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This is a list of mosques in Australia.
A listing of mosques (masjids) and musallahs in Australia was maintained by Islamiaonline until around 2016. [1]
The following is a list of mosques in the Australian Capital Territory. [2]
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | Gungahlin | Gungahlin Mosque | 2017 [3] | Sunni | ||
| Kambah | Imam Hasan Centre | Shia | ||||
| Monash | Canberra Islamic Centre | Includes the Australian National Islamic Library [4] | ||||
| Spence | Taqwa Masjid- Islamic Society of Belconnen | Sunni | ||||
| Yarralumla | Canberra Mosque | 1958 | Sunni | The oldest mosque in Canberra |
The following is a list of mosques in New South Wales.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albury-Wodonga | Lavington | Albury Mosque | 1999 | Sunni | ||
| Armidale | University Of New England Musalla | At the University Of New England | ||||
| Bourke | Bourke cemetery mosque | |||||
| Broken Hill | William Street Mosque | Built in 1887 by the Afghan cameleers, it was preserved and opened as a museum in 1968. It is open by appointment or for jumu'ah (Fridays). [5] | ||||
| Byron Bay | Cavanbah Centre | Fridays (Jumu'ah only) | ||||
| Central Coast | San Remo | San Remo Musalla | ||||
| Al Sahabah Kelso Mosque | ||||||
| Narara | Central Coast Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Wyong | Central Coast Islamic Cultural Centre | Sunni | ||||
| Coffs Harbour | Southern Cross University Musalla | More a musalla than a mosque, located at the Southern Cross University | ||||
| Dubbo | Dubbo South | Dubbo Mosque | 2017 | Sunni | ||
| Griffith | Jamia Masjid Griffith | Sunni | ||||
| Newcastle | Wallsend | Newcastle Mosque | Also known as the Wallsend Mosque. | |||
| Mayfield | Sultan Fatih Mosque | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Rutherford | Masjid Muhammad Mustafa (Rutherford Mosque) | Sunni | ||||
| Orange | Regional New South Wales Islamic Centre | Sunni | ||||
| Port Macquarie | Mid North Coast Islamic Society | Sunni | ||||
| Tamworth | South Tamworth | Masjid Qubaa- Tamworth Mosque | Sunni | |||
| Wagga Wagga | Islamic Studies Centre | 1995 | More a Musalla than a mosque. Originally designed Marcie Webster-Mannison for Charles Sturt University students and staff, it is also used by the Muslim community of Wagga Wagga and the Riverina region of New South Wales. [6] | |||
| Wollongong | Cringila | Wollongong Bilal Camii | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) and operated by Islamic Community Milli Gorus Australia (ICMG) | ||
| Gwynneville | Masjid Omar | Sunni | Operated by the Australian Islamic Cultural Centre (AICC) | |||
| North Wollongong | Essence of Life | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Yass | Masjid Al Rahma | Sunni | ||||
| Young | Umar bin Al-Khattab- Young Mosque | 1994 | Sunni | Operated by the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) | ||
| Sydney | Arncliffe | Al-Zahra Mosque | Shia | |||
| Artarmon | North Shore Masjid | Sunni | Operated by the Australian Islamic Cultural Centre (AICC) | |||
| Auburn | ASWJ Auburn | Sunni-Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Auburn | Auburn Islamic Community Centre | Sunni | ||||
| Auburn | Auburn Gallipoli Mosque | 1999 | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | ||
| Auburn | Masjid Omar | Sunni | Operated by the Australian Islamic Cultural Centre (AICC) | |||
| Bankstown | Al-Rasool Al-A'dham Mosque | Shia | Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein al-Ansari | |||
| Bankstown | Al Madina Dawah Centre | Sunni- Salafi | Associated with "hate preacher" Wissam Haddad. He has been linked with previous ISIS members and Bondi shooter [7] [8] [9] | |||
| Bankstown | Bankstown Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Belmore | Al-Azhar Mosque | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Blacktown | Afghan Osman Mosque | Afghan | Afghan Community Support Association of NSW Australia | |||
