4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/12/2014   
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AGE

At 30 June 2014:

    • The median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners was lower than the median age of non-Indigenous prisoners (31.0 years compared to 35.3 years). (Table 20)

    • Adult prisoners aged 24 years or under comprised 26% (2,377 prisoners) of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, compared to 15% (3,575 prisoners) of all non-Indigenous prisoners. (Table 20)