Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Australia

Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Australian Border Force

Management: Serco (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Not Available

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
558	254 31 March 2023	Yes 2 January 2015

Capacity

Reported population

Deaths at facility

558

254

31 March 2023

Yes

2 January 2015

FACILITY NAMES

Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre

Location

Country: Australia

City & Region: Northam, WA, Asia-Pacific

Latitude, Longitude: -31.667564, 116.628630

Contact Information

Mitchell Ave, Northam WA 6401.
Australia
Tel: 02 9780 9220.
Email: yongahhill.visits@serco-ap.com

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2015

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2022

Management

Name Serco

Type Private For-Profit

2022

Name Immigration and Border Protection Ministry, Australia

Type Governmental

2015

Custodial Authorities

Agency Australian Border Force

Ministry Department of Home Affairs

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2022

DETAINEES

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 558

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 600

2015

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

Number

Date

254

31 March 2023

265

30 December 2020

357

1 April 2016

346

1 March 2016

346

31 December 2015

353

1 April 2015

333

1 January 2015

528

1 January 2014

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Hygiene

2023

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2015

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

Name of deceased individual

Date of death

N.A.

2 January 2015

Reports of self-harming

Self harm reported

Incident/Report date

Yes

31 October 2018

Yes

2 January 2015