Corrective Services, Australia

Latest release

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

Reference period

December Quarter 2025

Released

4/03/2026

Release date and time

04/03/2026 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

In the December quarter 2025:

there were 47,379 persons in custody, up 1% (443 persons) from the September quarter 2025 and up 7% (3,117 persons) from the December quarter 2024
sentenced prisoners increased by 1% (351 persons) from the September quarter 2025 to 27,585 persons
the imprisonment rate was 217 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from 216 persons in the September quarter 2025.

Persons in custody

There were 47,379 prisoners (average daily number), up:

1% (443 persons) from 46,936 in the September quarter 2025
7% (3,117 persons) from 44,262 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Prisoners
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
Jun Qtr 2024	44,051
Sep Qtr 2024	44,316
Dec Qtr 2024	44,262
Mar Qtr 2025	46,081
Jun Qtr 2025	46,919
Sep Qtr 2025	46,936
Dec Qtr 2025	47,379

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 217 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from:

216 persons in the September quarter 2025
207 persons in the December quarter 2024.

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025
	Dec Qtr 2024	Sep Qtr 2025	Dec Qtr 2025
NSW	190.7	191.7	191.7
Vic.	107.3	118.4	122.0
Qld	247.6	257.7	258.1
SA	223.6	221.1	223.6
WA	339.8	356.0	356.2
Tas.	168.5	180.7	183.4
NT	1,238.0	1,426.0	1,409.4
ACT	107.3	116.8	121.6
Aust.	206.8	216.1	217.4

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult population. Based on average daily number.

Sex

Of all prisoners:

92% (43,551) were male
8% (3,826) were female.

The imprisonment rate for:

males was 406 per 100,000 adult male population, up from 404 last quarter
females was 35 per 100,000 adult female population, stable since last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (40,022) were in secure custody
16% (7,357) were in open custody.

Legal status

27,585 (58%) of the 47,295 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced, up:

1% (351 persons) from 27,234 in the September quarter 2025
4% (1,055 persons) from 26,530 in the December quarter 2024.

19,612 (41%) of the 47,295 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced, up:

slightly (34 persons) from 19,578 in the September quarter 2025
10% (1,838 persons) from 17,774 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Sentenced prisoners	Unsentenced prisoners
Dec Qtr 2020	27,913	13,633
Mar Qtr 2021	27,709	14,559
Jun Qtr 2021	27,793	15,219
Sep Qtr 2021	27,603	15,248
Dec Qtr 2021	26,865	14,250
Mar Qtr 2022	25,331	14,884
Jun Qtr 2022	25,436	15,114
Sep Qtr 2022	25,510	15,240
Dec Qtr 2022	25,565	15,515
Mar Qtr 2023	25,367	16,158
Jun Qtr 2023	25,788	16,348
Sep Qtr 2023	25,913	16,182
Dec Qtr 2023	26,075	16,131
Mar Qtr 2024	26,020	16,903
Jun Qtr 2024	26,195	17,625
Sep Qtr 2024	26,359	17,856
Dec Qtr 2024	26,530	17,774
Mar Qtr 2025	26,503	19,119
Jun Qtr 2025	26,822	19,864
Sep Qtr 2025	27,234	19,578
Dec Qtr 2025	27,585	19,612

Average number of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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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 17,348 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners (average daily number), up:

1% (200 persons) from 17,148 in the September quarter 2025
9% (1,447 persons) from 15,901 in the December quarter 2024.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners accounted for 37% of all persons in custody.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,630 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,600 in the September quarter 2025
2,474 in the December quarter 2024.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for:

males was 4,774 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population, up from 4,717 last quarter
females was 535 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population, up from 530 last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025
	Dec Qtr 2024	Sep Qtr 2025	Dec Qtr 2025
NSW	1,843.4	1,906.3	1,922.6
Vic.	1,495.8	1,686.5	1,789.2
Qld	2,400.2	2,479.7	2,534.7
SA	2,648.5	2,496.1	2,475.9
WA	4,440.3	4,574.4	4,591.5
Tas.	829.3	997.7	1,075.4
NT	3,994.5	4,647.6	4,612.1
ACT	1,812.6	1,939.4	1,972.9
Aust.	2,474.1	2,600.1	2,630.4

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Based on average daily number.

Federal sentenced persons in custody

There were 1,273 federal sentenced prisoners, up:

slightly (1 person) from 1,272 in the September quarter 2025
9% (101 persons) from 1,172 in the December quarter 2024.

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 20,771, up:

10% (1,859 receptions) from 18,912 in the September quarter 2025
10% (1,803 receptions) from 18,968 in the December quarter 2024.

