Bunbury is the second largest city in Western Australia after the state capital, Perth. It is situated 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD).
In the beginning the Association was confined among Muslims of Coco's and Christmas Island’s origin. The Islamic Association of Bunbury started like many other communities around the world where few members would congregate at each other’s house in the early 1998’s.
It should be noted that our community unlike many Muslim communities across the globe is a unified melting pot of cultures. In Bunbury like many others houses several nationalities and uniquely allows for several recitations to be spoken in different languages where we can all grow and learn from our eclectic backgrounds. Now the association has become a true multicultural body representing Muslims from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Iran, Iraq, South Africa, Afghanistan, Guinea Republic, Ghana and other countries
During the early part of the 2000’s the community grew to approximately 80 families at this time each family put money into a fund to raise monies to rent out halls for major events. Most of the activities, such as Eid prayer, general meetings, cultural and social activities and the like are held in a time-restricted rental hall.
As the community grew to approximately about 150 families in the early 2012’s the Association decided to rent a house and converting it into a Musollah to hold Friday prayer as well as regular functions throughout the year.
With an average of three to five families moving into the area per year and given the popularity of the area. Bunbury is the second largest town after Perth in Western Australia. These population statistics are only expected to grow at an unprecedented rate as the community houses many mining industries including that of BHP Billiton
As the Muslim community increasing, it is a real fact that the biggest obstacle in carrying out the activities of Muslims, who are living in Bunbury and its surroundings, is the non-existence of a permanent place. Hence the growth and effectiveness of Islamic activities are hampered. It is really shameful not to have a proper place even to carry out the basic Islamic duties in Bunbury. The community stands strong and unified in terms of its goal to build a Mosque.
Australian (non-Muslims) also has no place to get materials or proper information about Islam and Muslims, and have rarely any chance to meet and talk with Muslims. In fact every resident of Bunbury is missing a great chance of mutual cultural exchange with Muslims due to the absence of any Islamic center in this town.