Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation
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Background
Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) is an Australian immigration detention centre in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows. It was built on part of the Maygar Barracks site. It is operated by Serco under contract to the Australian Border Force. When it was constructed in 2008, it provided short-term hostel-style accommodation using the former officer's mess. It has since been extended, including a high-security compound opened in 2018.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2008
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Australian Border ForcePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2008
Region
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Security level
High-security
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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q67210228)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/melbourne-immigration-transit-accommodation
"Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/melbourne-immigration-transit-accommodation.
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