Corrective Services, Australia

Latest release

National and state information about adult prisoners and community-based corrections, including legal status, custody type, Indigenous status and sex.

Reference period

December Quarter 2024

Released

13/03/2025

Key statistics

44,262 persons were in custody in the December quarter 2024, down 54 persons since the September quarter 2024, but up 1,988 persons (5%) from the December quarter 2023
There were 17,774 unsentenced prisoners, down 82 persons from the September quarter 2024
There were 82,832 persons serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, up 1% (874 persons) from the September quarter 2024

Persons in custody

There were 44,262 (average daily number) prisoners:

down from 44,316 in the September quarter 2024
up 5% from 42,274 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Prisoners
Dec Qtr 2019	43,069
Mar Qtr 2020	44,159
Jun Qtr 2020	41,784
Sep Qtr 2020	41,002
Dec Qtr 2020	41,668
Mar Qtr 2021	42,633
Jun Qtr 2021	43,073
Sep Qtr 2021	42,506
Dec Qtr 2021	40,862
Mar Qtr 2022	40,330
Jun Qtr 2022	40,627
Sep Qtr 2022	40,907
Dec Qtr 2022	41,029
Mar Qtr 2023	41,833
Jun Qtr 2023	42,204
Sep Qtr 2023	42,215
Dec Qtr 2023	42,274
Mar Qtr 2024	43,305
Jun Qtr 2024	44,051
Sep Qtr 2024	44,316
Dec Qtr 2024	44,262

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

["","Prisoners"]

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 207 persons per 100,000 adult population:

down from 208 persons in the September quarter 2024
up from 203 persons in the December quarter 2023

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2023, Sep 2024 and Dec 2024
	Dec Qtr 2023	Sep Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024
NSW	186.4	195.9	190.7
Vic.	117.0	106.6	107.3
Qld	245.3	250.7	247.6
SA	211.2	223.5	223.6
WA	310.7	336.4	339.8
Tas.	168.8	171.1	168.5
NT	1,142.8	1,157.0	1,238.0
ACT	102.8	110.4	107.3
Aust.	202.5	207.8	206.8

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2023, Sep 2024 and Dec 2024

["","Dec Qtr 2023","Sep Qtr 2024","Dec Qtr 2024"]

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(a) Rate is the number of prisoners per 100,000 adult population. Based on average daily number.

Sex

Of all prisoners:

92% (40,835) were male
8% (3,426) were female

The imprisonment rate for:

males was 388 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 390 persons last quarter
females was 32 persons per 100,000 adult female population, stable since last quarter

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (37,275) were in secure custody
16% (6,987) were in open custody

Legal status

26,530 (60%) of the 44,396 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced, up from:

26,359 in the September quarter 2024
26,075 in the December quarter 2023

17,774 (40%) of the 44,396 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced:

down from 17,856 in the September quarter 2024
up from 16,131 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Unsentenced prisoners
Dec Qtr 2019	14,128
Mar Qtr 2020	15,238
Jun Qtr 2020	13,835
Sep Qtr 2020	13,081
Dec Qtr 2020	13,633
Mar Qtr 2021	14,559
Jun Qtr 2021	15,219
Sep Qtr 2021	15,248
Dec Qtr 2021	14,250
Mar Qtr 2022	14,884
Jun Qtr 2022	15,114
Sep Qtr 2022	15,240
Dec Qtr 2022	15,515
Mar Qtr 2023	16,158
Jun Qtr 2023	16,348
Sep Qtr 2023	16,182
Dec Qtr 2023	16,131
Mar Qtr 2024	16,903
Jun Qtr 2024	17,625
Sep Qtr 2024	17,856
Dec Qtr 2024	17,774

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

["","Unsentenced prisoners"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in custody

There were 15,901 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, up from:

15,711 in the September quarter 2024
14,463 in the December quarter 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,733 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,701 in the September quarter 2024
2,549 in the December quarter 2023

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for:

males was 5,001 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 4,930 persons last quarter
females was 526 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, down from 530 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2023, Sep 2024 and Dec 2024
	Dec Qtr 2023	Sep Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024
NSW	1,988.8	2,150.9	2,118.5
Vic.	1,883.3	1,667.7	1,768.0
Qld	2,546.4	2,652.6	2,636.0
SA	2,621.8	2,831.7	2,922.4
WA	4,145.1	4,661.2	4,755.4
Tas.	879.7	923.9	900.6
NT	3,541.5	3,585.7	3,850.6
ACT	1,690.4	2,049.1	1,978.9
Aust.	2,549.3	2,700.7	2,733.4

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2023, Sep 2024 and Dec 2024

["","Dec Qtr 2023","Sep Qtr 2024","Dec Qtr 2024"]

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(a) Rate is the number of prisoners per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Based on average daily number.

