4512.0 - Corrective Services, Australia, Dec 2009  
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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 most jurisdictions comply with the requirements of the ABS Standard Indigenous Question (SIQ - see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 27 - 31). As Indigenous Status data for persons under the supervision of Community-Based Corrections are still experimental, care should be taken when referring to this data. It should be noted that both Western Australia and the Northern Territory ask offenders variations of the SIQ which do not contain all the necessary elements of the ABS question and are unable to hold the SIQ appropriately in recording systems. The ABS will continue to work with states and territories to better understand and improve the quality of this data item.

A1 Persons in Community-Based Corrections(a)(b), By Indigenous status

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA(c)
WA(d)
Tas.
NT(e)
ACT
Aust.(f)

INDIGENOUS (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)

2007
3 198
341
2 267
816
1 643
137
880
100
9 380
2008
3 178
353
2 556
928
1 815
132
847
125
9 935
2009
3 169
439
2 823
1 001
1 949
161
876
153
10 572
2008
Dec Qtr
3 212
359
2 617
1 003
1 850
137
834
149
10 163
2009
Mar Qtr
3 206
380
2 714
1 011
1 928
153
863
150
10 404
Jun Qtr
3 132
420
2 735
987
2 027
157
882
158
10 498
Sep Qtr
3 143
479
2 856
990
1 980
163
908
151
10 670
Dec Qtr
3 195
479
3 014
1 018
1 861
173
850
154
10 744
Oct
3 167
472
2 960
997
1 889
174
812
149
10 620
Nov
3 217
477
3 039
1 019
1 867
172
858
152
10 801
Dec
3 201
489
3 044
1 037
1 826
173
881
160
10 811

NON-INDIGENOUS (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)

2007
13 843
6 707
10 317
4 809
3 580
970
291
959
41 476
2008
13 793
6 946
11 564
4 919
3 715
970
252
1 075
43 234
2009
13 119
7 220
11 785
4 956
3 626
1 067
267
1 166
43 205
2008
Dec Qtr
13 593
6 826
11 826
5 000
3 691
996
231
1 145
43 307
2009
Mar Qtr
13 541
6 283
11 697
5 026
3 668
1 004
234
1 170
42 623
Jun Qtr
13 289
6 606
11 603
5 005
3 655
1 051
244
1 183
42 636
Sep Qtr
12 851
7 863
11 886
4 953
3 570
1 089
258
1 153
43 624
Dec Qtr
12 792
8 127
12 008
4 840
3 612
1 123
332
1 159
43 993
Oct
12 824
8 084
11 872
4 883
3 618
1 098
324
1 146
43 849
Nov
12 903
8 098
12 029
4 819
3 629
1 124
332
1 152
44 086
Dec
12 650
8 200
12 124
4 818
3 588
1 146
339
1 178
44 043

UNKNOWN (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)

2007
962
662
-
46
6
52
2
79
1 809
2008
983
651
-
41
15
41
1
101
1 833
2009
1 849
820
-
64
20
44
6
75
2 877
2008
Dec Qtr
1 247
964
-
42
6
25
3
50
2 336
2009
Mar Qtr
1 533
1 349
-
57
12
38
3
71
3 062
Jun Qtr
1 848
1 223
-
58
16
38
-
47
3 232
Sep Qtr
1 972
343
-
65
35
40
1
82
2 538
Dec Qtr
2 044
363
-
76
16
59
20
98
2 675
Oct
2 038
342
-
73
12
50
18
98
2 631
Nov
2 047
368
-
75
15
56
20
101
2 682
Dec
2 048
378
-
80
20
72
21
94
2 713

PERSONS (NUMBER ON FIRST DAY OF MONTH)

2007
18 002
7 710
12 584
5 671
5 229
1 159
1 173
1 138
52 665
2008
17 954
7 950
14 120
5 888
5 545
1 143
1 100
1 301
55 001
2009
18 137
8 479
14 608
6 021
5 595
1 272
1 149
1 394
56 654
2008
Dec Qtr
18 052
8 150
14 443
6 045
5 547
1 158
1 068
1 344
55 806
2009
Mar Qtr
18 280
8 012
14 411
6 093
5 608
1 195
1 100
1 390
56 089
Jun Qtr
18 269
8 249
14 339
6 050
5 699
1 247
1 126
1 388
56 366
Sep Qtr
17 966
8 685
14 742
6 008
5 585
1 291
1 167
1 387
56 832
Dec Qtr
18 032
8 969
15 023
5 934
5 488
1 355
1 202
1 410
57 412
Oct
18 029
8 898
14 832
5 953
5 519
1 322
1 154
1 393
57 100
Nov
18 167
8 943
15 068
5 913
5 511
1 352
1 210
1 405
57 569
Dec
17 899
9 067
15 168
5 935
5 434
1 391
1 241
1 432
57 567

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Figures include persons with breached or suspended orders, with the exception of Vic. and Tas.
(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) Data movements may be influenced by data entry delays - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 36.
(d) Data is subject to processing delays of 4 to 6 weeks - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 38.
(e) Bail data for the December quarter 2009 is excluded. See Explanatory Notes paragraph 41.
(f) See footnotes c-e.

