List of tallest buildings in Canberra Facts for Kids

High Society Towers

This list of tallest buildings in Canberra ranks the tallest in Australia's capital city by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat includes the height to a spire but not to an antenna. The High Society Towers at 113m and 100m respectively, with 27 storeys, are the tallest in the city. It is in Belconnen, a district of North Canberra.

The maximum height of buildings in Canberra Central is 617 metres (2,024 ft) above sea level, generally about 50 metres (160 ft) above ground level in Canberra City, in compliance with the RL617 rule in the National Capital Authority's National Capital Plan. As a result, the highest buildings are now found in the outer town centres, such as Phillip and Belconnen.

Tallest buildings

Sentinel Apartments

Capital Tower

These are the high-rise buildings of Canberra. There are taller structures in Canberra, including Black Mountain Tower at 195 m (640 ft), Gungahlin MF (a guyed mast located between Kaleen and Mitchell) at 193 m (633 ft), and Parliament House (including the flagpole) at 107 m (351 ft).

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

Tallest buildings proposed or under construction

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

List of tallest buildings in Canberra facts for kids

Tallest buildings

Tallest buildings proposed or under construction

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