4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2008  
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2008 edition

These data cubes contain three components. The first component of the data cubes - tables 1 to table 18 - are Excel spreadsheet versions of the publication tables. The second component comprises a total of 25 tables where data has been cross-classified by state and territory. In addition a further 4 tables will be issued in early January 2009, please see details of these tables at the bottom of this document.

A summary of what is currently available in the tables that have been cross-classified by state and territory is as follows:

All Prisoners 2008

        19 Prisoners, age

        20 Prisoners, mean and median age

        21 Prisoners, country of birth

        22 Prisoners, known prior adult imprisonment under sentence

Sentenced Prisoners 2008
        23 Sentenced prisoners, level of court of sentence

        24 Sentenced prisoners, most serious offence

        25 Sentenced prisoners, aggregate sentence

        26 Sentenced prisoners, mean and median aggregate sentence length

        27 Sentenced prisoners, expected time to serve

        29 Sentenced prisoners, sentence length and most serious offence

Unsentenced Prisoners 2008
        30 Unsentenced prisoners, most serious charge

        31 Unsentenced prisoners, level of court of remand

        32 Unsentenced prisoners, time on remand at 30 June 2007

        33 Unsentenced prisoners, mean and median time on remand by level of court of remand

Prisoners by Indigenous status 2008
        34 Prisoners, Indigenous status and age

        36 Prisoners, known prior adult imprisonment under sentence by Indigenous status and sex

        37 Prisoners by Indigenous status and most serious offence/charge

        38 Sentenced prisoners, Indigenous status and aggregate sentence

        40 Sentenced prisoners, Indigenous status and expected time to serve

Periodic Detainees 2008
        42 Periodic detainees, age

        43 Periodic detainees, mean and median age by sex

        44 Periodic detainees, most serious offence

        45 Periodic detainees, aggregate sentence

Prisoners by Location 2008
        46 Prisoners, prison location

        47 Prisoners, security classification by sex

Additional tables due for release early January 2009.

Sentenced Prisoners 2008

        28 Sentenced prisoners, mean and median expected time to serve
Prisoners by Indigenous status 2008
        35 Prisoners, mean and median age by Indigenous status and sex

        39 Sentenced prisoners, mean and median aggregate sentence length by Indigenous status and sex

Prisoners by Indigenous status 2008
        41 Sentenced prisoners, mean and median expected time to serve by Indigenous status and sex