Queensland Police Union
Watch-house Data

Workplace Safety Alert

Watch-house capacity data published below has been obtained from the official QPS public website (QPS Watch-house data).

QPU has serious concerns for member safety in Watch-houses which operate above 100% capacity.

Current data shows that on average 70% of all prisoners held in QPS custody are Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) prisoners, not police prisoners.

This directly contradicts long standing recommendations. As far back as 1996, a Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) report recommended that QCS prisoners should not be held in police watch-houses for longer than three days. This position was reaffirmed in 2025 through the QPS 100 Day Review, authored by the current Acting Police Commissioner.

Despite this, watch-house data continues to highlight unsafe working environments in which QPS officers are required to operate daily managing QCS prisoners.

The QPU calls on the QPS Executive Leadership Team to immediately address this issue and stop practices that knowingly expose officers to unsafe workplaces.

Queensland watch-houses are in critical WPHS failure

Since 4 March, 26 different watch-houses have recorded a critical WPHS failure (over 100% capacity), on 105 separate days — 1,185 individual readings in critical failure in total.

Latest data: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 06:00
Critical WPHS failure now
2
watch-houses above 100% capacity
WPHS alert now
0
85%–100% capacity
Days with a critical WPHS failure
105 / 106
since 4 March
Worst single reading
250%
Maryborough Watch-house · 1 Jun, 18:00 · 10 of 4

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Switch between views — the same data, shown the way that suits you. Every cell, bar and point is coloured to highlight capacity. QPS publish two snapshots per day — 06:00 (AM) and 18:00 (PM).