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Receptions
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
Jun Qtr 2024	17,854
Sep Qtr 2024	18,093
Dec Qtr 2024	18,968
Mar Qtr 2025	19,115
Jun Qtr 2025	18,864
Sep Qtr 2025	18,912
Dec Qtr 2025	20,771

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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(a) Based on aggregated monthly counts.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 19,898, up:

5% (909 releases) from 18,989 in the September quarter 2025
8% (1,508 releases) from 18,390 in the December quarter 2024.

Number of prisoner releases(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Releases
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
Jun Qtr 2024	17,093
Sep Qtr 2024	18,320
Dec Qtr 2024	18,390
Mar Qtr 2025	17,511
Jun Qtr 2025	18,200
Sep Qtr 2025	18,989
Dec Qtr 2025	19,898

Number of prisoner releases(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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(a) Based on aggregated monthly counts.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 81,697 persons (first day of the month) serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders:

up slightly (209 persons) from 81,488 in the September quarter 2025
down 1% (1,135 persons) from 82,832 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Persons in CBC
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
Jun Qtr 2024	80,987
Sep Qtr 2024	81,958
Dec Qtr 2024	82,832
Mar Qtr 2025	81,779
Jun Qtr 2025	81,591
Sep Qtr 2025	81,488
Dec Qtr 2025	81,697

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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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 375 persons per 100,000 adult population:

stable since the September quarter 2025
down from 387 in the December quarter 2024.

Community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025
	Dec Qtr 2024	Sep Qtr 2025	Dec Qtr 2025
NSW	556.0	534.1	531.6
Vic.	169.0	152.5	152.0
Qld	439.3	419.7	420.2
SA	398.9	409.4	406.5
WA	284.1	300.4	309.9
Tas.	447.2	472.9	449.4
NT	870.4	929.5	937.6
ACT	231.5	215.4	223.9
Aust.	386.9	375.2	374.9

Community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult population.

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (65,950) were male
19% (15,702) were female.

The rate of persons serving CBC orders for:

males was 615 per 100,000 adult male population, down from 616 last quarter
females was 142 per 100,000 adult female population, stable since last quarter.

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 56,257 sentenced probation orders:

up slightly (91 orders) from 56,166 in the September quarter 2025
down 3% (1,532 orders) from 57,789 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Sentenced probation orders
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
Jun Qtr 2024	56,527
Sep Qtr 2024	57,238
Dec Qtr 2024	57,789
Mar Qtr 2025	56,781
Jun Qtr 2025	56,241
Sep Qtr 2025	56,166
Dec Qtr 2025	56,257

Average number of sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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

There were 18,409 parole orders, up:

2% (310 orders) from 18,099 in the September quarter 2025
3% (510 orders) from 17,899 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of parole orders(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Parole orders
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
Jun Qtr 2024	17,097
Sep Qtr 2024	17,395
Dec Qtr 2024	17,899
Mar Qtr 2025	17,899
Jun Qtr 2025	18,007
Sep Qtr 2025	18,099
Dec Qtr 2025	18,409

Average number of parole orders(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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

There were 12,260 community service orders, down:

2% (205 orders) from 12,465 in the September quarter 2025
6% (726 orders) from 12,986 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of community service orders(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Community service orders
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
Jun Qtr 2024	12,843
Sep Qtr 2024	12,887
Dec Qtr 2024	12,986
Mar Qtr 2025	12,803
Jun Qtr 2025	12,767
Sep Qtr 2025	12,465
Dec Qtr 2025	12,260

Average number of community service orders(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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

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

There were 22,534 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders, up:

1% (245 persons) from 22,289 in the September quarter 2025
2% (386 persons) from 22,148 in the December quarter 2024.

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in CBC
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
Jun Qtr 2024	21,106
Sep Qtr 2024	21,701
Dec Qtr 2024	22,148
Mar Qtr 2025	21,913
Jun Qtr 2025	21,995
Sep Qtr 2025	22,289
Dec Qtr 2025	22,534

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2020 to Dec 2025

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

Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections

The rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders was 3,417 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population:

up from 3,380 in the September quarter 2025
down from 3,446 in the December quarter 2024.

The rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders for:

males was 5,124 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population, up from 5,073 last quarter
females was 1,746 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population, up from 1,722 last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025
	Dec Qtr 2024	Sep Qtr 2025	Dec Qtr 2025
NSW	4,367.7	4,262.3	4,258.2
Vic.	1,645.0	1,448.7	1,484.8
Qld	3,360.0	3,206.5	3,250.5
SA	4,158.9	4,364.1	4,395.1
WA	3,023.0	3,145.8	3,280.2
Tas.	1,998.3	1,756.5	1,810.4
NT	2,633.0	2,797.5	2,808.6
ACT	2,421.5	2,130.6	2,365.2
Aust.	3,446.2	3,379.6	3,416.8

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Dec 2024, Sep 2025 and Dec 2025

["","Dec Qtr 2024","Sep Qtr 2025","Dec Qtr 2025"]

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

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

There were 15,218 sentenced probation orders:

up slightly (67 orders) from 15,151 in the September quarter 2025
down slightly (8 orders) from 15,226 in the December quarter 2024.

