4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2011 Quality Declaration
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/12/2011
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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PRISONERS Change in prisoner numbers by Indigenous status, between 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011, state and territory The proportion of prisoners who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander varied across states and territories. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner population in the Northern Territory comprised 82% of the total prisoner population, while Victoria had the lowest proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners (6%). (Table 3.1)
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