Police have found a three-year-old girl who went missing from her Tuggeranong home in south Canberra this afternoon.

The girl was last seen near Wheeler Crescent in Wanniassa about 5:30pm.

She was wearing yellow shorts with a khaki T-shirt that had a picture of Mini Mouse on the front.

Police were concerned for her welfare due to the time she had been missing.

Police later said the girl had been found "not far from her home" and thanked the community for their assistance.