Qibla direction in Australia
The Qibla in Australia lies towards the west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 275.0° in Hobart to 296.0° in Geraldton, and the Kaaba is between 9,585 km and 13,358 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 89 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Australia can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 21.0°. Karratha is the closest to the Kaaba (9,585 km) and Coffs Harbour the farthest (13,358 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 277.8°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Australia: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Canberra?
277.8° from true north, towards the west, 13,068 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Australia is closest to Makkah?
Karratha, 9,585 km from the Kaaba, among the 89 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 283.3° | west | 12,120 km |
| Adelaide Hills | 283.3° | west | 12,129 km |
| Albany | 294.2° | north-west | 10,338 km |
| Alice Springs | 288.3° | west | 11,337 km |
| Armidale | 279.1° | west | 13,225 km |
| Bacchus Marsh | 279.2° | west | 12,693 km |
| Bairnsdale | 277.3° | west | 12,971 km |
| Ballarat | 279.6° | west | 12,640 km |
| Balwyn North | 278.8° | west | 12,752 km |
| Batemans Bay | 277.0° | west | 13,168 km |
| Bathurst | 278.5° | west | 13,080 km |
| Bendigo | 279.7° | west | 12,662 km |
| Brisbane | 280.3° | west | 13,298 km |
| Broken Hill | 283.0° | west | 12,303 km |
| Bunbury | 295.5° | north-west | 10,072 km |
| Bundaberg | 281.9° | west | 13,176 km |
| Burnie | 276.8° | west | 12,870 km |
| Burwood | 278.7° | west | 12,755 km |
| Busselton | 295.7° | north-west | 10,063 km |
| Cairns | 287.1° | west | 12,292 km |
| Caloundra | 280.6° | west | 13,294 km |
| Canberra | 277.8° | west | 13,068 km |
| Capalaba | 280.2° | west | 13,317 km |
| Central Coast | 277.7° | west | 13,245 km |
| Cessnock | 278.0° | west | 13,234 km |
| Coffs Harbour | 278.6° | west | 13,358 km |
| Darwin | 290.8° | west | 10,613 km |
| Devonport | 276.4° | west | 12,909 km |
| Dubbo | 279.6° | west | 12,969 km |
| Echuca | 279.7° | west | 12,692 km |
| Frankston East | 278.6° | west | 12,761 km |
| Gawler | 283.4° | west | 12,125 km |
| Geelong | 279.0° | west | 12,694 km |
| Geraldton | 296.0° | north-west | 9,764 km |
| Gladstone | 282.8° | west | 13,044 km |
| Gold Coast | 279.8° | west | 13,348 km |
| Goulburn | 277.8° | west | 13,114 km |
| Grafton | 279.1° | west | 13,331 km |
| Griffith | 279.9° | west | 12,774 km |
| Gympie | 281.1° | west | 13,237 km |
| Hervey Bay | 281.6° | west | 13,227 km |
| Hobart | 275.0° | west | 13,008 km |
| Hornsby | 277.6° | west | 13,224 km |
| Horsham | 280.8° | west | 12,479 km |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | 292.6° | north-west | 10,457 km |
| Karratha | 294.6° | north-west | 9,585 km |
| Kwinana | 295.4° | north-west | 10,031 km |
| Launceston | 275.8° | west | 12,977 km |
| Liverpool | 277.6° | west | 13,211 km |
| Logan City | 280.1° | west | 13,310 km |
| Mackay | 284.6° | west | 12,764 km |
| Maitland | 278.0° | west | 13,251 km |
| Mandurah | 295.5° | north-west | 10,040 km |
| Maryborough | 281.4° | west | 13,227 km |
| Melbourne | 278.8° | west | 12,741 km |
| Mildura | 281.8° | west | 12,420 km |
| Mount Barker | 283.2° | west | 12,147 km |
| Mount Gambier | 281.1° | west | 12,379 km |
| Mount Isa | 287.3° | west | 11,786 km |
| Muswellbrook | 278.5° | west | 13,182 km |
| Narangba | 280.4° | west | 13,286 km |
| Newcastle | 277.7° | west | 13,275 km |
| Orange | 278.8° | west | 13,034 km |
| Palmerston | 290.7° | west | 10,629 km |
| Parramatta | 277.6° | west | 13,217 km |
| Perth | 295.4° | north-west | 10,025 km |
| Port Hedland | 293.9° | north-west | 9,733 km |
| Port Macquarie | 278.1° | west | 13,357 km |
| Rockhampton | 283.2° | west | 12,958 km |
| Rockingham | 295.5° | north-west | 10,029 km |
| Saint Albans | 278.9° | west | 12,725 km |
| Shepparton | 279.2° | west | 12,754 km |
| Sunshine Coast | 280.7° | west | 13,287 km |
| Sydney | 277.5° | west | 13,236 km |
| Tamworth | 279.1° | west | 13,166 km |
| Taree | 278.0° | west | 13,322 km |
| Toowoomba | 280.6° | west | 13,196 km |
| Torquay | 279.0° | west | 12,695 km |
| Townsville | 286.0° | west | 12,471 km |
| Traralgon | 277.8° | west | 12,884 km |
| Tuggeranong | 277.8° | west | 13,065 km |
| Wallan | 279.0° | west | 12,735 km |
| Wangaratta | 278.8° | west | 12,835 km |
| Warragul | 278.1° | west | 12,830 km |
| Warrnambool | 280.0° | west | 12,537 km |
| Warwick | 280.2° | west | 13,217 km |
| Whyalla | 284.5° | west | 11,977 km |
| Wodonga | 278.6° | west | 12,881 km |
| Wollongong | 277.4° | west | 13,215 km |