| Bonnyrigg | Bonnyrigg Mosque | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Cabramatta | Othman Bin Affan Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Casula | Global Islamic Youth Centre | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Condell Park | Daar Ibn Abbas | Sunni | ||||
| Dee Why | Dee Why Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Edmondson Park | The Australian Islamic House Masjid | Sunni | ||||
| Erskineville | Erskineville Mosque | Sunni- Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Greenacre | Islamic Prayer House | Shia | ||||
| Greenacre | Khaled Ibn Al Walid Mosque | 2019 | Sunni | |||
| Greenacre | Malek Fahd Islamic School Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Granville | Granville Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Granville | Masjid Al Noor | Sunni | Associated with the Tablighi Jemaat | |||
| Guildford | ICMG Guildford Mosque | Sunni- Turkish community | Operated by Islamic Community Milli Gorus Australia (ICMG) | |||
| Guildford | Rahma Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Hinchinbrook | Masjid Bilal | Sunni | ||||
| Lakemba | Lakemba Mosque | 1977 | Sunni | Lebanese Muslim Association Also known as the Imam Ali Bin Abi Taleb Mosque Reportedly Australia's largest mosque. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] | ||
| Lakemba | Masjid As-Sunnah | 2018 | Sunni | |||
| Lakemba | Omar ibn Al-Khattab Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Liverpool | Liverpool Islamic Centre | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Markaz Imam Ahmad (MIA) | |||
| Liverpool | Masjid Bilal | Sunni | Operated by the Australian Islamic Cultural Centre (AICC) | |||
| Marsden Park | Baitul Huda Mosque | 1989 | Ahmadiyya [16] | |||
| Mascot | ICMG Mascot | Sunni- Turkish community | Operated by Islamic Community Milli Gorus Australia (ICMG) | |||
| Matraville | Matraville Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Merrylands West | Daarul Arqam Mosque | Sunni- Pakistani community | ||||
| Minto | Campbelltown Youth Centre | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Mount Druitt | Mount Druitt Mosque | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Padstow | United Muslims of Australia (UMA) | Sunni | ||||
| Parramatta | Parramatta Mosque | Sunni | Operated by the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) | |||
| Penshurst | Penshurst Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Prestons | Salaudin Al Ayubi Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Punchbowl | Masjid Baitul Manshurin | Sunni- Indonesian community | Operated by AIDA (Association of Islamic Dawah Australia) | |||
| Punchbowl | Punchbowl Masjid | Sunni | Operated by Australian Islamic Mission (AIM) NSW | |||
| Quakers Hill | Quakers Hill Masjid | Sunni | ||||
| Redfern | Redfern Mosque | Sunni- Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Revesby | Revesby Mosque | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Rockdale | Masjid Al Hidayah | Sunni | ||||
| Smithfield | Albanian Mosque- Sheikh Albani | Sunni- Albanian community | ||||
| Smithfield | Smithfield Mosque | Sunni- Bosnian community | ||||
| Wolli Creek | Masjid Darul Imaan | Sunni | ||||
| Zetland | Zetland Mosque | Sunni | ||||
The following is a list of mosques in Queensland.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockleigh | Bait-ul-Masroor | 2013 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Association | Accommodates 2,000 worshipers, men and women. | ||
| Camp Hill | Mubarak Mosque | Ahmadiyya Muslim Association | ||||
| Brisbane | Algester | Algester Mosque | | 1990 | Sunni | |
| Bald Hills | Masjid Taqwa | Sunni | ||||
| Berrinba | Salam Mosque Logan City | Sunni | ||||
| Brassall | Islamic Society of Ipswich | Sunni | ||||
| Brisbane CBD | Brisbane Community Education Centre | Sunni | ||||
| Camira | Camira Mosque (Masjid Baitul A'la) | Sunni - Indonesian community | Operated by AIDA (Association of Islamic Dawah QLD) | |||
