Last updated: November 2008
Australia Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Immigration Detention Facility | Closed (2007) | Port Augusta West, SA, 5700 | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 660 (nominal), 880 (surge) | ||
| Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation | In use (2008) | Pinkenba QLD | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | 40 | 2 (as of 7 November 2008) | ||||
| Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre | In use (2008) | North West Point Christmas Island, WA | Offshore detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 400 (nominal), 800 (surge) | 14 (as of 7 November 2008) | Gender segregation; age segregation; family units |
| Glenside mental health facility | In use (2007) | Glenside SA 5065 | Ad hoc - mental health facility | Semi-secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | ||||
| Manus Island Offshore Processing Facility | Closed (2008) | Lombrum Naval Base, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea | Offshore detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | International Organization for Migration | 1000 | Gender segregation; family units | |
| Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre | In use (2008) | Maidstone, Melbourne, VIC | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 75 (nominal), 100 (surge) | 43 (as of 7 November 2008) | Gender segregation |
| Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation | In use (2008) | Maygar Barracks, Broadmeadows, VIC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | 30 | 1 (as of November 2008) | ||||
| Nauru Offshore Processing Facility | Closed (2008) | Topside and State House, Nauru | Offshore detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | International Organization for Migration | 1500 | Gender segregation | |
| Northern Immigration Detention Centre | In use (2008) | Berrimah, NT | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 600 | 8 (as of 7 November 2008) | Gender segregation |
| Perth Immigration Detention Centre | In use (2008) | Redcliffe, WA | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 55 (nominal), 64 (surge) | 6 (as of 7 November 2008) | Gender segregation |
| Perth Immigration Residential Housing | In use (2008) | Redcliffe WA | Migrant detention centre | Semi-secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 12 | 6 (as of 7 November 2008) | Gender segregation; family units |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | In use (2007) | Casuarina NT | Ad hoc - public hospital | Semi-secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | ||||
| Sydney Immigration Residential Housing | In use (2008) | Villawood, NSW | Migrant detention centre | Semi-secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 34 | 10 (as of 7 November 2008) | Family units |
| Villawood Immigration Detention Centre | In use (2008) | Villawood, NSW | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia | 500 (nominal), 700 (surge) | 118 (as of 7 November 2008) | Gender segregation |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). Annual Report 2006-2007. http://www.immi.gov.au/about/reports/annual/2006-07/html/outcome1/output1_2_1.htm (accessed January 2008).
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website. 2008. “Immigration Detention Statistics, November 2008.” http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/facilities/statistics/ (accessed November 2008).
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website. 2008. “Managing Australia’s Borders: Detention Services.” http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/detention/(accessed January 2008).
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website. 2008. “Key Facts in Immigration, Immigration Fact Sheet Two.” http://www.immigration.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/02key.htm (accessed January 2008).
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website. 2008. “Migration Program Statistics”. http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/statistical-info/visa-grants/migrant.htm (accessed February 2008).
- Global Solutions Limited (GSL) website. 2008. “Immigration Removal Centres.” http://www.gslglobal.com/sectors/secure_environment/immigration_removal_centres (accessed January 2008).
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC). 2007. “Summary of Observations following the Inspection of Mainland Immigration Detention Facilities 2007.” December 2007.
