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Prisons, jails and police agencies in 223 countries on every continent, organised by country, region and district.

Continent · 18 countries

Oceania

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands: prisons, remand centres and police.

The atlas maps 222 prisons and detention centres and 1,966 police stations across 18 countries of Oceania. The largest entries come from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. By type, the register includes 1,881 police stations, 176 prisons and 63 gendarmerie units.

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Oceania, country by country

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Countries by sub-region

Prisons and jails, police agencies and administrative divisions recorded for each country.

CountryDivisionsPrisonsPolice
Australia and New Zealand
Australia9146
1,426
New Zealand1628
245
Melanesia
Fiji36
53
New Caledonia12
44
Papua New Guinea2221
106
Solomon Islands42
6
Vanuatu42
9
Micronesia
Kiribati11
2
Marshall Islands10
3
Micronesia20
2
Nauru43
2
Palau10
1
Polynesia
Cook Islands10
3
French Polynesia14
44
Niue10
1
Samoa53
11
Tonga43
6
Wallis and Futuna11
2
Composition

By type of institution

1,881Police stations
176Prisons
63Gendarmerie units
24Young offender institutions
19Municipal police units
10Women's prisons
7Immigration detention centers
3Border police units
3Remand prisons
2Secure hospitals
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons are there in Oceania?

This atlas records 222 prisons, jails and detention centres in 18 countries of Oceania. Counts depend on what each country's official registers and open map data list, so small facilities may be missing.

Which country in Oceania has the most facilities in the atlas?

Australia has the most entries, with 146 prisons and jails and 1,426 police units.

How are the countries of Oceania organised?

Countries are grouped by sub-region (Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia). Each country page then lists its regions, and each region its districts and facilities.

Where does the information come from?

Facilities come from official government registers where they are published, and otherwise from OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, with missing contact details completed from Overture Maps. Every source is credited on the data sources page.

Can I look up a prisoner in Oceania?

Prison services in Oceania rarely publish inmate lists. Contact the facility or the national prison administration using the details on each facility page.

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