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Palen Creek Correctional Centre
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Background
Palen Creek Correctional Centre is situated about 100 km south west of Brisbane in the rural community of Rathdowney. HM Prison Palen Creek was established in 1934. This was the first prison in the Commonwealth to have absolutely no security measures except the honour of prisoners selected to go there. Prisoners erected their own buildings (they lived in tents originally) and sold produce from prisoner maintained market gardens. In 1937, there was a daily average of 50 male prisoners at Palen Creek.
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Capacity
170
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1934
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Queensland Corrective ServicesPopulation held
male
Opened
1934
Region
QLD
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit sessions: Saturday | 9.00am-11:00am | Sunday | 9.00am-11:00am | Applications to visit (either in person or virtual) must have a Form 27 submitted and approved. The completed forms may be forwarded by mail to the address above or by email to: [email protected]. Bookings: Email bookings:. Book on (07) 5544 3702. Arrival: Please arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of your visit for processing.
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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Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
68%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 (Q7127106)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Palen Creek Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/palen-creek-correctional-centre
"Palen Creek Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/palen-creek-correctional-centre.
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