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BHP Headquarters & offices · Melbourne, Australia
BHP · Melbourne, Australia
The only BHP office in Australia with no mine in its state — so its walls were hand-painted in the tones of the earth BHP digs.
A white-glass tower on Collins Street, a 2024 workplace that brings the mine sites to the city, and 140 years of head offices within a few blocks of each other. Every number from BHP's own filings, website and its designers.
- 41.5%of employees are women (17.6% in 2016)
- 1-for-1shares matched after 3 years in Shareplus
- 6 StarGreen Star Office Design rating
- Since 1885head office always in Melbourne
Sources: Form 20-F FY2026 · bhp.com (Offices, Our history, Culture and rewards) · BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013 · Woods Bagot project page “BHP Melbourne”
Companies / Australia / Mining / BHP
THE NEWEST WORKPLACE · WOODS BAGOT · 2024
A head office designed to feel like the land BHP mines
Woods Bagot redesigned BHP's floors at 171 Collins Street around organic “islands” in the middle of each floor, so the walkway meanders like a landscape. Hand-applied textured walls echo the earth's layers, blues and greens recall oxidised metal, and alcoves hold objects and stories from BHP's history. Much of the old fitout was kept and reused: the ground-floor business lounge with its folded aluminium ceiling, travertine reused as kitchen benchtops, and the existing furniture.
- 5,200 m² (≈ 55,972 sq ft) of BHP workplace
- Five floors cut to two and a half
- Interiors: Woods Bagot
- Signage: Studio Ongarato
- Wellness rooms for quiet retreat
- 2024 Dulux Colour Awards finalist
BHP's 2024 workplace by Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot redesigned BHP's floors at 171 Collins Street around organic islands, textured walls and alcoves holding objects from BHP's history.
171 Collins Street: the tower and its atrium (Bates Smart, 2013)
Bates Smart's 31,400 m² tower has 17 campus-style office floors and is rated 6 Star Green Star and 5 Star NABERS Energy.
Facts: Woods Bagot project page “BHP Melbourne” and news story “Tonal oasis: BHP Melbourne” (Mar 19, 2024). m² → sq ft converted by eciffo.
171 Collins Street, Melbourne
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global headquarters | 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia |
| London corporate office | Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5LB, UK |
| Washington DC corporate office | 1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA |
| Sales and marketing head office | 10 Marina Boulevard, #18-01 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2, Singapore 018983 |
Source: bhp.com, Offices (global locations) · See them on the map ↓
Source: Bates Smart project page “171 Collins Street” (area, floors, ratings, 2021 end-of-trip refurbishment) · Woods Bagot “BHP Melbourne” · BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013 · m² → sq ft converted by eciffo
Benefits (mainly Australia)
Employees buy BHP shares; for each share bought and held for three years in the plan, BHP adds one more.
For every dollar an employee donates to charity, BHP donates another two.
A global minimum of 18 weeks' paid leave for birth or adoption, introduced in all regions from July 1, 2009; it can be split if both parents work at BHP.
Free, confidential counselling for employees and their immediate families through the Employee Assistance Program.
Five weeks a year, as listed for a mine-control role in Western Australia.
Employer-matched superannuation contributions, plus employee discounts and novated car leasing.
Job sharing, roster patterns, part-time, different start and finish times or working from home at times, depending on role and location.
Source: bhp.com/careers “Culture and rewards” (Shareplus, matched giving, counselling, flexibility) · BHP news release, May 8, 2009 (parental leave) · BHP job posting 1437632800 on careers.bhp.com (annual leave, super, discounts)
Why people stay: what BHP itself reports
83% of surveyed employees answered favourably on engagement in March 2026 (87% took part); 88% on wellbeing.
From 17.6% in 2016 to 41.5% at June 30, 2026; 47.4% of FY2026 new hires were women.
The global Big Thanks / Muchas Gracias program has marked more than a million moments of recognition and service milestones.
Jasper (LGBTQ+), Amber (disability), Malachite (neurodiversity) and EmBRace (racial inclusion).
Traineeships and apprenticeships in maintenance and production, intern and graduate programs, and leadership development.
Source: Form 20-F FY2026, section 9.4 People · bhp.com “Our history” (2025 gender milestone) · bhp.com/careers “Culture and rewards”
Who works here
of employees work in Australia (30,684)
contractors on average, more than employees
of FY2026 new hires were women
of people leaders are women
Source: Form 20-F FY2026, People performance data (Tables 1–3) and section 9.4
Office history: 140 years, always a few blocks apart in Melbourne
- 1883 A silver find at Broken Hill
Charles Rasp, a boundary rider on a sheep station in the Barrier Ranges of New South Wales, discovered rich silver and lead at Broken Hill — the ore body BHP was formed to mine.
Source: bhp.com, Our history
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1885 121 Collins Street West — the first head office
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company was floated in 1885 with its head office in Melbourne, at 121 Collins Street West. BHP's global head office has stayed in Melbourne ever since.
Source: bhp.com, Our history · BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1972 BHP House, 140 William Street — the city's tallest
Built from 1969 to 1972 as BHP's national headquarters: a 41-storey steel, concrete and glass tower by Yuncken Freeman Architects with engineers Irwin Johnson and Partners, the tallest building in Melbourne at the time. Its steel structure showcased BHP's own steel technology.
