At 30 June 2003 there were 53 Indigenous prisoners in Tasmania (11.7% of the Tasmanian prison population) with a state rate of imprisonment of 527 per 100,000 adult Indigenous population. In Tasmania, the Indigenous rate of imprisonment was 4.8 times that of the non-Indigenous population (Source: Prisoners in Australia, cat. no. 4517.0).
There were 51 male Indigenous prisoners in Tasmania at 30 June 2003, accounting for 96.2% of the total Indigenous prison population. The imprisonment rate for males was 1,054 per 100,000 adult Indigenous population. There were 2 female Indigenous prisoners (3.8% of the total Indigenous prison population) with an imprisonment rate of 38 per adult 100,000 adult Indigenous population.
INDIGENOUS IMPRISONMENT, Tasmania - At 30 June 2003 |
|
 | Males | Females | Persons |
|
| Mean age | 28.3 | 30.5 | 28.4 |
| Number | 51 | 2 | 53 |
| Rate(a) | 1,054.2 | 38.4 | 527.3 |
|
(a) Rate of Indigenous prisoners per 100,000 adult Indigenous population.
Source: ABS data available on request, Data Cube from Prisoners in Australia (cat. no. 4517.0). |
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