There were 5,776 parole orders, up:

4% (208 orders) from 5,568 in the September quarter 2025
8% (436 orders) from 5,340 in the December quarter 2024.

There were 2,725 community service orders, down:

slightly (11 orders) from 2,736 in the September quarter 2025
9% (264 orders) from 2,989 in the December quarter 2024.

Time series data

The December quarter edition of Corrective Services, Australia includes a time series data cube, presenting data on persons in full-time custody and community-based corrections going back to the June quarter 2007. This commentary focuses on changes over the 10 year period between the December quarter 2015 and the December quarter 2025.

Users should consider population growth and state/territory changes when making comparisons across time. See Methodology for more information.

Persons in custody

Between the December quarter 2015 and the December quarter 2025, the number of persons in full-time custody (average daily number) increased by 28% (10,270 persons).

Over this time period:

males increased by 27% (9,297 persons)
females increased by 34% (971 persons).

Males accounted for 92% of prisoners in the December quarter 2015, the same proportion as in the December quarter 2025.

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2015 to Dec 2025
	Persons	Males	Females
Dec Qtr 2015	37,109	34,254	2,855
Mar Qtr 2016	37,996	35,033	2,963
Jun Qtr 2016	38,685	35,611	3,073
Sep Qtr 2016	39,005	35,884	3,121
Dec Qtr 2016	39,568	36,356	3,212
Mar Qtr 2017	40,577	37,225	3,352
Jun Qtr 2017	41,204	37,829	3,375
Sep Qtr 2017	41,262	37,952	3,310
Dec Qtr 2017	41,270	37,905	3,365
Mar Qtr 2018	42,102	38,603	3,499
Jun Qtr 2018	42,855	39,211	3,643
Sep Qtr 2018	43,018	39,382	3,636
Dec Qtr 2018	42,779	39,260	3,519
Mar Qtr 2019	43,320	39,703	3,617
Jun Qtr 2019	43,306	39,718	3,587
Sep Qtr 2019	42,987	39,482	3,505
Dec Qtr 2019	43,069	39,571	3,498
Mar Qtr 2020	44,159	40,579	3,580
Jun Qtr 2020	41,784	38,534	3,250
Sep Qtr 2020	41,002	37,864	3,138
Dec Qtr 2020	41,668	38,455	3,213
Mar Qtr 2021	42,633	39,342	3,291
Jun Qtr 2021	43,073	39,768	3,305
Sep Qtr 2021	42,506	39,279	3,227
Dec Qtr 2021	40,862	37,798	3,064
Mar Qtr 2022	40,330	37,341	2,989
Jun Qtr 2022	40,627	37,619	3,008
Sep Qtr 2022	40,907	37,896	3,011
Dec Qtr 2022	41,029	38,027	3,002
Mar Qtr 2023	41,833	38,717	3,116
Jun Qtr 2023	42,204	38,990	3,215
Sep Qtr 2023	42,215	38,989	3,226
Dec Qtr 2023	42,274	39,116	3,158
Mar Qtr 2024	43,305	39,996	3,309
Jun Qtr 2024	44,051	40,578	3,473
Sep Qtr 2024	44,316	40,897	3,420
Dec Qtr 2024	44,262	40,835	3,426
Mar Qtr 2025	46,081	42,399	3,680
Jun Qtr 2025	46,919	43,108	3,810
Sep Qtr 2025	46,936	43,123	3,811
Dec Qtr 2025	47,379	43,551	3,826

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2015 to Dec 2025

["","Persons","Males","Females"]

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Legal status

In the December quarter 2025, 41% of total prisoners were unsentenced, up from:

40% in the December quarter 2024
29% in the December quarter 2015.