Federal sentenced persons in custody

There were 1,172 federal sentenced prisoners:

up from 1,163 in the September quarter 2024
down from 1,299 in the December quarter 2023

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 18,968, up from:

18,093 in the September quarter 2024
17,260 in the December quarter 2023

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Receptions
Dec Qtr 2019	17,577
Mar Qtr 2020	17,611
Jun Qtr 2020	14,624
Sep Qtr 2020	15,919
Dec Qtr 2020	16,309
Mar Qtr 2021	16,481
Jun Qtr 2021	16,139
Sep Qtr 2021	15,161
Dec Qtr 2021	15,094
Mar Qtr 2022	14,829
Jun Qtr 2022	15,381
Sep Qtr 2022	16,720
Dec Qtr 2022	16,805
Mar Qtr 2023	17,336
Jun Qtr 2023	16,504
Sep Qtr 2023	17,200
Dec Qtr 2023	17,260
Mar Qtr 2024	18,030
Jun Qtr 2024	17,854
Sep Qtr 2024	18,093
Dec Qtr 2024	18,968

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 18,390, up from:

18,320 in the September quarter 2024
17,278 in the December quarter 2023

Number of prisoner releases(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Releases
Dec Qtr 2019	17,195
Mar Qtr 2020	17,042
Jun Qtr 2020	17,365
Sep Qtr 2020	15,562
Dec Qtr 2020	15,972
Mar Qtr 2021	15,346
Jun Qtr 2021	16,196
Sep Qtr 2021	16,323
Dec Qtr 2021	16,648
Mar Qtr 2022	14,498
Jun Qtr 2022	15,400
Sep Qtr 2022	16,251
Dec Qtr 2022	16,964
Mar Qtr 2023	16,155
Jun Qtr 2023	16,511
Sep Qtr 2023	16,779
Dec Qtr 2023	17,278
Mar Qtr 2024	16,709
Jun Qtr 2024	17,093
Sep Qtr 2024	18,320
Dec Qtr 2024	18,390

Number of prisoner releases(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

["","Releases"]

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 82,832 persons serving CBC orders, up from:

81,958 in the September quarter 2024
81,760 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Persons
Dec Qtr 2019	83,648
Mar Qtr 2020	83,377
Jun Qtr 2020	80,411
Sep Qtr 2020	78,401
Dec Qtr 2020	77,919
Mar Qtr 2021	77,529
Jun Qtr 2021	78,785
Sep Qtr 2021	79,211
Dec Qtr 2021	79,869
Mar Qtr 2022	78,928
Jun Qtr 2022	77,715
Sep Qtr 2022	77,861
Dec Qtr 2022	78,927
Mar Qtr 2023	79,342
Jun Qtr 2023	79,984
Sep Qtr 2023	81,348
Dec Qtr 2023	81,760
Mar Qtr 2024	81,081
Jun Qtr 2024	80,987
Sep Qtr 2024	81,958
Dec Qtr 2024	82,832

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

The rate of persons serving CBC orders was 387 persons per 100,000 adult population:

up from 384 in the September quarter 2024
down from 392 in the December quarter 2023

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2023, Sep 2024 and Dec 2024
	Dec Qtr 2023	Sep Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024
NSW	554.5	549.2	556.0
Vic.	200.6	174.7	169.0
Qld	446.5	435.9	439.3
SA	368.6	389.3	398.9
WA	278.8	281.8	284.1
Tas.	417.0	438.8	447.2
NT	729.2	837.2	870.4
ACT	217.0	231.7	231.5
Aust.	391.6	384.3	386.9

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2023, Sep 2024 and Dec 2024

["","Dec Qtr 2023","Sep Qtr 2024","Dec Qtr 2024"]

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult persons for the state/territory of interest.

