Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Australia

Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Australian Border Force

Management: Serco (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
616	427 31 March 2023	Yes 2 January 2016

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

616

427

31 March 2023

Yes

2 January 2016

FACILITY NAMES

Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

Location

Country: Australia

City & Region: Villawood, Sydney, NSW, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: -33.875605398757344, 150.98982614286192

Contact Information

15 Birmingham Avenue
Villawood NSW 2163
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9780 9220

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2008

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2008

Management

Name Serco

Type Private For-Profit

2022

Name Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Limited Australia

Type Private For-Profit

2008

Custodial Authorities

Agency Australian Border Force

Ministry Department of Home Affairs

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2022

Operating Period

Year of Entry 1976

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2008

Name Adult women

2008

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2008

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 616

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 500

2008

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 700

2008

Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)

Number

Date

427

31 March 2023

463

30 December 2020

436

1 April 2016

416

1 March 2016

391

31 December 2015

380

1 April 2015

337

1 January 2015

364

1 January 2014

118

8 November 2008

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2008

Age Segregation

Not Applicable

2008

Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2008

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

Name of deceased individual

Date of death

N.A.

2 January 2016