Canberra Mosque, designed in Melbourne, was built in 1960 for £18,000 provided jointly by the three governments through their diplomatic missions in Canberra – the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, the High Commission of Malaya (before the formation of Malaysia) and the High Commission of Pakistan. it was built on a block of land located at Block I, Section 22, Yarralumla, ACT. The land was a perpetual grant by the Commonwealth Government at one shilling per annum rental. These three Missions, later became the founding members of the Canberra Mosque Incorporated (CMI).  It is a place for worship but also serves as an Islamic centre for the religious education, social and cultural activities of the local Muslims in the ACT.

Canberra Mosque is a modern building designed by husband and wife architects Gerd & Renate Block (G & R Block). The developments/renovations of the Canberra Mosque have been initiated since 1982 by the CMI and ISACT. The minor works continued for many years until the early 1990s when major construction occurred with the construction of a mezzanine level for ladies, additional prayer facilities, classrooms, a kitchen and separate ablution blocks for males and females, paving and adding the tent to shade the front courtyard to provide extra space foe worshippers.

Around $150,000 had been spent for these construction works which were financed through individual donations and contributions from Muslim Diplomatic Missions located in Canberra. Composed of three main blocks, the main volume has a tent-like structure and an ottoman style minaret.