List of tallest buildings in Adelaide

Adelaide is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1.4 million. As the capital of South Australia, and by far its largest city, Adelaide contains the vast majority, if not all, of the high-rises in the state. The city is home to 28 buildings with a height of 75 meters (246 ft) or greater as of 2025, 11 of which are taller than 100 m (328 ft). While it is the largest skyline in South Australia, Adelaide is the most populous city in Australia to not have a single building taller than 150 m (492 ft), a height sometimes used as the definition of a skyscraper.

The tallest building in Adelaide is the 37-storey, 138 m (453 ft) Frome Central Tower One, also called the Adelaidean, a mixed-use residential and hotel building built in 2019.^[1][2] Upon completion, it overtook RAA Place, an office high-rise which had been the tallest building in Adelaide since 1981. Adelaide's skyline grew steadily from the 1960s to the early 1990s, which saw the completion of other notable towers commercial such as Telstra House and the Grenfell Centre. Following a pause in high-rise construction in the 1990s and early 2000s, developed resumed in the mid-2000s.

Since the mid-2010s, Adelaide has been undergoing an unprecedented high-rise boom, spurred by steady population growth, that has transformed the appearance of its skyline.^[3] Eight of Adelaide's ten current tallest buildings were built after 2018, including Frome Central Tower One and the city's second tallest building, Realm Adelaide. Adelaide's skyline is set to grow further with the approval of the 160 m (525 ft), 38-storey Festival City Plaza 2, an office skyscraper with a floor space of around 50,000 square metres (538,000 sq ft).^[4][5] It is expected to be completed no earlier than 2027, and become Adelaide's first skyscraper taller than 150 m (492 ft) if built.^[6][7]

The large majority of tall buildings are located in Adelaide's central business district, a 4.33 square kilometre (1.67 sq mi) built-up area, surrounded on all sides by the Adelaide Park Lands, which separates the skyline from the rest of the city. There are also a few short residential high-rises in the suburb of Glenelg, along the coast of Gulf St Vincent.

Tall buildings in Adelaide got their start later than in larger Australian cities such as Sydney or Melbourne. The first skyscraper or high-rise in the city is considered to be the AMP Building (now known as 1 King William Street, also abbreviated 1KWS),^[8] a 19-storey office tower built in 1968, although this title is also given to the six-storey Verco building, which opened on North Terrace in 1912.^[9]

This list ranks completed high-rises in Adelaide that stand at least 75 m (246 ft) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion.

The following table ranks high-rises that are under construction in Adelaide that are expected to be at least 75 m (246 ft) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included.

The following table ranks approved and proposed skyscrapers in Adelaide that are expected to be at least 75 m (246 ft) tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building’s height or year of completion is not available.

This map displays the location of buildings taller than 75 m (246 ft) in Adelaide, all of which are in the city centre. Each marker is coloured by the decade of the building's completion.

• List of tallest buildings in Australia
• List of tallest buildings in Oceania

• Skyscraper Center (Detailed information on specific buildings)
• Emporis.com (General database of skyscrapers)
• Sensational-Adelaide (Renders and details of buildings)