❓ This parliamentary Question on Notice from Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the Minister for Corrective Services seeks current and historical data on the Western Australian prison population, including a facility-by-facility breakdown.
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Prisons—Muster393.Hon Dr Brad Pettittto the minister representing the Minister for Corrective
Services:(1) How many individuals are currently
held in the Western Australian prison system?(2) Can the minister please provide a
breakdown of individuals by facility if available?(3) What is the record highest number of
individuals held in the WA prison system and on what date did this occur?
Services:(1) How many individuals are currently
held in the Western Australian prison system?(2) Can the minister please provide a
breakdown of individuals by facility if available?(3) What is the record highest number of
individuals held in the WA prison system and on what date did this occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) As of midnight on 11 May 2026, there
were 8,614 prisoners in custody.
(2) The answer to this part is a table that
provides the prison population as of midnight on 11 May 2026 by facility. I
seek leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Facility
Population
at Midnight 11 May 2026
Acacia Prison
1,597
Albany
Regional Prison
491
Bandyup
Women's Prison
354
Boronia Pre
Release Centre
83
Broome
Regional Prison
106
Bunbury
Regional Prison
591
Casuarina
Prison
1,766
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
337
Greenough
Regional Prison
332
Hakea Prison
1,191
Karnet Prison
Farm
412
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
226
Pardelup
Prison Farm
102
Roebourne
Regional Prison
221
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
77
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
233
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
495
(3) As of midnight on 1 February 2026,
there were 8,730 prisoners in custody.
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) As of midnight on 11 May 2026, there
were 8,614 prisoners in custody.
(2) The answer to this part is a table that
provides the prison population as of midnight on 11 May 2026 by facility. I
seek leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Facility
Population
at Midnight 11 May 2026
Acacia Prison
1,597
Albany
Regional Prison
491
Bandyup
Women's Prison
354
Boronia Pre
Release Centre
83
Broome
Regional Prison
106
Bunbury
Regional Prison
591
Casuarina
Prison
1,766
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
337
Greenough
Regional Prison
332
Hakea Prison
1,191
Karnet Prison
Farm
412
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
226
Pardelup
Prison Farm
102
Roebourne
Regional Prison
221
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
77
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
233
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
495
(3) As of midnight on 1 February 2026,
there were 8,730 prisoners in custody.
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