Source: Victorian Heritage Database, “Former BHP House” (statement of significance)
BHP House, 140 William Street, 1972 · PythagorasJohnson at English Wikipedia / CC0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2002 BHP Tower, 600 Bourke Street
BHP Billiton's annual reports to the SEC filed in December 2002 and April 2003 give its principal executive office as BHP Tower, 600 Bourke Street, Melbourne.
Source: Form 20-F, filed Dec 23, 2002 and Apr 10, 2003 (cover page)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2003 180 Lonsdale Street
From the October 2003 annual report until 2012, BHP Billiton's principal executive office is listed at 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
Source: Form 20-F, 2003–2012 (cover pages)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2013 171 Collins Street — today's global headquarters
BHP Billiton officially opened its new global head office on November 18, 2013, taking eight floors of the new Bates Smart tower, with 120 artworks, an interactive history wall, a staircase showing BHP's commodities and the employee Café 1883. In 2024 Woods Bagot redesigned the workplace, reducing it from five floors to two and a half.
Source: BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013 · bhp.com, Offices · Woods Bagot “BHP Melbourne”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From a silver find in outback New South Wales to Melbourne's CBD — and then, for 140 years, a handful of head offices all within about a kilometre of each other.
- 1 · 1883Broken Hill, New South Wales — Charles Rasp discovers silver and lead
- 2 · 1885121 Collins Street West, Melbourne — The first head office
- 3 · 1972BHP House, 140 William Street — 41-storey national headquarters
- 4 · 2002BHP Tower, 600 Bourke Street — Principal executive office in 2002–03 filings
- 5 · 2003180 Lonsdale Street — Principal executive office 2003–2012
- 6 · 2013171 Collins Street — Global headquarters today
Addresses: bhp.com (Our history, Offices) · BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013 · Victorian Heritage Database · Form 20-F cover pages 2002–2026. Coordinates placed by eciffo from the street addresses; the 1885 point is approximate.
What BHP does
BHP began as a silver, lead and zinc miner at Broken Hill. Today it mines copper, iron ore and steelmaking coal, and is building a potash business in Canada. Copper became its biggest source of revenue in FY2026.
Reported by commodity: Copper, Iron Ore and Coal (with potash in development at Jansen, Canada).
Where the money came from · Revenue by customer location · FY2026
Source: Form 20-F FY2026, financial statements (revenue by location of customer, US$)
Source: Form 20-F FY2026 (year ended June 30, 2026), summary of financial measures and revenue by segment, US$
Growth: revenue vs. people
$44.3B → $58.8B
28,926 → 40,863
Fiscal years end June 30. Revenue in US$ as reported in each year's Form 20-F (FY2022 onward excludes the Petroleum business merged with Woodside). Employees: FY2019–FY2021 average number of employees (20-F FY2021, note 28); FY2022–FY2026 point-in-time count at June 30 (20-F workforce tables). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
CEO since July 1, 2026. Joined BHP in 1999; previously President Americas.
CEO from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2026.
CEO when BHP Billiton opened 171 Collins Street in 2013.
BHP was floated in 1885 to mine the Broken Hill ore body found in 1883 by boundary rider Charles Rasp; BHP describes its founders as seven pastoralists, farm hands and bookkeepers.
Source: Form 20-F FY2026 (Board and CEO) · BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013 · bhp.com, Our history
BHP: questions people ask
Where is BHP's headquarters?
At 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. BHP has been there since 2013, and its global head office has always been in Melbourne since 1885.
Source: bhp.com, Offices · Form 20-F FY2026 · BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013
Who designed BHP's headquarters?
Bates Smart designed the 171 Collins Street tower (2013). Woods Bagot's Melbourne studio redesigned BHP's workplace inside it in 2024, with signage by Studio Ongarato.
Source: Bates Smart project page · Woods Bagot project page
How big is BHP's head office?
The 171 Collins Street building has 31,400 m² (about 337,987 sq ft). After the 2024 redesign, BHP's own workplace is about 5,200 m² (about 55,972 sq ft) on two and a half floors.
Source: Bates Smart · Woods Bagot
What is inside BHP's Melbourne office?
When it opened in 2013 BHP listed a ground-floor business centre, the employee Café 1883, an interactive history wall, a staircase showing its commodities, 120 artworks, showers and bike facilities. The 2024 redesign added wellness rooms and earthy, mine-inspired finishes.
Source: BHP news release, Nov 19, 2013 · Woods Bagot
Can you visit BHP's headquarters?
BHP does not publish public tours of 171 Collins Street. The ground floor of the building has a business centre and retail space.
Source: bhp.com, Offices · Bates Smart
What benefits does BHP offer?
Shareplus (each share held three years is matched one-for-one), matched giving of two dollars for every dollar donated, at least 18 weeks' paid parental leave, free 24/7 counselling for employees and families, and flexible work depending on role.
Source: bhp.com/careers, Culture and rewards · BHP news release, May 8, 2009
Does BHP offer flexible or hybrid work?
Yes, depending on role and location: job sharing, roster patterns, part-time work, different start and finish times or working from home at times. The 2024 Melbourne workplace was designed around BHP's flexible working principles.
Source: bhp.com/careers · Woods Bagot
How many people work at BHP?
40,863 employees at June 30, 2026, three-quarters of them in Australia, plus an average of 43,446 contractors. Women make up 41.5% of employees.
Source: Form 20-F FY2026
Who is BHP's CEO?
Brandon Craig, CEO since July 1, 2026. He joined BHP in 1999 and succeeded Mike Henry, who led the company from 2020.
Source: Form 20-F FY2026
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