People in Immigration Detention Centres and Immigration Transit Accommodation

As at 31 August 2026

Three split bar columns showing breakdown of men, women and total in different detention facilities, with the two largest facilities being Villawood IDC and Melbourne IDC.

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Grey bars indicate approximate figures. Note that the Department of Home Affairs refers to all of these as IDCs for statistical purposes.

Chart: Refugee Council of AustraliaSource: Department of Home Affairs, Detention and Community Statistics Summary, Table 2Get the dataEmbed Download image