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Perth Immigration Detention Centre

Coordinates: 31°55′55″S 115°57′22″E / 31.932°S 115.956°E / -31.932; 115.956
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Perth Immigration Detention Centre
The main entrance to the Perth Immigration Detention Centre
Map
LocationRedcliffe, Western Australia
StatusOperational
Capacity55
Opened1981
Managed byDepartment of Home Affairs

Perth Immigration Detention Centre was opened in 1981 and is located near the domestic terminal of Perth Airport, Western Australia.[1]

It contains both a detention centre and residential housing for families. In 2009 it was managed by G4S, a private company,[2] but as of 2019 it is managed by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs.

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References

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  1. ^ "Services-Detention Services-Managing Australia's Borders". Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Immigration Detention Services". G4S. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

31°55′55″S 115°57′22″E / 31.932°S 115.956°E / -31.932; 115.956