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

80% (66,590) were male
20% (16,209) were female

The rate of persons serving CBC orders for:

males was 633 persons per 100,000 adult male population, up from 628 persons last quarter
females was 149 persons per 100,000 adult female population, stable since last quarter

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 57,789 Sentenced probation orders, up from:

57,238 in the September quarter 2024
57,175 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Orders
Dec Qtr 2019	57,149
Mar Qtr 2020	57,550
Jun Qtr 2020	55,153
Sep Qtr 2020	53,775
Dec Qtr 2020	53,973
Mar Qtr 2021	53,562
Jun Qtr 2021	54,862
Sep Qtr 2021	55,084
Dec Qtr 2021	55,255
Mar Qtr 2022	54,219
Jun Qtr 2022	53,314
Sep Qtr 2022	53,643
Dec Qtr 2022	54,339
Mar Qtr 2023	54,809
Jun Qtr 2023	55,618
Sep Qtr 2023	56,725
Dec Qtr 2023	57,175
Mar Qtr 2024	56,622
Jun Qtr 2024	56,527
Sep Qtr 2024	57,238
Dec Qtr 2024	57,789

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

There were 17,899 Parole orders, up from:

17,395 in the September quarter 2024
17,538 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of Parole orders(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Orders
Dec Qtr 2019	18,016
Mar Qtr 2020	17,911
Jun Qtr 2020	17,854
Sep Qtr 2020	17,629
Dec Qtr 2020	17,641
Mar Qtr 2021	17,451
Jun Qtr 2021	17,615
Sep Qtr 2021	17,861
Dec Qtr 2021	18,233
Mar Qtr 2022	18,267
Jun Qtr 2022	17,806
Sep Qtr 2022	17,572
Dec Qtr 2022	17,803
Mar Qtr 2023	17,666
Jun Qtr 2023	17,317
Sep Qtr 2023	17,413
Dec Qtr 2023	17,538
Mar Qtr 2024	17,214
Jun Qtr 2024	17,097
Sep Qtr 2024	17,395
Dec Qtr 2024	17,899

Average number of Parole orders(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

There were 12,986 Community service orders, up from:

12,887 in the September quarter 2024
12,914 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of Community services orders(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Orders
Dec Qtr 2019	14,747
Mar Qtr 2020	15,014
Jun Qtr 2020	14,136
Sep Qtr 2020	13,275
Dec Qtr 2020	12,900
Mar Qtr 2021	12,688
Jun Qtr 2021	13,054
Sep Qtr 2021	13,020
Dec Qtr 2021	12,835
Mar Qtr 2022	12,519
Jun Qtr 2022	12,269
Sep Qtr 2022	12,258
Dec Qtr 2022	12,405
Mar Qtr 2023	12,429
Jun Qtr 2023	12,571
Sep Qtr 2023	12,881
Dec Qtr 2023	12,914
Mar Qtr 2024	12,856
Jun Qtr 2024	12,843
Sep Qtr 2024	12,887
Dec Qtr 2024	12,986

Average number of Community services orders(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving community-based corrections orders

There were 22,148 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders, up from:

21,701 in the September quarter 2024
20,735 in the December quarter 2023

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
Dec Qtr 2019	17,661
Mar Qtr 2020	17,642
Jun Qtr 2020	17,229
Sep Qtr 2020	16,923
Dec Qtr 2020	17,324
Mar Qtr 2021	17,459
Jun Qtr 2021	17,844
Sep Qtr 2021	18,198
Dec Qtr 2021	18,600
Mar Qtr 2022	18,506
Jun Qtr 2022	18,153
Sep Qtr 2022	18,331
Dec Qtr 2022	18,958
Mar Qtr 2023	19,060
Jun Qtr 2023	19,561
Sep Qtr 2023	20,186
Dec Qtr 2023	20,735
Mar Qtr 2024	20,790
Jun Qtr 2024	21,106
Sep Qtr 2024	21,701
Dec Qtr 2024	22,148

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2019 to Dec 2024

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving community-based corrections orders, type of orders

There were 15,226 Sentenced probation orders, up from:

14,875 in the September quarter 2024
14,140 in the December quarter 2023

There were 5,340 Parole orders, up from:

5,110 in the September quarter 2024
4,914 in the December quarter 2023

There were 2,989 Community service orders, down from:

3,023 in the September quarter 2024
3,061 in the December quarter 2023

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Methodology

Scope

Persons held in adult corrective services custody or who are serving adult community-based orders in Australia during the reference period. Excludes persons unlawfully absent or in legal custody transferred to another agency.

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Administrative records created and maintained by the state and territory corrective services agencies and Australian Government Attorney-General's Department.

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Key statistics

Persons in custody

Imprisonment rates

Sex

Type of custody

Legal status

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in custody

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

Federal sentenced persons in custody

Prisoner receptions

Prisoner releases

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

Sex

Type of community-based corrections orders

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving community-based corrections orders

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving community-based corrections orders, type of orders

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