Rates of youth detention

This figure shows the rate per 10,000 young people aged 10–17 in detention on an average night in Australia. It includes data for the June quarter 2021 and each state and territory. Additionally, it presents trends for each state and territory from the June quarter 2017 to the June quarter 2021.

This figure shows that there were 2.7 per 10,000 young people aged 10–17 in Australia that were in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2021. The Northern Territory had the highest rate of young people in detention on an average night, while Tasmania had the lowest (15.5 compared with 1.3 young people). The trend figure shows that since the Northern Territory has the highest rate of young people aged 10–17 in detention on an average night, ranging from 7.9 young people per 10,000 in September quarter 2020 to 17.6 young people per 10,000 in June 2017. All other states and territories had rates of 6 young people per 10,000 or less for each quarter over the 4-year period.