4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2013

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/12/2013

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Contents In this issue Overview + Prisoner characteristics, Australia + Prisoner characteristics, states and territories Changes in the Prisoner Population Imprisonment Rates Most Serious Offence or Charge Country of Birth Prior Imprisonment Sentenced Prisoners Unsentenced Prisoners + Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner characteristics + State and territory profiles + Federal offender characteristics Australian prisoner numbers reach 30,000 for the first time (Media Release) History of changes About this Release	COUNTRY OF BIRTH At 30 June 2013, one quarter of the prisoner populations in Victoria and New South Wales were born overseas (both 25%). The Northern Territory and Tasmania had the lowest proportions of overseas-born prisoners (both 3%). New Zealand was the most common overseas birthplace for prisoners in New South Wales (305) and Queensland (270). For Victorian prisoners, the most common overseas birthplace was Vietnam (284). The United Kingdom was the most common overseas birthplace for prisoners in South Australia (68) and Western Australia (165). (Table 23) Previous Page \| Next Page Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.