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These are lists of the tallest buildings on the
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, Australia. In accordance with
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guidelines, heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, such as spires, but not communications
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are not included. The Gold Coast is home to Australia's tallest building, Q1, standing at . Despite its status as Australia's sixth largest city, the Gold Coast has the fourth-greatest number of skyscrapers in Australia, with 11 buildings at a height of 150 metres or taller, after
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, Sydney, and
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Tallest completed and topped out buildings

Height: R = Roof, P = Pinnacle (top of spire or antenna)


Proposed, approved and under construction buildings shown

It is noted some of the proposed or under construction buildings on the Gold Coast have been scaled back, gone into receivership or cancelled due to the Global Financial Crisis and lack of finance and investment among other factors on the Gold Coast.Marissa Calligeros (13 May 2011)
Gold Coast 'dead', says developer
. Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 July 2014.


See also

* List of tallest buildings in Australia *
List of tallest buildings in Oceania This is a list of the tallest buildings in Oceania which measures all buildings to the highest architectural detail. This list does not include the Sky Tower in Auckland, which is taller than the buildings listed but is considered a freestanding s ...


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