Qibla direction in Australia

At a glance

• Canberra, the capital: 278°, west, 13,068 km from the Kaaba.
• Sydney, the largest city: 278°, west, 13,236 km from the Kaaba.
• The Qibla turns by 20° across the country, from 275° in Hobart to 295° in Mandurah.
• Closest to Makkah: Perth, 10,025 km. Farthest: Gold Coast, 13,348 km.
• Around Canberra, a magnetic compass points about 13° east of true north (World Magnetic Model 2025, for 2026). On a needle compass, the Qibla there is about 265°.

Qibla from every city in Australia

Cities of 100,000 people or more, largest first.

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Reading these numbers

Each bearing is measured clockwise from true north along the shortest path over the globe, a great circle, which is how the Qibla is worked out. A flat map can mislead, because the Earth is round.

Phone compasses work best after calibrating with a figure-8, away from metal and magnetic cases. Our guide to finding the Qibla also covers the sun, the local mosque and praying when unsure.

Qibla in other countries

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All countries

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Magnetic declination: the World Magnetic Model 2025 (NOAA and the British Geological Survey).