--- title: Prison locations, Queensland resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/ publisher: Queensland Corrective Services licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2026-09-30 rows: 15 fields: 29 source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/98e4496b-b013-4093-82f5-5b8c9dad32cd/resource/27bdf47c-6bc8-4b1c-848b-4bcb88de6cb2/download/prison-locations.csv source_sha256: c31e0cbaf27c7962f39622f5716e54113d71648774defbf120a480c7b330bcc6 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Prison locations, Queensland The location, security type, contact details and visiting arrangements of each Queensland correctional centre. Published by Queensland Corrective Services under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Queensland Corrective Services has not endorsed this site. Also called: Queensland correctional centres list, QCS prison visiting hours, Queensland jail locations. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.csv (81 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.xlsx (29 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.json (92 KB) - geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.geojson (92 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.parquet (56 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.sqlite (115 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.duckdb (300 KB) - gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.gpkg (143 KB) - geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.geo.parquet (38 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.ndjson (90 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.arrow (32 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.csv.gz (18 KB) Pinned version 2026-09-30: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-prison-locations/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-prison-locations/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-prison-locations/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-prison-locations/aggregate?group=security_centre_type&metric=count Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `title` | string | Title | | | `name` | string | Name | | | `security_centre_type` | string | Security / Centre type | | | `location_description` | string | Location Description | | | `description` | string | Description | | | `address` | string | Address | | | `postal_address` | string | Postal address | | | `latitude` | number | Latitude | | | `longitude` | number | Longitude | | | `general_phone` | string | General phone | | | `general_email` | string | General email | | | `booking_phone` | string | Booking phone | | | `booking_email` | string | Booking email | | | `booking_times` | string | Booking times | | | `booking_instructions` | string | Booking instructions | | | `booking_arrival_times` | string | Booking arrival times | | | `visiting` | string | Visiting | | | `transport` | string | Transport | | | `additional_information` | string | Additional Information | | | `updated` | date | Updated | | | `address_1` | string | Address 1 | | | `address_2` | string | Address 2 | | | `suburb` | string | Suburb | | | `postcode` | string | Postcode | | | `postal_address_1` | string | Postal address 1 | | | `postal_address_2` | string | Postal address 2 | | | `postal_suburb` | string | Postal suburb | | | `postal_postcode` | string | Postal postcode | | | `factsheet` | string | Factsheet | | Key: `name`. ## Versions - 2026-09-30: 15 rows, 29 fields, sha256 c31e0cbaf27c. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Prison locations and capacity, Victoria, 2009](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-prison-locations/) (Vic) - [Corrective services, Report on Government Services](https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-corrective-services/) (Cth) - [Police stations, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-police-stations/) (Qld) - [Police stations, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-police-stations/) (ACT) - [Youth justice services, Report on Government Services](https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-youth-justice/) (Cth) - [Young people in youth detention each day by detention centre, Queensland 2011 to 2016](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-youth-detention-daily-by-centre/) (Qld) ## Attribution and citation Queensland Corrective Services, Queensland Government, Prison locations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/prison-locations, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Queensland Corrective Services, Queensland Government, Prison locations, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/prison-locations, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/ Harvard: Queensland Corrective Services (2026) Prison locations, Queensland, version 2026-09-30 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/ Markdown: Data: [Prison locations, Queensland](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/prison-locations), Queensland Corrective Services, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Prison locations as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Prison locations in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 15 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-prison-locations/v/2026-09-30/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### How often is Prison locations updated? QCS releases it annually. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Prison locations commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Prison locations? No. The publisher is Queensland Corrective Services, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/prison-locations. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What coordinate system does Prison locations use? The publisher names no datum. The coordinates are decimal degrees, read as WGS84 (EPSG:4326) and published as given. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects. ### What is in each row? Each row is one correctional centre run by Queensland Corrective Services. It gives the centre's security type, street and postal address, coordinates, phone numbers, the times visits can be booked and held, and transport to the centre. ### Why do some text fields contain symbols such as asterisks and hashes? The publisher writes the visiting, booking and transport text with Markdown or HTML formatting. The text is kept as published, formatting marks included. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/qld-prison-locations.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-prison-locations.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.