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Corrective Services, Australia

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

Reference period

September Quarter 2020

Released

26/11/2020

Key statistics

There were 41,002 prisoners in Australia, the lowest since the March quarter 2017.
The national imprisonment rate and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate decreased by 2% for the quarter.
78,401 persons were serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, the lowest since the March quarter 2019.
Prisoner receptions increased by 9% for the quarter up to 15,919.

Persons in custody

In the September quarter 2020, prisoners (average daily number) decreased by 2% (782) for the quarter to 41,002, compared with:

41,784 in the June quarter 2020; and
42,987 in the September quarter 2019.

Victoria was the main contributor to the national decrease, decreasing by 6% (484) for the quarter to 7,025.

There were quarterly decreases in all states and territories except for 1% increases in Queensland and South Australia.

Average number of persons in custody(a), Sep 2015 to Sep 2020
	Prisoners
Sep Qtr 2015	36,122
Dec Qtr 2015	37,109
Mar Qtr 2016	37,996
Jun Qtr 2016	38,685
Sep Qtr 2016	39,005
Dec Qtr 2016	39,568
Mar Qtr 2017	40,577
Jun Qtr 2017	41,204
Sep Qtr 2017	41,262
Dec Qtr 2017	41,270
Mar Qtr 2018	42,102
Jun Qtr 2018	42,855
Sep Qtr 2018	43,018
Dec Qtr 2018	42,779
Mar Qtr 2019	43,320
Jun Qtr 2019	43,306
Sep Qtr 2019	42,987
Dec Qtr 2019	43,069
Mar Qtr 2020	44,159
Jun Qtr 2020	41,784
Sep Qtr 2020	41,002

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(a) Based on average daily number

Imprisonment rates

The average daily imprisonment rate was 205 persons, down from 210 persons per 100,000 adult population in the June quarter 2020.

The Northern Territory continued to have the highest imprisonment rate of all states and territories at 899 persons, down from 914 persons per 100,000 adult population last quarter.

Western Australia had greatest imprisonment rate decrease of all states and territories, down 16 persons for the quarter to 325 persons per 100,000 adult population.

There were also quarterly imprisonment rate decreases for Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Sep 2019, Jun 2020 and Sep 2020
	Sep Qtr 2019	Jun Qtr 2020	Sep Qtr 2020
NSW	216.1	201.9	199.4
Vic.	156.8	143.8	133.7
Qld	224.8	223	224.3
SA	205	211.6	213.1
WA	340.5	341	324.6
Tas.	158.6	157	152.7
NT	930	913.6	898.7
ACT	137.5	135.3	132.3
Aust.	218.4	210.2	205.2

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

Sex

Of all persons in custody:

Male prisoners represented 92% (37,864); and
Female prisoners represented 8% (3,138).

Of all male prisoners, 70% were held in:

New South Wales (31% or 11,874);
Queensland (21% or 8,103); or
Victoria (18% or 6,630).

Of all female prisoners, 74% were held in:

New South Wales (26% or 831);
Queensland (26% or 803); or
Western Australia (22% or 696).

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 386 persons, down from 395 persons per 100,000 adult male population in the June quarter 2020.

The imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 31 persons, down from 32 persons per 100,000 adult female population in the June quarter 2020.

Type of custody

Of all persons in custody:

82% (33,648) were in secure custody; compared with
18% (7,354) in open custody.

Legal status

There were 40,975 prisoners (first day of the month) in Australia in the September quarter 2020.

Unsentenced prisoners decreased by 5% (754) for the quarter to 13,081, compared with:

13,835 in the June quarter 2020; and
14,257 in the September quarter 2019.

Victoria was the main contributor to the national decrease in unsentenced prisoners, down 12% (328) for the quarter to 2,466.

Sentenced prisoners represented 68% (27,789) of the prisoner population in the September quarter 2020.

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Sep 2015 to Sep 2020
	Unsentenced prisoners
Sep Qtr 2015	9,999
Dec Qtr 2015	10,605
Mar Qtr 2016	11,532
Jun Qtr 2016	12,159
Sep Qtr 2016	12,322
Dec Qtr 2016	12,470
Mar Qtr 2017	13,182
Jun Qtr 2017	13,503
Sep Qtr 2017	13,020
Dec Qtr 2017	13,113
Mar Qtr 2018	13,973
Jun Qtr 2018	14,349
Sep Qtr 2018	14,053
Dec Qtr 2018	13,970
Mar Qtr 2019	14,662
Jun Qtr 2019	14,635
Sep Qtr 2019	14,257
Dec Qtr 2019	14,128
Mar Qtr 2020	15,238
Jun Qtr 2020	13,835
Sep Qtr 2020	13,081

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

The daily average for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in the September quarter 2020 decreased by 2% (228) for the quarter to 12,073, compared with:

12,301 in the June quarter 2020; and
12,232 in the September quarter 2019.

