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Berrima Gaol
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Background
Berrima Gaol is a heritage-listed former prison in Berrima, New South Wales. Established in 1839, it was used for a variety of prison and internment purposes until its final closure in 2020, at which point it was the oldest Australian correctional facility in operation. The site was subsequently sold to a Sydney property developer in 2022.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
75
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1839
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1839
Region
NSW
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Argyle Street, Berrima, NSW, Berrima
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersCapacity (beds)this: 75 · peers avg: 346 (78%)
Data completeness
44%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q4894709)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Berrima Gaol. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/berrima-gaol
Chicago
"Berrima Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/berrima-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-berrima-gaol,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Berrima Gaol},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/berrima-gaol},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}