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Maryborough Watch-house
cap 4
175
175
175
125
125
75
50
25
25
50
50
100
100
150
175
150
100
150
150
175
150
150
100
125
175
175
200
200
250
175
100
125
75
100
0
50
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25
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50
75
75
75
125
125
125
100
150
100
100
150
125
175
175
200
200
150
150
175
150
Logan District Watch-house
cap 16
150
150
138
113
81
69
88
100
94
119
106
113
100
113
131
138
144
138
131
138
113
100
113
75
88
113
113
69
69
69
63
38
50
50
50
63
88
100
81
75
94
106
88
81
100
94
75
94
119
100
125
100
100
94
94
94
88
50
81
75
Cairns Watch-house
cap 42
145
88
100
67
79
91
98
79
83
69
91
64
88
107
95
102
83
91
71
79
81
98
100
88
91
117
112
119
107
117
98
98
76
88
52
76
50
55
60
69
79
105
98
100
100
110
91
102
76
83
67
64
57
62
76
88
57
69
43
50
Richlands Watch-house
cap 20
130
135
140
125
125
95
105
90
100
75
70
85
75
90
65
80
65
85
95
95
80
80
80
75
80
95
105
110
100
95
95
95
95
110
70
80
50
45
50
60
60
60
60
55
55
50
40
45
45
60
65
65
70
75
85
80
80
95
80
80
Cleveland Watch-house
cap 8
88
138
125
100
100
75
88
88
88
88
50
88
38
88
113
100
100
100
88
100
88
100
75
75
88
75
88
75
75
88
113
75
38
38
63
50
63
75
63
63
75
63
50
63
50
50
75
75
100
100
63
75
63
75
75
75
63
75
38
38
Ipswich District Watch-house
cap 32
106
116
113
119
122
131
113
106
88
81
91
81
91
113
97
97
100
94
91
84
103
97
91
91
81
88
100
106
91
94
81
84
91
81
69
66
44
53
56
56
63
63
63
63
81
66
44
50
66
50
63
53
63
72
78
78
84
78
78
81
Toowoomba Watch-house
cap 23
122
117
122
96
96
74
87
100
100
61
78
52
61
70
70
74
70
70
96
87
83
83
78
87
91
83
96
104
91
83
65
70
70
70
74
65
61
70
61
78
70
70
61
83
61
78
74
78
70
61
39
57
44
57
52
57
52
52
52
78
Rockhampton Watch-house
cap 22
96
68
86
55
55
55
64
64
68
41
59
55
64
64
27
27
36
36
36
36
41
41
55
50
55
64
68
86
73
86
64
64
46
59
32
41
46
46
59
77
96
100
118
96
50
59
55
68
32
36
36
27
27
36
50
55
32
55
55
73
Dalby Watch-house
cap 6
117
100
100
67
67
67
67
67
83
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
33
33
33
33
50
50
117
83
83
83
83
100
67
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
67
67
67
67
67
67
50
33
33
50
100
67
17
33
67
83
83
83
83
83
67
67
50
50
Pine Rivers Watch-house
cap 21
114
86
81
76
71
71
86
86
71
43
71
67
81
95
81
71
71
76
76
71
67
67
52
52
57
52
57
62
43
52
52
57
48
57
43
43
33
43
57
57
62
67
57
62
76
76
76
86
76
71
48
48
52
57
57
62
48
57
52
52
Townsville Watch-house
cap 42
114
95
93
81
88
69
71
62
74
52
62
74
83
98
71
81
81
81
60
60
57
64
62
52
64
81
86
100
95
107
71
83
74
71
50
45
24
29
38
50
50
57
45
48
33
52
52
52
74
69
57
69
71
88
88
93
69
107
60
60
Caloundra Watch-house
cap 20
105
90
80
75
75
60
60
65
70
55
60
70
75
70
45
40
30
35
80
70
25
25
35
45
50
70
75
80
65
60
45
50
45
45
45
40
55
55
55
55
60
60
25
25
40
35
70
75
65
65
35
45
45
50
50
50
40
40
40
40
Mount Isa Watch-house
cap 21
57
62
71
62
67
48
52
48
52
67
71
95
105
100
100
100
76
76
76
76
91
86
76
86
86
91
91
105
86
100
71
71
81
86
71
67
62
71
91
100
105
105
71
76
71
81
95
105
62
76
91
100
100
100
105
105
71
76
105
105
Southport Watch-house
cap 69
99
80
90
81
90
74
86
74
87
61
71
67
84
96
77
86
80
84
77
80
80
91
61
74
73
80
87
101
75
81
67
84
81
88
61
64
54
65
74
83
84
86
64
73
58
68
62
67
61
68
48
65
65
80
83
86
52
61
49
57
Caboolture Watch-house
cap 31
100
90
94
74
77
65
65
58
71
52
45
45
58
74
58
65
45
58
55
45
48
48
55
58
55
55
65
61
65
68
55
61
36
36
42
48
36
42
48
65
74
81
77
77
65
68
71
74
48
48
39
36
45
48
55
55
48
58
48
48
Coolangatta Watch-house
cap 7
100
100
100
100
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gladstone Watch-house
cap 15
40
20
27
40
27
33
33
27
27
7
7
13
13
40
33
33
20
20
27
27
20
20
33
33
33
40
40
47
40
33
20
20
33
27
40
40
47
47
53
53
53
53
40
73
93
100
87
87
53
47
73
80
80
87
93
93
73
73
47
53
Hervey Bay Watch-house
cap 10
70
100
70
40
40
60
60
30
30
30
50
50
60
80
80
90
90
70
80
60
70
60
60
60
60
70
70
80
70
70
50
50
70
60
50
10
10
10
30
30
60
40
80
60
50
50
70
70
70
50
50
40
70
60
70
70
80
60
70
70
Mackay Watch-house
cap 22
82
86
86
77
86
73
73
32
46
50
59
64
68
73
77
100
91
100
91
96
91
77
55
64
50
59
73
55
59
50
23
27
46
41
32
41
55
41
41
46
55
55
50
50
41
46
55
64
50
50
64
64
73
73
77
77
50
50
27
23
Murgon Watch-house
cap 9
100
67
78
33
33
33
44
44
44
11
11
22
22
22
56
56
56
67
56
56
78
56
0
11
22
33
56
56
56
56
33
33
33
33
22
44
56
44
56
56
56
56
67
67
67
67
44
56
56
56
44
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
11
11
Palm Island Station
cap 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
0
0
0
50
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Brisbane Watch-house
cap 93
70
60
55
66
63
53
54
54
55
54
58
61
65
72
63
63
52
54
53
59
54
58
58
59
61
70
72
79
70
74
57
66
54
58
46
52
57
59
68
70
79
82
84
87
71
75
76
72
66
73
65
72
69
74
84
80
73
67
70
77
Maroochydore Watch-house
cap 27
82
70
85
70
78
70
74
78
82
74
78
82
85
85
70
70
56
56
41
41
52
63
37
37
37
56
52
52
59
63
59
56
48
59
41
56
48
52
44
48
48
52
44
56
48
52
44
48
33
44
37
48
48
56
59
63
63
67
85
74

