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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
2006
	Dec Qtr	3 054	314	2 134	786	1 722	134	872	86	9 101
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
	Oct	3 270	366	2 461	846	1 611	136	850	103	9 643
	Nov	3 222	376	2 413	830	1 677	132	861	107	9 618
	Dec	3 195	368	2 433	826	1 693	135	847	106	9 603
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
2006
	Dec Qtr	13 704	6 404	10 056	4 819	3 511	958	309	959	40 720
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
	Oct	13 999	6 942	10 559	4 804	3 629	938	288	1 000	42 159
	Nov	13 832	6 937	10 833	4 849	3 691	945	277	1 010	42 374
	Dec	13 677	7 016	11 059	4 876	3 714	937	277	1 022	42 578
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
2006
	Dec Qtr	1 025	595	-	52	3	124	2	69	1 869
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
	Oct	813	729	-	29	11	31	1	89	1 703
	Nov	996	729	-	35	16	37	1	94	1 908
	Dec	936	744	-	42	21	43	1	97	1 884
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
2006
	Dec Qtr	17 783	7 313	12 190	5 657	5 236	1 216	1 182	1 114	51 690
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
	Oct	18 082	8 037	13 020	5 679	5 251	1 105	1 139	1 192	53 505
	Nov	18 050	8 042	13 246	5 714	5 384	1 114	1 139	1 211	53 900
	Dec	17 808	8 128	13 492	5 744	5 428	1 115	1 125	1 225	54 065
- 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 37.
(d) Data movements from June quarter 2005 may be influenced by data entry delays - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 41.
(e) Data prior to the March quarter 2007 may be slightly overstated - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 42.
(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 37.
(d) Data movements may be influenced by data entry delays - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 41.
(e) Data prior to the March quarter 2007 may be slightly overstated - see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 42.
(f) See footnotes c, d and e.