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Corrective Services, Australia

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

Reference period

March Quarter 2024

Released

6/06/2024

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Key statistics

43,305 persons were in custody in the March quarter 2024, up 2% (1,031 persons) since the December quarter 2023
There were 16,903 unsentenced prisoners, up 5% (772 persons) for the quarter
81,081 persons were serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, down 1% (679 persons) since the December quarter 2023

Persons in custody

There were 43,305 (average daily number) prisoners, up:

2% from 42,274 in the December quarter 2023
4% from 41,833 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of persons in custody(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Prisoners
Mar Qtr 2019	43,320
Jun Qtr 2019	43,306
Sep Qtr 2019	42,987
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

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

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 206 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from:

203 persons in the December quarter 2023
205 persons in the March quarter 2023

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2023, Dec 2023 and Mar 2024
	Mar Qtr 2023	Dec Qtr 2023	Mar Qtr 2024
NSW	196.0	186.4	187.8
Vic.	127.3	117.0	116.8
Qld	242.6	245.3	250.2
SA	212.5	211.2	219.2
WA	293.4	310.7	322.3
Tas.	153.1	168.8	164.7
NT	1,066.1	1,142.8	1,160.5
ACT	109.2	102.8	106.4
Aust.	204.9	202.5	205.7

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

["","Mar Qtr 2023","Dec Qtr 2023","Mar 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% (39,996) were male
8% (3,309) were female

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 387 persons per 100,000 adult male population, up from 381 persons last quarter.

The imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 31 persons per 100,000 adult female population, up from 30 persons last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (36,553) were in secure custody
16% (6,752) were in open custody

Legal status

16,903 (39%) of the 43,021 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced, up from:

16,131 in the December quarter 2023
16,158 in the March quarter 2023

26,020 (61%) of the 43,021 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced:

down from 26,075 in the December quarter 2023
up from 25,367 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Unsentenced prisoners
Mar Qtr 2019	14,662
Jun Qtr 2019	14,635
Sep Qtr 2019	14,257
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

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 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 15,070 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners (accounting for 35% of all prisoners), up from:

14,463 in the December quarter 2023
13,716 in the March quarter 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,591 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,549 in the December quarter 2023
2,418 in the March quarter 2023

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 4,733 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 4,683 persons last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 504 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 473 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2023, Dec 2023 and Mar 2024
	Mar Qtr 2023	Dec Qtr 2023	Mar Qtr 2024
NSW	1,982.3	1,988.8	1,985
Vic.	1,950.3	1,883.3	1,860.5
Qld	2,373.8	2,546.4	2,598.5
SA	2,528.7	2,621.8	2,751.6
WA	3,697.7	4,145.1	4,321.9
Tas.	787	879.7	872.4
NT	3,286	3,541.5	3,546.6
ACT	1,943	1,690.4	1,808.3
Aust.	2,417.6	2,549.3	2,590.6

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

["","Mar Qtr 2023","Dec Qtr 2023","Mar 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 1,124 federal sentenced prisoners:

down from 1,299 in the December quarter 2023
up from 1,092 in the March quarter 2023

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 18,030, up from:

17,260 in the December quarter 2023
17,336 in the March quarter 2023

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Receptions
Mar Qtr 2019	17,349
Jun Qtr 2019	16,999
Sep Qtr 2019	17,168
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

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

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 16,709:

down from 17,278 in the December quarter 2023
up from 16,155 in the March quarter 2023

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Releases
Mar Qtr 2019	16,545
Jun Qtr 2019	17,487
Sep Qtr 2019	17,326
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

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

["","Releases"]

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 81,081 persons serving CBC orders:

down from 81,760 in the December quarter 2023
up from 79,342 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Persons
Mar Qtr 2019	75,565
Jun Qtr 2019	79,151
Sep Qtr 2019	82,050
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

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

["","Persons"]

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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 385 persons per 100,000 adult population:

down from 392 in the December quarter 2023
up from 389 in the March quarter 2023

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2023, Dec 2023 and Mar 2024
	Mar Qtr 2023	Dec Qtr 2023	Mar Qtr 2024
NSW	539.5	554.5	547.9
Vic.	204.8	200.6	191.3
Qld	456.5	446.5	435.2
SA	351.7	368.6	375.2
WA	276.1	278.8	276
Tas.	431.4	417	423
NT	705.1	729.2	740.8
ACT	206.6	217	221.7
Aust.	388.7	391.6	385.2

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

["","Mar Qtr 2023","Dec Qtr 2023","Mar 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% (65,182) were male
20% (15,861) were female

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 630 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 642 persons last quarter.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 148 persons per 100,000 adult female population, down from 149 persons last quarter.

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

There were 20,790 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders, up from:

20,735 in the December quarter 2023
19,060 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
Mar Qtr 2019	16,109
Jun Qtr 2019	16,765
Sep Qtr 2019	17,287
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

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

["","Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons"]

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

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 56,622 Sentenced probation orders:

down from 57,175 in the December quarter 2023
up from 54,809 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2019	48,472
Jun Qtr 2019	52,197
Sep Qtr 2019	55,420
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

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

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

There were 17,214 Parole orders, down from:

17,538 in the December quarter 2023
17,666 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of Parole orders(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2019	17,505
Jun Qtr 2019	17,709
Sep Qtr 2019	17,872
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

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

["","Orders"]

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

There were 12,856 Community service orders:

down from 12,914 in the December quarter 2023
up from 12,429 in the March quarter 2023

Average number of Community services orders(a), Mar 2019 to Mar 2024
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2019	10,527
Jun Qtr 2019	10,705
Sep Qtr 2019	12,969
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

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

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

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This release previously used catalogue number 4512.0.

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.

Geography

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Source

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

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Administrative data collected quarterly from 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

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

Type of community-based corrections orders

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