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Table 2 Length of time in held immigration detention facilities at 31 March 2016

From: The need for a rights-based public health approach to Australian asylum seeker health

Period detained Total % of total
7 days or less 82 4.9
8–31 days 185 11.0
32–91 days 176 10.5
92–182 days 189 11.2
183–365 days 319 19.0
366–547 days 185 11.0
548–730 days 112 6.7
Greater than 730 days 431 25.7
Total 1679 100
  1. Source: Australian Border Force, Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary, various issues