List of mosques in Australia
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]
Australian Capital Territory
The following is a list of mosques in the Australian Capital Territory .[ 2]
New South Wales
The following is a list of mosques in New South Wales .
Queensland
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. Motto: Love for all hatred for none.
Brisbane
Algester
Algester Mosque
1990
Sunni
Bald Hills
Masjid Taqwa
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
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.[ 13] [ 14]
Logan Central
United Muslims of Brisbane (UMB)
Sunni
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
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
Bundaberg
Bundaberg North
Turkish Islamic Association of Bundaberg
Sunni - Turkish community
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.[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
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
South Australia
The following is a list of mosques in South Australia .
Tasmania
The following is a list of mosques in Tasmania .
Victoria
The following is a list of mosques in Victoria .
Western Australia
The following is a list of mosques in Western Australia .
Northern Territory
The following is a list of mosques in the Northern Territory .
City
Suburb
Name
Images
Year
Group
Remarks
Darwin
Darwin CBD
Darwin CBD Musalla
Palmerston
Palmerston Mosque
Sunni
Wanguri
Darwin Mosque/Islamic Society of Darwin
1971
Sunni
Katherine
Katherine Musalla
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.
Australian external territories
Home Island Mosque
Christmas Island
There is one mosque on Christmas Island , which is located in Flying Fish Cove , the main town on the island.[ 32]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an external territory of Australia. There are only two permanently inhabited islands:
See also
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Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
Canberra Islamic Centre
Gungahlin
New South Wales
Sydney
Ashfield
Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Auburn Gallipoli
Auburn, Harrow Road
Adnum Lane
Afghan Osman
Al Azhar
Al Hijrah
Al-Rasool Al-A'dham
Artarmon
Baitul Huda
Brighton-Le-Sands
Bonnyrigg
Burwood
Caringbah
Daar Ibn Abbas
Darul Imaan
Fatima Al-Zahra
Fitya Centres
Guildford
Hills District Muslim Society Jummah
Lakemba
Lakemba, Ernest Street
King Faisal
Nepean
Penshurst
Punchbowl
Quakers Hill
Redfern
Rooty Hill
Sefton
Smithfield
Uthman Bin Affan
Warrane Rd Community Centre
Warwick Farm
Wentworthville
Westmead
Wiley Park
Yennora
Zetland
Al Sahabah
Armidale New England
Bourke
Central Coast (Howarth Street)
Essence of Life Islamic Centre
Wagga Wagga CSU
Young
Former
Queensland
Brisbane
Baitul Masroor
Holland Park
Kuraby
West End
South Australia
Adelaide
Central Adelaide
Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq
Adelaide Turkish Islamic & Cultural Centre
Al-Khalil & Islamic Arabic Centre
Bosniaks'
Elizabeth Grove
Omar Bin Al Khattab
Tasmania Victoria
Albury Wodonga Prayer Centre
Ararat
Geelong
Gippsland (Monash) Musalla
Mildura
Mooroopna
Shepparton Albanian Western Australia
Perth
Alhidaya Centre
Al Falah
Al Khalil
Al Latief
Al Majid
Al Rahman
Al Taqwa
Armadale Masjid and Islamic Center
Ar Rukun
Furqan Islamic Centre Belmont
Ibrahim
Perth
Rivervale
Suleymaniye
Swan Valley Mosque and Islamic Centre
Thornlie
Geraldton
Islamic Association of North Western Australia
Karratha
Katanning
Masjid e Quba Islamic Center
Newman