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Townsville Correctional Centre
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Townsville Correctional Centre
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Capacity
503
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1893
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Queensland Corrective ServicesPopulation held
male
Opened
1893
Region
QLD
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit sessions: Secure Male | Saturday | 9.0am-10.30am | S11-S13, McCann accommodation, Village accommodation | Saturday and Sunday | 12.15pm–1.15pm | McCann accommodation and Village accommodation | Saturday and Sunday | 2.45pm–3.45pm | Protection Male | Sunday | 9.30am–10.30am | Male Farm Complex | Saturday and Sunday | 12.30pm–2.30pm | Women’s | Saturday and Sunday | 9.30am–10.30am | 12.15pm–1.15pm | 2.45pm–3.. Bookings: Monday-Thursday 9.00am-4.00pm for all visit bookings. Book on (07) 4430 5430. Arrival: Arrive at least 1 hour before
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
- Capricornia Correctional CentreNorth RockhamptonMixedMinimum 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
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
- 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.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Townsville Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/townsville-correctional-centre
"Townsville Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/townsville-correctional-centre.
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