List of psychiatric hospitals in Australia

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This is a list of operational and former Australian psychiatric hospitals.

Australian Capital Territory[edit]

There are no institutions known to have existed.

New South Wales[edit]

Mental asylums in New South Wales
Facility Status Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum[1] Demolished ? 1811 1826 ? Castle Hill
Callan Park Hospital for the Insane[2][3] Closed Warden: G Cleaver 1885 2008[4] 250 Lilyfield
Cumberland Hospital Operational ? 1849 250 Parramatta
Darlinghurst Gaol Closed ? 1841 1914 ? Darlinghurst
Gladesville Mental Hospital (Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum) Closed ? 1838 1993 ? Gladesville
Kenmore Asylum[5] Closed ? 1895 2003 700 Goulburn
Morisset Hospital Operational ? ? ? Morisset
Macquarie Hospital[6] Operational ? 1959[7] 195 North Ryde
Peat Island Hospital Closed ? 1911 2010 ? Peat Island
Darlinghurst Lunatic Reception House Closed ? 1868 1961 ? Darlinghurst
Port Macquarie Mental Asylum Closed ? ? ? ? Port Macquarie
Rydalmere Mental Hospital Closed ? 1814 2016 ? Rydalmere
Bloomfield Mental Hospital Closed ? 1925 ? ? Orange
Orange Mental Health Service Operational 2011 ? Orange
Stockton Mental Hospital[8] Closed ? 1917 1989 ? Stockton

Northern Territory[edit]

There are no asylums known to have existed.

Queensland[edit]

Mental asylums in Queensland
Facility Status Opened Closed Capacity Location
The Park Centre for Mental Health Operational 1865 192 Wolston Park
Baillie Henderson Hospital Operational 1890 >400 Toowoomba
Ipswich Mental Hospital Scheduled for Closure 1878 2024 >600 Ipswich
Mosman Hall Converted to Luxury Housing 1952 2001 ? Charters Towers
Total capacity ?

South Australia[edit]

Tasmania[edit]

Victoria[edit]

Mental asylums in Victoria
Facility Status Opened Closed Capacity Location
The Melbourne Clinic Open 1978 ? 203 Richmond, Melbourne
Yarra Bend Asylum Demolished 1848 1925 1000+ Fairfield, Melbourne
Ararat Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) Closed 1865 1993 2000 Ararat
Collingwood Stockade (Carlton Lunatic Asylum) Demolished 1866 1872 ? Carlton North, Melbourne
Beechworth Asylum (Mayday Hills) Closed 1867 1995 1200[9] Beechworth
Kew Asylum (Willsmere Mental Hospital) Closed 1871[10] 1988 884 (in 1903)[11] Kew, Melbourne
Ballarat Asylum (Lakeside Mental Hospital) Demolished 1877 1997 ? Ballarat
Sunbury Asylum (Caloola) Closed 1879 1985 ? Sunbury
Kew Cottages Closed 1887 2007 ? Kew, Melbourne
Royal Park Closed 1909 1999 ? Parkville, Melbourne
Mont Park Asylum Closed 1912 1999 ? Bundoora, Melbourne
Hobson's Park (Traralgon Psychiatric Hospital)[12] Demolished 1963 1995 193[13] Traralgon
Larundel Psychiatric Hospital New housing built on site 1953 2001[14] 747[15] Bundoora, Melbourne
Brierly Mental Hospital Demolished 1957[16] 1996 200+ Warrnambool
Thomas Embling Hospital Operational 2000 – 116[17] Fairfield, Melbourne
Plenty Hospital Closed Bundoora
Gresswell Hospital Closed

Pleasant View Receiving House in Preston (short lived). Heatherton Hospital in south east Melbourne.

Western Australia[edit]

Mental asylums in Western Australia
Facility Status Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Claremont Mental Hospital Closed ? 1903 1972 1,114 Mount Claremont
Fremantle Lunatic Asylum Closed ? 1865 1909 ? Fremantle
Graylands Hospital Operational 1909 – 178 Mount Claremont
Heathcote Mental Hospital Closed ? 1929 1994 113 Applecross
Perth House Closed ? 1909 1911 ? Perth
Roma Hospital Closed ? 1924 1925 ? Cottesloe
Whitby Falls Mental Hospital[18] Closed ? 1897 1972 34 Mundijong

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Castle Hill lunatic asylum (1811–1826) and the origins of eclectic pragmatism in Australian psychiatry.; [1]
  2. ^ Friends of Callan Park; The Future of Callan Park: A suggested Vision and Way Forward; 14 August 2003; "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ NSW Health, The Rozelle Hospital, Facility Information Archived 9 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 04/11/06
  4. ^ NSW Nurses' Association, Farewell Rozelle Hospital Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Kenmore Hospital Complex". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  6. ^ Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, "Macquarie Hospital" Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 10/11/10
  7. ^ State Records Archives Investigator, "Agency Detail" Accessed 10/11/10
  8. ^ "Stockton Mental Hospital (1917 - 1989)". Find & Connect. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. ^ La Trobe University Beechworth Site details Accessed 5/9/08
  10. ^ PROV, Agency VA 2840 [2], Accessed 27 August 2008
  11. ^ "Kew, Victoria (archived)". Australian Places. Monash University. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Traralgon (Hobson Park Hospital 1963-1971; Mental/Psychiatric Hospital 1971-1995)". Research Data Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  13. ^ Burrows, Bonny (27 October 2016). "Hobson Park 'ahead of its time'". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  14. ^ Sandy Jeffs The Politics of Asylum Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Paper for the VICSERV Conference 2006
  15. ^ Darebin Libraries, Larundel Mental Asylum, History Archived 22 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 27 August 2008
  16. ^ SouthWest Health Care Annual Report 2004 Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2008-09-29
  17. ^ Forensicare. Thomas Embling Hospital Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 5/5/12
  18. ^ "Whitby Falls Hospital". State Records Office of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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