How do I contact Townsville Correctional Centre?

Phone: +61 7 4799 1700. Address: 22 Dwyer Street, Stuart, QLD, Stuart. Official website: https://corrections.qld.gov.au/.

What security level is Townsville Correctional Centre?

Townsville Correctional Centre operates at Mixed security level as a Minimum to maximum security facility.

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Australia · QLD · Stuart

Townsville Correctional Centre

Minimum to maximum securityMixedmaleHigh

Verified 2 Jun 2026

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Sources last reviewed on 2 Jun 2026

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Capacity

503

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1893

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

Queensland Corrective Services

Population held

male

Opened

1893

Region

QLD

Security level

Mixed

Death-row facility

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

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

22 Dwyer Street, Stuart, QLD, Stuart 4811

+61 7 4799 1700

Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.

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Compared to other facilities in Australia

261 peers

Capacity (beds)this: 503 · peers avg: 342 (+47%)

Data 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
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 (Q14935581)
Wikipedia
See /data-sources for our overall methodology.

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APA

World Prisons. (2026). Townsville Correctional Centre. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/townsville-correctional-centre

Chicago

"Townsville Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/townsville-correctional-centre.

BibTeX

@misc{worldprisons-townsville-correctional-cen,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Townsville Correctional Centre},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/townsville-correctional-centre},
  urldate = {2026-07-21}
}

@misc{worldprisons-townsville-correctional-cen, author = {{World Prisons}}, title = {Townsville Correctional Centre}, year = {2026}, url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/townsville-correctional-centre}, urldate = {2026-07-21} }