Each watch-house's most recent published occupancy, ranked highest first. The dashed line marks 100% capacity; anything past it is over capacity.

Maryborough Watch-house cap 4
150%
Mount Isa Watch-house cap 21
105%
Ipswich District Watch-house cap 32
81%
Richlands Watch-house cap 20
80%
Toowoomba Watch-house cap 23
78%
Brisbane Watch-house cap 93
77%
Logan District Watch-house cap 16
75%
Maroochydore Watch-house cap 27
74%
Rockhampton Watch-house cap 22
73%
Hervey Bay Watch-house cap 10
70%
Townsville Watch-house cap 42
60%
Southport Watch-house cap 69
57%
Gladstone Watch-house cap 15
53%
Pine Rivers Watch-house cap 21
52%
Cairns Watch-house cap 42
50%
Dalby Watch-house cap 6
50%
Gympie Watch-house cap 10
50%
Caboolture Watch-house cap 31
48%
Mareeba Watch-house cap 12
42%
Caloundra Watch-house cap 20
40%
Cleveland Watch-house cap 8
38%
Warwick Watch-house cap 14
36%
Bowen Station cap 4
25%
Bundaberg Watch-house cap 21
24%
Mackay Watch-house cap 22
23%
Innisfail Watch-house cap 9
22%
Whitsunday Watch-house cap 9
22%
Doomadgee Watch-house cap 15
20%
Murgon Watch-house cap 9
11%
Kowanyama Station cap 10
10%
Aurukun Station cap 12
8%
Atherton Station cap 5
0%
Ayr Station cap 8
0%
Bamaga Station cap 6
0%
Charleville Watch-house cap 8
0%
Charters Towers Station cap 5
0%
Cooktown Station cap 3
0%
Coolangatta Watch-house cap 7
0%
Cunnamulla Watch-house cap 4
0%
Dunwich Station cap 2
0%
Emerald Watch-house cap 5
0%
Gatton Station cap 3
0%
Goondiwindi Station cap 6
0%
Ingham Station cap 6
0%
Kingaroy Watch-house cap 7
0%
Lockhart River Station cap 6
0%
Longreach Watch-house cap 6
0%
Moranbah Station cap 6
0%
Mornington Island Watch-house cap 12
0%
Mossman Station cap 12
0%
Normanton Watch-house cap 9
0%
Palm Island Station cap 2
0%
Pormpuraaw Station cap 8
0%
Redcliffe Watch-house cap 9
0%
Roma Watch-house cap 8
0%
Saint George Watch-house cap 3
0%
Sandgate Watch-house cap 6
0%
Thursday Island Station cap 10
0%
Weipa Station cap 12
0%
Woorabinda Watch-house cap 7
0%
Wynnum Watch-house cap 8
0%
Yarrabah Station cap 7
0%

How many watch-houses sat in WPHS alert (85–100%) or critical failure (over 100%) on each day. Taller stacks mean more watch-houses over the safe line that day.

Most recent published count for every watch-house, ranked by occupancy. Empty rows mean QPS has not published a recent figure.

