Australia · QLD · North Rockhampton
Capricornia Correctional Centre
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Background
The Capricornia Correctional Centre is a prison located in Etna Creek in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. It services mainly the Rockhampton and Central Queensland areas. It is a high and low security facility and can hold around 800 inmates. Construction of the centre began in August 1999, and it was officially opened on 12 September 2001. The centre replaced the Rockhampton Correctional Centre (also known as Etna Creek Prison), which had been built in 1969.
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Capacity
498
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
2001
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Queensland Corrective ServicesPopulation held
mixed
Opened
2001
Region
QLD
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit sessions: Contact, Non-Contact and Virtual Visits | Secure and residential | Friday | 9am-10am | 10.30am-11.30am | 4pm-5pm | Saturday | 9am-10am | 10.30am-11.30am | Sunday | 1pm-2pm | 2.30pm-3.30pm | 4pm-5pm (Child Free) | Protection | Friday | 1pm-2pm | 2.30pm-3.30pm | Saturday | 1pm - 2pm | 2.30pm - 3.30pm | 4pm-5pm (Child Free) | Sunday | 9am-10am | 10.30am-11.30am | Farm | Saturday | 1.30pm-2.30pm | Sun. Bookings: Monday 8.30am-11.30am and 12.30pm-4pm. Book on (07) 4912 6214. Arrival: Please arrive at the Capricornia Correctional Centre at least 1 hour before visit is due to start.
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
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- South Coast Correctional CentreNowra HillMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Greenough Regional PrisonNarnguluMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Mid North Coast Correctional CentreAldavillaMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Southern Queensland Correctional CentreSpring CreekMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Broome Regional PrisonBroomeMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Lotus Glen Correctional CentreArrigaMixedMinimum to maximum security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
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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 (Q5036270)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Capricornia Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/capricornia-correctional-centre
"Capricornia Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/capricornia-correctional-centre.
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