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APPENDIX EXPERIMENTAL COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS DATA


INTRODUCTION

This appendix presents experimental data for Indigenous persons in community-based corrections. Data are presented as the number of Indigenous persons on community-based corrections orders on the first day of the month.

An initial evaluation of the quality of Indigenous identification by the ABS in community-based corrections has highlighted that currently no jurisdiction is fully complying with the ABS Standard Indigenous Question (SIQ - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 29); therefore, care should be taken when referring to this data. The extent to which jurisdictions are complying with the standard varies. Currently, Tasmania is complying with most SIQ requirements, but does not necessarily re-ask the question on each occasion that an individual commences an order under corrective services supervision. The remaining jurisdictions have more significant issues to overcome before they comply with the SIQ, and the ABS will continue to work with states and territories to better understand and improve the quality of this data item. It should be noted that at the time of publication, the SIQ recording processes applied in the Australian Capital Territory are yet to be confirmed.

A1 Persons in Community-Based Corrections, By Indigenous status(a)(b)
		NSW	Vic.(c)	Qld	SA(d)	WA(e)	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(f)
INDIGENOUS (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)
2005		2 842	378	2 054	714	1 638	111	777	100	8 613
2006		2 908	324	2 146	746	1 777	141	846	81	8 969
2007		3 198	341	2 267	816	1 643	137	880	100	9 380
2007
	Mar Qtr	3 103	312	2 132	791	1 694	140	896	93	9 162
	Jun Qtr	3 176	327	2 178	800	1 634	137	884	98	9 235
	Sep Qtr	3 282	353	2 323	837	1 584	135	888	102	9 504
	Dec Qtr	3 229	370	2 436	834	1 660	134	853	105	9 621
2008
	Mar Qtr	3 134	355	2 461	850	1 762	132	858	106	9 658
	Jan	3 143	364	2 457	836	1 727	134	861	108	9 630
	Feb	3 125	343	2 456	854	1 762	135	860	108	9 643
	Mar	3 135	358	2 471	859	1 798	126	853	101	9 701
NON-INDIGENOUS (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)
2005		14 062	7 143	9 227	4 588	3 907	756	330	806	40 817
2006		13 835	6 675	9 978	4 793	3 613	946	307	876	41 024
2007		13 843	6 707	10 317	4 809	3 580	970	291	959	41 476
2007
	Mar Qtr	13 701	6 531	9 833	4 789	3 557	989	297	939	40 636
	Jun Qtr	13 824	6 607	10 188	4 802	3 525	991	290	929	41 156
	Sep Qtr	14 010	6 727	10 429	4 801	3 559	958	298	958	41 740
	Dec Qtr	13 836	6 965	10 817	4 843	3 678	940	281	1 011	42 370
2008
	Mar Qtr	13 792	7 048	11 183	4 862	3 739	953	276	1 016	42 869
	Jan	13 633	7 041	11 132	4 781	3 715	942	275	1 015	42 534
	Feb	13 887	7 078	11 126	4 908	3 759	962	275	1 019	43 014
	Mar	13 857	7 024	11 292	4 897	3 742	954	279	1 014	43 059
UNKNOWN (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)
2005		1 296	864	386	370	8	200	4	223	3 351
2006		1 101	602	-	58	4	97	2	125	1 988
2007		962	662	-	46	6	52	2	79	1 809
2007
	Mar Qtr	1 057	606	-	54	1	107	3	62	1 889
	Jun Qtr	1 061	618	-	50	2	38	1	72	1 842
	Sep Qtr	815	689	-	45	7	27	1	88	1 672
	Dec Qtr	915	734	-	35	16	37	1	93	1 832
2008
	Mar Qtr	851	586	-	30	17	60	2	112	1 658
	Jan	865	779	-	26	12	52	1	103	1 838
	Feb	802	496	-	28	18	62	2	114	1 522
	Mar	885	483	-	36	21	66	3	120	1 614
PERSONS (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)
2005		18 200	8 384	11 667	5 672	5 553	1 067	1 110	1 128	52 782
2006		17 843	7 601	12 124	5 597	5 395	1 184	1 155	1 082	51 981
2007		18 002	7 710	12 584	5 671	5 229	1 159	1 173	1 138	52 665
2007
	Mar Qtr	17 860	7 449	11 966	5 635	5 252	1 236	1 196	1 094	51 687
	Jun Qtr	18 061	7 552	12 365	5 653	5 160	1 166	1 175	1 099	52 232
	Sep Qtr	18 107	7 769	12 752	5 683	5 150	1 120	1 187	1 148	52 916
	Dec Qtr	17 980	8 069	13 253	5 712	5 354	1 111	1 134	1 209	53 823
2008
	Mar Qtr	17 777	7 989	13 645	5 742	5 518	1 144	1 136	1 234	54 185
	Jan	17 641	8 184	13 589	5 643	5 454	1 128	1 137	1 226	54 002
	Feb	17 814	7 917	13 582	5 790	5 539	1 159	1 137	1 241	54 179
	Mar	17 877	7 865	13 763	5 792	5 561	1 146	1 135	1 235	54 374
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) With the exception of Vic. and Tas., includes persons with breached or suspended orders.
(b) Figures for the quarter and year for first day of the month counts are calculated as a simple average - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 5.
(c) As of 1 July 2005, the definition of an adult changed in Vic. to a person aged 18 years and over - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 38.
(d) Data movements from June quarter 2005 may be influenced by data entry delays - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 42.
(e) Data prior to the March quarter 2007 may be slightly overstated - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 43.
(f) See footnotes c, d and e.