| Crestmead | Crestmead Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Darra | Darra Mosque | | Sunni | |||
| Forestdale | Brisbane Turkish Islamic Society | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Eight Mile Plains | Bosnian Islamic Centre | | 2014 | Sunni - Bosnian community | ||
| Hillcrest | Hillcrest Community Youth Centre (HCYC) | Sunni | ||||
| Holland Park | Holland Park Mosque | | 1908 | Sunni | Original building constructed in 1908, redeveloped as the modern mosque later. | |
| Kuraby | Masjid al-Farooq (Kuraby Mosque) | | 1990s | Sunni | Original mosque was burnt down in 2001, rebuilt later in the year. [17] [18] | |
| Logan Central | United Muslims of Brisbane (UMB) | | Sunni- Salafi | |||
| Logan Central | Ali Akber Islamic Center | Shia | ||||
| Loganlea | Indonesian Muslim Centre of QLD | | Sunni - Indonesian community | |||
| Lutwyche | Masjidus Sunnah | 1990s | Sunni | |||
| Moorooka | Moorooka Mosque | | 2015 | Sunni - Somali community | ||
| North Ipswich | Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre | Shia | ||||
| Slacks Creek | Masjid Ur Rahmaan/ Australian Centre for Unity | | 2014 | Sunni | ||
| Slacks Creek | Zainabia Islamic Center | Shia | ||||
| Underwood | Islamic Shia Council of QLD | Shia | ||||
| West End | West End Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Woolloongabba | Buranda Islamic Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Bundaberg | Bundaberg North | Turkish Islamic Association of Bundaberg | | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |
| Cairns | Cairns North | Abu Bakr As-Saddiq Mosque/ Cairns Mosque | | 2014 | Sunni | |
| Bungalow | Masjid Baitul-Izzah | Sunni - Indonesian community | Operated by AIDA (Association of Islamic Dawah Far North QLD) | |||
| Gatton | Lockyer Valley Islamic Association | Sunni | ||||
| Gold Coast | Arundel | Islamic Society of Gold Coast | | 1995 | Sunni | |
| Southport | Southport Masjid | | Sunni | |||
| Worongary | Worongary Islamic Centre | | 2024 | Sunni | Operated by the Islamic Multicultural Association of Gold Coast (IMAGC) | |
| Gympie | Gympie Cultural Centre | Sunni | ||||
| Hervey Bay | Pialba | Fraser Coast Muslim Community Centre | Sunni | |||
| Mackay | Bakers Creek | Islamic Society of Mackay | | Sunni | ||
| Mareeba | Mareeba and District Memorial Mosque | | 1970 | Sunni - Albanian community | Built by the Albanian community during 1969-1970, and dedicated to Australian soldiers who lost their lives in war. [19] [20] [21] | |
| Mount Isa | The Gap (Mount Isa) | Rehman Mosque | Sunni | |||
| Rockhampton | Islamic Society of Central Queensland | Sunni | ||||
| Sunshine Coast | Maroochydore | Muslim Organisation of Sunshine Coast | Sunni | |||
| Toowoomba | Harristown | Toowoomba Mosque | 2014 | Sunni | Originally a church built in 1910 prior to being redeveloped as a mosque in 2014. Damaged and later rebuilt following a 2015 arson attack. | |
| Townsville | Mundingburra | Townsville Islamic Society | | 1980s | Sunni | |
The following is a list of mosques in South Australia.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | Adelaide | Central Adelaide Mosque | 1888 | The Adelaide Mosque is the oldest surviving mosque in Australia and the first to be built in an Australian city. Erected in 1888–89, it was designed to meet the spiritual needs of Muslim cameleers and traders coming in from work in South Australia’s northern regions. | ||
| Park Holme | Masjid Omar Bin Al Khattab | Also known as the Marion Masjid Islamic Society of South Australia [22] | ||||
| Woodville North | Islamic Arabic Centre & Masjid Al Khalil | |||||
| Gilles Plains | Wandana Mosque | |||||
| Pooraka | Imam Ali Mosque | |||||
| Parafield Gardens | Parafield Gardens Masjid | |||||
| Green Fields | Green Fields Mosque | |||||
| Elizabeth Grove | Elizabeth Mosque | |||||
| Gepps Cross | Layla Sadri Tatar Community Centre | |||||
| Kilburn | Husayniat 'Ahl Albayt | |||||
| Royal Park | Royal Park Mosque | |||||
| Beverley | Mahmood Mosque | |||||
