Australia · QLD · Ironbark
Borallon Training and Correctional Centre
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Background
Borallon Training and Correctional Centre is an Australian prison. Despite its name, it is not located in Borallon but on Ivan Lane, Ironbark, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, approximately 15 minutes from Ipswich. When first opened as Borallon Correctional Centre, it was the first private correctional facility operated in Australia. It had a capacity of 492 prisoners. The centre reopened as Borallon Training and Correctional Centre in 2016.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Queensland Corrective ServicesPopulation held
male
Opened
1990
Region
QLD
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit sessions: Friday (1 hour visit) | 8.45-9.45am | 10.45-11.45am | 1.30-2.30pm | 3.30-4.30pm | Saturday | 8.45-9.45am (1 hour visit) | 10.45-11.45am (1 hour visit) | 1-3pm (2 hours visit) | 4-5pm (1 hour visit) | Sunday | 8.45-10.45am (2 hours visit) | 12-1pm (1 hour visit) | 2-3pm (1 hour visit) | 4-5pm (1 hour visit) | Visit applications (either in person or virtual) must be submitted and approved. | Complet. Bookings: You can email your full name, date of birth and phone number to [email protected]. Book on (07) 5460 8401. Arrival: You must arrive at least one (1) hour prior to the scheduled visit.
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
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
62%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
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Queensland Government â Prison Locations (visiting hours & booking info) — Queensland Corrective Services
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q4944291)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Borallon Training and Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/borallon-training-and-correctional-centre
"Borallon Training and Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/borallon-training-and-correctional-centre.
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