Marcus Clarke Street 51 m (167 ft) 11 2010 Offices Civic
42 ACTEW House, 221 London Circuit 50 m (164 ft) 12 1968 Offices Civic
43 Canberra Hospital 50 m (164 ft) 11 1973 Hospital Garran
44 Canberra House 50 m (164 ft) 13 1974 Offices Civic
45 CFM Building / Avaya House (12 & 14 Moore St) 50 m (164 ft) 14 1986 Offices Civic
46 Industry House 50 m (164 ft) 14 2006 Offices Civic
47 Constitution Place 50 m (164 ft) 12 2021 Mixed use Civic
48 National Capital Centre 48 m (157 ft) 13 1992 Offices Civic
49 355/325 Anketell St (Southport) 48 m (157 ft) 13 2017 Homes Greenway
50 AMP Building 47 m (154 ft) 13 1964 Offices Civic
51 Metropol 47 m (154 ft) 13 2021 Homes Reid
52 The Metropolitan Tower 2 46 m (151 ft) 15 2006 Homes Civic
53 Julianna Building 45 m (148 ft) 12 1973 Offices Phillip
54 Section 84 45 m (148 ft) 11 2006 Offices Civic
55 St George Centre, 60 Marcus Clarke 45 m (148 ft) 13 1988 Offices Civic
56 Nishi Building 44 m (144 ft) 12 2013 Offices Civic
57 Woden Trilogy 44 m (144 ft) 12 2017 Homes Phillip
58 311 Anketell St (Southquay) 44 m (144 ft) 12 2017 Homes Greenway
59 Barrandi Centre 40 m (131 ft) 10 2009 Offices Civic
60 5 Farrell Place 40 m (131 ft) 9 2007 Offices Civic
61 High Court of Australia 40 m (131 ft) 9 1980 Court Parkes
62 MLC Building 38 m (125 ft) 9 1959 Offices Civic
63 T&G Building 35 m (115 ft) 9 1963 Offices Civic
64 Hobart Place Office Tower 35 m (115 ft) 9 1962 Offices Civic

Future Tall Buildings: Proposed or Under Construction

Canberra is still growing! Here are some tall buildings that are either being planned or are already being built.

Name Height Floors Purpose Status Location
2 Unnamed, Hindmarsh 84.2 m 24 and 25 Homes Proposed (Planned) Phillip
3 Unnamed, Doma 16-20, 16, 12, 10 Mixed use (Homes & Shops) Proposed (Planned) Phillip
4 Belconnen Centre 66 m 20 Homes Proposed (Planned) Belconnen
5 Air Towers 58 m (190.2 ft) 18 Homes Under construction (Being built) Gungahlin
6 Corkscrew ? 16, 14 Mixed use (Homes & Shops) Proposed (Planned) Phillip
7 Wova 76.5 m (250 ft) 24 Homes Under construction (Being built) Phillip
8 Unnamed, WH Moore Trust 16 Student homes Approved (Can be built) Civic
9 Oaks Woden 16, 16, 11 Homes Under construction (Being built) Phillip
13 Section 96 50 13 Shops/Hotel Proposed (Planned) Civic
14 Meriton Hotel 50 16 Hotel Proposed (Planned) Civic

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