Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney (NSW)

The Villawood Immigration Detention Centre is located in a western suburb of Sydney approximately 27 km from the CBD and 500 metres from Leightonfield Railway station (2 km from Chester Hill Railway Station).

Originally constructed between the early 1960s and 1970s as a migrant hostel, the buildings have been progressively adapted into a secure immigration detention centre, which was opened in 1976.

Villawood Immigration Detention Centre mainly caters for people who have over-stayed their visa permit or those who had their visa cancelled because they have failed to comply with their visa conditions. People refused entry into the country at international airports and seaports may also be detained here.

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