3414.0 - Guide to Migrant Statistical Sources, 2007 (Edition 1)  
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AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS)


NAME OF COLLECTION

Prisoners in Australia


OVERVIEW

The Prisoners in Australia collection presents information from the National Prison Census held on 30 June each year. Statistics are derived from information collected by the ABS from administrative records held by corrective service agencies in each State and Territory. The collection provides information on the demographic and legal characteristics of prisoners such as age, sex, legal status, the most serious offence(s)/charge(s) for which the person is in prison, the aggregate sentence and the length of time the person is expected to spend in prison, as well as time on remand information. Statistics are produced for the total prisoner population, sentenced and unsentenced prisoners, Indigenous sentenced prisoners, federal prisoners and periodic detainees. These statistics provide a basis for measuring change over time.

Data items contained within these topics are capable of being cross classified with Data items relevant to migrants and ethnicity.


DATA DETAIL

Data items relevant to migrants and ethnicity

  • Country of birth

Other data items collected

Further details on scope, geographic coverage, data availability and publications, methodology, classifications and concepts are available in Prisoners in Australia, 2006 (cat. no. 4517.0) or visit the Prisoners in Australia entry in the Directory of Statistical Sources.


CONTACT DETAILS

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service.

Phone: 1300 135 070
Fax: 1300 135 211
Post: Client Services, ABS, GPO Box 796, Sydney 1041
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au and you will be contacted within two working days.