A2 Proportion of Persons in Community-Based Corrections, By Indigenous status(a)(b)
		NSW	Vic.(c)	Qld	SA(d)	WA(e)	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(f)
INDIGENOUS (%)
2005		15.6	4.5	17.6	12.6	29.5	10.4	69.9	8.8	16.3
2006		16.3	4.3	17.7	13.3	32.9	11.9	73.3	7.4	17.3
2007		17.8	4.4	18.0	14.4	31.4	11.8	75.0	8.8	17.8
2006
	Dec Qtr	17.2	4.3	17.5	13.9	32.9	11.0	73.7	7.7	17.6
2007
	Mar Qtr	17.4	4.2	17.8	14.0	32.3	11.3	74.9	8.5	17.7
	Jun Qtr	17.6	4.3	17.6	14.2	31.7	11.7	75.2	8.9	17.7
	Sep Qtr	18.1	4.5	18.2	14.7	30.8	12.1	74.8	8.9	18.0
	Dec Qtr	18.0	4.6	18.4	14.6	31.0	12.1	75.2	8.7	17.9
	Oct	18.1	4.6	18.9	14.9	30.7	12.3	74.6	8.6	18.0
	Nov	17.9	4.7	18.2	14.5	31.1	11.8	75.6	8.8	17.8
	Dec	17.9	4.5	18.0	14.4	31.2	12.1	75.3	8.7	17.8
NON-INDIGENOUS (%)
2005		77.3	85.2	79.1	80.9	70.4	70.8	29.7	71.4	77.3
2006		77.5	87.8	82.3	85.6	67.0	79.9	26.6	81.0	78.9
2007		76.9	87.0	82.0	84.8	68.5	83.7	24.8	84.3	78.8
2006
	Dec Qtr	77.1	87.6	82.5	85.2	67.0	78.8	26.1	86.1	78.8
2007
	Mar Qtr	76.7	87.7	82.2	85.0	67.7	80.0	24.8	85.8	78.6
	Jun Qtr	76.5	87.5	82.4	85.0	68.3	85.0	24.7	84.5	78.8
	Sep Qtr	77.4	86.6	81.8	84.5	69.1	85.6	25.1	83.4	78.9
	Dec Qtr	77.0	86.3	81.6	84.8	68.7	84.6	24.7	83.6	78.7
	Oct	77.4	86.4	81.1	84.6	69.1	84.9	25.3	83.9	78.8
	Nov	76.6	86.3	81.8	84.9	68.6	84.8	24.3	83.4	78.6
	Dec	76.8	86.3	82.0	84.9	68.4	84.0	24.6	83.4	78.8
UNKNOWN (%)
2005		7.1	10.3	3.3	6.5	0.1	18.7	0.4	19.7	6.3
2006		6.2	7.9	-	1.0	0.1	8.2	0.2	11.6	3.8
2007		5.3	8.6	-	0.8	0.1	4.5	0.1	6.9	3.4
2006
	Dec Qtr	5.8	8.1	-	0.9	0.1	10.2	0.1	6.2	3.6
2007
	Mar Qtr	5.9	8.1	-	1.0	-	8.7	0.3	5.7	3.7
	Jun Qtr	5.9	8.2	-	0.9	-	3.3	0.1	6.5	3.5
	Sep Qtr	4.5	8.9	-	0.8	0.1	2.4	0.1	7.7	3.2
	Dec Qtr	5.1	9.1	-	0.6	0.3	3.3	0.1	7.7	3.4
	Oct	4.5	9.1	-	0.5	0.2	2.8	0.1	7.5	3.2
	Nov	5.5	9.1	-	0.6	0.3	3.3	0.1	7.8	3.5
	Dec	5.3	9.2	-	0.7	0.4	3.9	0.1	7.9	3.5
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) With the exception of Vic. and Tas., includes persons with breached or suspended orders.
(b) Figures for the quarter and year for first day of the month counts are calculated as a simple average - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 5.
(c) As of 1 July 2005, the definition of an adult changed in Vic. to a person aged 18 years and over - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 38.
(d) Data movements from June quarter 2005 may be influenced by data entry delays - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 42.
(e) Data prior to the March quarter 2007 may be slightly overstated - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 43.
(f) See footnotes c, d and e.