| Mile End | Islamic Information Centre of SA | |||||
| Enfield | Faizan e Madina [23] | |||||
| Murray Bridge | Murray Bridge Turkish Mosque | |||||
| Renmark | Renmark Mosque | Sunni- Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Whyalla | Whyalla Mosque | |||||
| Marree | Marree Mosque | 1862 | Afghan | Considered to be the first mosque built on the Australian continent. No longer in use. | ||
The following is a list of mosques in Tasmania.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnie | House of Guidance- Burnie Masjid | |||||
| Hobart | West Hobart | Hobart Mosque | 1985 | |||
| Launceston | Kings Meadows | Masjid Launceston | 2021 | |||
The following is a list of mosques in Victoria.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Altona North | Al-Asr Society of Australia | Shia | |||
| Brunswick | ICMG Brunswick | Sunni- Turkish community | Operated by Islamic Community Milli Gorus Australia (ICMG) | |||
| Brunswick | Islamic Information & Support Centre of Australia | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Carlton North | Carlton Mosque | 1969 | Sunni - Albanian community | Built by the Albanian community in the late 1960s, it is the oldest mosque in Melbourne [24] [25] [26] and listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. [27] | ||
| Melbourne CBD | Islamic Council of Victoria | Sunni | ||||
| Coburg | Fatih mosque | Sunni - Turkish community | ||||
| Coolaroo | Hume Islamic Youth Centre | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Dandenong | Dandenong Mosque | 1985 | Sunni - Albanian community | Built by the Albanian community in 1985, [28] it is one of the earliest mosques in Victoria. [29] | ||
| Dandenong | Emir Sultan Mosque | Sunni- Turkish community | Operated by Islamic Community Milli Gorus Australia (ICMG) | |||
| Dandenong | Rasul Akram Association | Shia | ||||
| Dandenong | TAHA Association Centre | Shia | ||||
| Doncaster East | UMMA Centre | 1984 | Sunni | |||
| Doveton | Omar Farooq Mosque | Sunni- Afghan community | ||||
| Doveton | PGCC Mosque | 2016 | Sunni | Operated by Pillars of Guidance Community Centre (PGCC) | ||
| Deer Park | Deer Park Mosque | 1993 | Sunni - Bosnian community | |||
| Fawkner | Imam Ali Islamic Centre | Shia | ||||
| Fitzroy | BSN Central Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Heidelberg Heights | Elsedeaq Heidelberg Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Hoppers Crossing | El-Zahra Centre | Shia | ||||
| Huntingdale | Huntingdale Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Keysborough | Keysborough Turkish Islamic and Cultural Centre | Sunni- Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Lysterfield | Islamic Society of Melbourne Eastern Region | 1986 | Sunni | |||
| Maidstone | Maidstone Mosque | 2013 | Sunni | |||
| Meadow Heights | Meadow Heights Mosque | 2012 | Sunni- Turkish community | Operated by Islamic Community Milli Gorus Australia (ICMG) | ||
| Noble Park | Noble Park Mosque | Sunni- Bosnian community | ||||
| Preston | Preston Mosque | Sunni - Arabic community | ||||
| Ravenhall | Masjid Ar-Rahma | 2013 | Sunni- Sri Lankan community | |||
| Reservoir | Reservoir Mosque | Sunni - Albanian community | ||||
| Reservoir | Masjid Ahlul Bait | Shia | ||||
| Sunshine | Sunshine Mosque | 1985 | Sunni - Turkish community | The largest mosque in Victoria Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | ||
| Thomastown | Thomastown Mosque | early 1990s | Sunni - Turkish Community | Built (early 1990s) by the Turkish Australian community and located opposite Thomastown train station. [30] Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | ||
| Tarneit | Melbourne Grand Mosque | 2020 | Sunni | |||
| Tarneit | Melbourne Multicultural Centre- Golden Wattle Masjid | 2018 | Sunni | Operated by Islamic Practice and Dawah Circle (IPDC) | ||
| Truganina | Al-Taqwa Masjid | 1986 | Sunni | Located on the grounds of Al-Taqwa College | ||
| Windsor | Australia Western Thrace Turkish Association of Vic | Sunni- Turkish community | ||||