A2 Proportion of Persons in Community-Based Corrections(a)(b), By Indigenous status

NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA(c)
WA(d)
Tas.
NT(e)
ACT
Aust.(f)

INDIGENOUS (%)

2007
17.8
4.4
18.0
14.4
31.4
11.8
75.0
8.8
17.8
2008
17.7
4.4
18.1
15.8
32.7
11.5
77.0
9.6
18.1
2009
17.5
5.2
19.3
16.6
34.8
12.7
76.2
11.0
18.7
2008
Dec Qtr
17.8
4.4
18.1
16.6
33.3
11.9
78.1
11.1
18.2
2009
Mar Qtr
17.5
4.7
18.8
16.6
34.4
12.8
78.4
10.8
18.5
Jun Qtr
17.1
5.1
19.1
16.3
35.6
12.6
78.3
11.4
18.6
Sep Qtr
17.5
5.5
19.4
16.5
35.5
12.6
77.8
10.9
18.8
Dec Qtr
17.7
5.3
20.1
17.2
33.9
12.8
70.8
10.9
18.7
Oct
17.6
5.3
20.0
16.7
34.2
13.2
70.4
10.7
18.6
Nov
17.7
5.3
20.2
17.2
33.9
12.7
70.9
10.8
18.8
Dec
17.9
5.4
20.1
17.5
33.6
12.4
71.0
11.2
18.8

NON-INDIGENOUS (%)

2007
76.9
87.0
82.0
84.8
68.5
83.7
24.8
84.3
78.8
2008
76.8
87.4
81.9
83.5
67.0
84.9
22.9
82.6
78.6
2009
72.3
85.2
80.7
82.3
64.8
83.9
23.2
83.7
76.3
2008
Dec Qtr
75.3
83.8
81.9
82.7
66.5
86.0
21.7
85.2
77.6
2009
Mar Qtr
74.1
78.4
81.2
82.5
65.4
84.1
21.3
84.1
76.0
Jun Qtr
72.7
80.1
80.9
82.7
64.1
84.3
21.7
85.2
75.6
Sep Qtr
71.5
90.5
80.6
82.4
63.9
84.3
22.1
83.1
76.8
Dec Qtr
70.9
90.6
79.9
81.6
65.8
82.9
27.6
82.2
76.6
Oct
71.1
90.9
80.0
82.0
65.6
83.1
28.1
82.3
76.8
Nov
71.0
90.6
79.8
81.5
65.9
83.1
27.4
82.0
76.6
Dec
70.7
90.4
79.9
81.2
66.0
82.4
27.3
82.3
76.5

UNKNOWN (%)

2007
5.3
8.6
-
0.8
0.1
4.5
0.1
6.9
3.4
2008
5.5
8.2
-
0.7
0.3
3.6
0.1
7.7
3.3
2009
10.2
9.7
-
1.1
0.4
3.4
0.5
5.3
5.1
2008
Dec Qtr
6.9
11.8
-
0.7
0.1
2.1
0.2
3.7
4.2
2009
Mar Qtr
8.4
16.8
-
0.9
0.2
3.2
0.3
5.1
5.5
Jun Qtr
10.1
14.8
-
1.0
0.3
3.1
-
3.4
5.7
Sep Qtr
11.0
3.9
-
1.1
0.6
3.1
0.1
5.9
4.5
Dec Qtr
11.3
4.0
-
1.3
0.3
4.4
1.6
6.9
4.7
Oct
11.3
3.8
-
1.2
0.2
3.8
1.6
7.0
4.6
Nov
11.3
4.1
-
1.3
0.3
4.1
1.7
7.2
4.7
Dec
11.4
4.2
-
1.3
0.4
5.2
1.7
6.6
4.7

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Figures include persons with breached or suspended orders, with the exception of Vic. and Tas.
(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) Data movements may be influenced by data entry delays - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 36.
(d) Data is subject to processing delays of 4 to 6 weeks - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 38.
(e) Bail data for the December quarter 2009 is excluded. See Explanatory Notes paragraph 41.
(f) See footnotes c-e.