Watch-house Prisoners Capacity % capacity   As at
Maryborough Watch-house Critical WPHS failure 6 4 150.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Mount Isa Watch-house Critical WPHS failure 22 21 104.8%
17 Jun 06:00
Ipswich District Watch-house Within capacity 26 32 81.3%
17 Jun 06:00
Richlands Watch-house Within capacity 16 20 80.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Toowoomba Watch-house Within capacity 18 23 78.3%
17 Jun 06:00
Brisbane Watch-house Within capacity 72 93 77.4%
17 Jun 06:00
Logan District Watch-house Within capacity 12 16 75.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Maroochydore Watch-house Within capacity 20 27 74.1%
17 Jun 06:00
Rockhampton Watch-house Within capacity 16 22 72.7%
17 Jun 06:00
Hervey Bay Watch-house Within capacity 7 10 70.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Townsville Watch-house Within capacity 25 42 59.5%
17 Jun 06:00
Southport Watch-house Within capacity 39 69 56.5%
17 Jun 06:00
Gladstone Watch-house Within capacity 8 15 53.3%
17 Jun 06:00
Pine Rivers Watch-house Within capacity 11 21 52.4%
17 Jun 06:00
Cairns Watch-house Within capacity 21 42 50.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Dalby Watch-house Within capacity 3 6 50.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Gympie Watch-house Within capacity 5 10 50.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Caboolture Watch-house Within capacity 15 31 48.4%
17 Jun 06:00
Mareeba Watch-house Within capacity 5 12 41.7%
17 Jun 06:00
Caloundra Watch-house Within capacity 8 20 40.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Cleveland Watch-house Within capacity 3 8 37.5%
17 Jun 06:00
Warwick Watch-house Within capacity 5 14 35.7%
17 Jun 06:00
Bowen Station Within capacity 1 4 25.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Bundaberg Watch-house Within capacity 5 21 23.8%
17 Jun 06:00
Mackay Watch-house Within capacity 5 22 22.7%
17 Jun 06:00
Innisfail Watch-house Within capacity 2 9 22.2%
17 Jun 06:00
Whitsunday Watch-house Within capacity 2 9 22.2%
17 Jun 06:00
Doomadgee Watch-house Within capacity 3 15 20.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Murgon Watch-house Within capacity 1 9 11.1%
17 Jun 06:00
Kowanyama Station Within capacity 1 10 10.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Aurukun Station Within capacity 1 12 8.3%
17 Jun 06:00
Atherton Station Within capacity 0 5 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Ayr Station Within capacity 0 8 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Bamaga Station Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Charleville Watch-house Within capacity 0 8 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Charters Towers Station Within capacity 0 5 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Cooktown Station Within capacity 0 3 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Coolangatta Watch-house Within capacity 0 7 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Cunnamulla Watch-house Within capacity 0 4 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Dunwich Station Within capacity 0 2 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Emerald Watch-house Within capacity 0 5 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Gatton Station Within capacity 0 3 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Goondiwindi Station Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Ingham Station Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Kingaroy Watch-house Within capacity 0 7 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Lockhart River Station Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Longreach Watch-house Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Moranbah Station Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Mornington Island Watch-house Within capacity 0 12 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Mossman Station Within capacity 0 12 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Normanton Watch-house Within capacity 0 9 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Palm Island Station Within capacity 0 2 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Pormpuraaw Station Within capacity 0 8 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Redcliffe Watch-house Within capacity 0 9 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Roma Watch-house Within capacity 0 8 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Saint George Watch-house Within capacity 0 3 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Sandgate Watch-house Within capacity 0 6 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Thursday Island Station Within capacity 0 10 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Weipa Station Within capacity 0 12 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Woorabinda Watch-house Within capacity 0 7 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Wynnum Watch-house Within capacity 0 8 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Yarrabah Station Within capacity 0 7 0.0%
17 Jun 06:00
Within capacity (under 85%) WPHS alert (85%–100%) Critical WPHS failure (over 100%) No data

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