| Ballarat | Canadian | Masjid Abu Bakr As-Siddiq- Islamic Society of Ballarat | 2020 | Sunni | ||
| Bendigo | East Bendigo | Bendigo Islamic Community Centre | 2025 | Sunni | ||
| Cobram | Cobram Mosque- Cobram Islamic Association | 2020 | Sunni | |||
| Geelong | Manifold Heights | Geelong Mosque- Islamic Society of Geelong | 1993 | Sunni | ||
| Goulburn Valley | Albanian Mosque | 1960 | Sunni - Albanian community | Built by the Albanian community in the late 1950s, it is the first [19] [31] and oldest mosque in both Shepparton and Victoria. [24] [32] | ||
| Mooroopna Mosque | 1970s | Sunni - Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
| Imam Kadhim Mosque- The Iraqi Community Centre | 2000 | Shia - Iraqi community | Built by the Iraqi community who came as refugees in the 1990s to Australia, this was the first Shia mosque built in Victoria in 2000. | |||
| Masjid Nabi Akram (SW) | 2013 | Shia - Afghan (Hazara) community | ||||
| Mildura | Mildura Mosque | Sunni- Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | |||
The following is a list of mosques in Western Australia.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | Armadale | Armadale Masjid and Islamic Center | 2016 | |||
| Belmont | Furqan Islamic Centre | |||||
| Caversham | Swan Valley Mosque and Islamic Centre | 2007 | Sunni- Bosnian community | |||
| Gosnells | Al Rahman Mosque | |||||
| Langford | Al Latief Mosque | |||||
| Malaga | Al Khalil Mosque | 2019 | ||||
| Maylands | The Islamic Centre of West Australia | Sunni- Salafi | Operated by Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah (ASWJ) | |||
| Mirrabooka | Al Taqwa Mosque | 1997 | ||||
| Padbury | Al Majid Mosque | |||||
| Perth | Perth Mosque | 1906 | Sunni | The oldest mosque in Perth and the second oldest purpose-built mosque in Australia. [33] | ||
| Queens Park | Suleymaniye Mosque | 1982 | Sunni- Turkish community | Supported by the Diyanet (Turkish government) | ||
| Rivervale | Rivervale Mosque | 1977 | Perth’s second oldest metropolitan mosque and headquarters of the Islamic Council of Western Australia. [34] | |||
| Rockingham | Ar Rukun Mosque | 1998 | ||||
| Southern River | Masjid Ibrahim | |||||
| Thornlie | Thornlie Mosque | |||||
| Wattle Grove | Al Falah Mosque | 2015 | ||||
| Wangara | Al Hidaya Centre | Sunni | ||||
| Geraldton | Geraldton Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Kalgoorlie | Masjid e Quba Islamic Center | |||||
| Karratha | Karratha Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Katanning | Katanning Mosque | 1980 | Sunni- Malay community | The mosque was opened in 1980 after it was built by the local Islamic community who arrived in Katanning in 1974 from Christmas Island and Cocos Islands. [35] | ||
| Newman | Newman Mosque | Sunni | ||||
| Port Hedland | Islamic Association of North Western Australia | Sunni | ||||
The following is a list of mosques in the Northern Territory.
| City | Suburb | Name | Images | Year | Group | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | Darwin CBD | Darwin CBD Musalla | 2019 | Established and managed by United Muslims NT Inc since 2019. | ||
| Palmerston | Palmerston Mosque | 2016 | Sunni | |||
| Wanguri | Darwin Mosque- Islamic Society of Darwin | 1971 | Sunni | |||
| Winnellie | Northern Territory Momineen Centre | 2021 | Shia | Established and managed by Northern Territory Momineen Inc since 2021. | ||
| Katherine | Katherine Musalla | Established and managed by United Muslims NT Inc. | ||||
| Alice Springs | Larapinta | Alice Springs Afghan Mosque | Late 1800s | Sunni | The mosque, originally built by Afghan immigrants in late 1800s, closed during World War II and rebuilt in 1993. | |
There is one mosque on Christmas Island, which is located in Flying Fish Cove, the main town on the island. [36]
The territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an external territory of Australia. There are only two permanently inhabited islands:
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