The Federal Government is looking at halving capacity for their proposed Pinkenba quarantine facility in Queensland, after the state suggested international arrivals could quarantine at home sooner than expected.

Originally designed to house 1000 people during their two week isolation period, the Queensland's “Centre for National Resilience”, as it has officially been coined, may now be built for 500.

Construction firm Multiplex has predicted the facility will be complete by April next year as construction efforts are “ramped up.”