Australia Profile

Introduction

List of Detention Sites

Map of Detention Sites

History and Politics

Detention Infrastructure

Detention Facts and Figures

Children, Women, and Other Vulnerable Groups

Controversies and Criticism

Country Links

Discussion of Sources

Reference List

Australia Detention Profile 2008

Quick Facts

Number of Immigration Detention Sites: 9 (2008)

Detention Capacity: 2,380 (2008)

Annual Number of Deportations:
6,768 (2007)

Undocumented Population:
46,500 (as of June 2007)

Number of asylum seekers:
1,516 (end of 2007)

 

Disclaimer

Last updated: July 2008

Australia Detention Profile

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