Proportion of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2015 to Dec 2025
	Sentenced prisoners	Unsentenced prisoners
Dec Qtr 2015	28.7	71.1
Mar Qtr 2016	30.5	69.3
Jun Qtr 2016	31.5	68.3
Sep Qtr 2016	31.6	68.2
Dec Qtr 2016	31.5	68.2
Mar Qtr 2017	32.7	67.1
Jun Qtr 2017	32.8	67
Sep Qtr 2017	31.5	68.3
Dec Qtr 2017	31.7	68.1
Mar Qtr 2018	33.4	66.4
Jun Qtr 2018	33.5	66.4
Sep Qtr 2018	32.6	67.2
Dec Qtr 2018	32.6	67.2
Mar Qtr 2019	34	65.8
Jun Qtr 2019	33.7	66.1
Sep Qtr 2019	33.1	66.7
Dec Qtr 2019	32.8	67
Mar Qtr 2020	34.6	65.1
Jun Qtr 2020	32.7	67
Sep Qtr 2020	31.9	67.8
Dec Qtr 2020	32.7	67
Mar Qtr 2021	34.4	65.4
Jun Qtr 2021	35.3	64.5
Sep Qtr 2021	35.5	64.3
Dec Qtr 2021	34.6	65.2
Mar Qtr 2022	36.9	62.8
Jun Qtr 2022	37.2	62.6
Sep Qtr 2022	37.3	62.5
Dec Qtr 2022	37.7	62.1
Mar Qtr 2023	38.8	60.9
Jun Qtr 2023	38.7	61.1
Sep Qtr 2023	38.4	61.4
Dec Qtr 2023	38.1	61.6
Mar Qtr 2024	39.3	60.5
Jun Qtr 2024	40.1	59.7
Sep Qtr 2024	40.3	59.5
Dec Qtr 2024	40	59.8
Mar Qtr 2025	41.8	58
Jun Qtr 2025	42.5	57.3
Sep Qtr 2025	41.7	58.1
Dec Qtr 2025	41.5	58.3

Proportion of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2015 to Dec 2025

["","Sentenced prisoners","Unsentenced prisoners"]

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

Community based-corrections

Between the December quarter 2015 and the December quarter 2025, the number of persons serving CBC orders (first day of the month) increased by 32% (19,614 persons).

Over this time period:

males increased by 30% (15,361 persons)
females increased by 37% (4,243 persons).

Males accounted for 81% of persons serving CBC orders in the December quarter 2015, the same proportion as in the December quarter 2025.

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2015 to Dec 2025
	Persons	Males	Females
Dec Qtr 2015	62,083	50,589	11,459
Mar Qtr 2016	63,035	51,430	11,582
Jun Qtr 2016	64,977	52,980	11,979
Sep Qtr 2016	66,793	54,211	12,559
Dec Qtr 2016	67,329	54,501	12,808
Mar Qtr 2017	67,296	54,341	12,938
Jun Qtr 2017	67,991	54,786	13,187
Sep Qtr 2017	68,878	55,395	13,463
Dec Qtr 2017	69,155	55,540	13,594
Mar Qtr 2018	68,964	55,462	13,482
Jun Qtr 2018	69,397	55,867	13,514
Sep Qtr 2018	69,765	56,156	13,593
Dec Qtr 2018	73,430	59,270	14,143
Mar Qtr 2019	75,565	60,792	14,757
Jun Qtr 2019	79,151	63,584	15,546
Sep Qtr 2019	82,050	65,866	16,159
Dec Qtr 2019	83,648	67,163	16,455
Mar Qtr 2020	83,377	66,923	16,423
Jun Qtr 2020	80,411	64,755	15,629
Sep Qtr 2020	78,401	63,174	15,194
Dec Qtr 2020	77,919	62,885	15,001
Mar Qtr 2021	77,529	62,535	14,954
Jun Qtr 2021	78,785	63,488	15,253
Sep Qtr 2021	79,211	63,777	15,390
Dec Qtr 2021	79,869	64,336	15,496
Mar Qtr 2022	78,928	63,751	15,144
Jun Qtr 2022	77,715	62,811	14,874
Sep Qtr 2022	77,861	62,910	14,918
Dec Qtr 2022	78,927	63,817	15,078
Mar Qtr 2023	79,342	64,206	15,104
Jun Qtr 2023	79,984	64,700	15,248
Sep Qtr 2023	81,348	65,658	15,653
Dec Qtr 2023	81,760	65,868	15,855
Mar Qtr 2024	81,081	65,182	15,861
Jun Qtr 2024	80,987	65,015	15,943
Sep Qtr 2024	81,958	65,823	16,102
Dec Qtr 2024	82,832	66,590	16,209
Mar Qtr 2025	81,779	65,775	15,977
Jun Qtr 2025	81,591	65,817	15,747
Sep Qtr 2025	81,488	65,756	15,695
Dec Qtr 2025	81,697	65,950	15,702

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2015 to Dec 2025

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

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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

Data available for:

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States and territories

Source

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

Collection method

Administrative data collected quarterly from state and territory corrective services agencies and the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department.

Concepts, sources and methods

Not applicable for this release.

History of changes

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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

Type of community-based corrections orders

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

Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections

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

Time series data

Persons in custody

Legal status

Community based-corrections

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1. Corrective Services, Australia – December quarter 2025 (Tables 1 to 17)

2. Corrective Services, Australia – Prisoner receptions and prisoner releases – December quarter 2025 (Tables 18 to 23)

3. Corrective Services, Australia – Time series – December quarter 2025 (Tables 1 to 5)

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