Of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners:

Three quarters (75%) were in New South Wales (3,330), Queensland (3,075) or Western Australia (2,621);
91% (10,935) were male; and
66% (7,964) were sentenced.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The national average daily Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,282 persons, down from 2,325 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for:

male prisoners was 4,184 persons, down from 4,252 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population last quarter; and
female prisoners was 425 persons, down from 444 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population last quarter.

Western Australia continued to have the highest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate of all states and territories at 3,842 persons, down from 3,976 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population last quarter.

Victoria had the greatest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate decrease of all states and territories, down 140 persons for the quarter to 1,837 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population.

There were also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate decreases for the quarter for all states and territories except for South Australia.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Sep 2019, Jun 2020 and Sep 2020
	Sep Qtr 2019	Jun Qtr 2020	Sep Qtr 2020
NSW	2,079.4	1,940.7	1,922.7
Vic.	2,222.5	1,977.5	1,837.3
Qld	2,084.9	2,164.6	2,145.8
SA	2,450.4	2,461	2,480.7
WA	4,004.5	3,975.8	3,841.5
Tas.	722.7	780.5	756.1
NT	2,733.5	2,660.9	2,626.2
ACT	1,992.1	1,998.5	1,886.5
Aust.	2,375	2,324.9	2,281.8

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

Federal sentenced prisoners

Federal sentenced prisoners (first day of month average) in the September quarter 2020 increased by 8% (61) for the quarter up to 813.

Over three quarters (78%) of all federal sentenced prisoners were in New South Wales (49% or 398) or Victoria (29% or 238).

Community-based corrections

Reported averages for number of persons serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders and for the number of CBC orders are based on first day of the month figures. For the community-based corrections order types, persons may be counted more than once if they have two or more different types of orders operating simultaneously.

Persons in community-based corrections

Persons serving CBC orders decreased by 2% (2,010) for the quarter down to 78,401 (first day of month average), compared with:

80,411 in the June quarter 2020; and
82,050 in the September quarter 2019.

Queensland was the main contributor to the national decrease, down 8% (1,449) for the quarter to 17,707, followed by Victoria which decreased by 9% (1,035) to 10,428. There were also quarterly decreases for the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

New South Wales had the greatest increase in persons serving CBC orders, up 1% (350) since the June quarter 2020 to 34,781. There were also quarterly increases for Western Australia and South Australia.

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Sep 2015 to Sep 2020
	Persons
Sep Qtr 2015	59,992
Dec Qtr 2015	62,083
Mar Qtr 2016	63,035
Jun Qtr 2016	64,977
Sep Qtr 2016	66,793
Dec Qtr 2016	67,329
Mar Qtr 2017	67,296
Jun Qtr 2017	67,991
Sep Qtr 2017	68,878
Dec Qtr 2017	69,155
Mar Qtr 2018	68,964
Jun Qtr 2018	69,397
Sep Qtr 2018	69,765
Dec Qtr 2018	73,430
Mar Qtr 2019	75,565
Jun Qtr 2019	79,151
Sep Qtr 2019	82,050
Dec Qtr 2019	83,648
Mar Qtr 2020	83,377
Jun Qtr 2020	80,411
Sep Qtr 2020	78,401

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

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

The national rate of persons serving CBC orders decreased by 12 persons for the quarter down to 392 persons per 100,000 adult population, compared with:

405 persons per 100,000 adult population in the June quarter 2020; and
417 persons per 100,000 adult population in the September quarter 2019.

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Sep 2019, Jun 2020 and Sep 2020
	Sep Qtr 2019	Jun Qtr 2020	Sep Qtr 2020
NSW	512.1	542.5	545.8
Vic.	251.7	219.6	198.5
Qld	543.7	485.4	445.9
SA	368.5	369.3	376.9
WA	292.6	285.9	290.6
Tas.	475.8	472.6	457
NT	725.9	679.7	666.4
ACT	386.8	351.6	328.6
Aust.	416.8	404.6	392.3

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a) Rate per 100,000 persons for the state/territory of interest.

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

Male persons represented 81% (63,174); and
Female persons represented 19% (15,194).

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 644 persons for the quarter, down from 664 persons per 100,000 adult male population.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 149 persons for the quarter, down from 154 persons per 100,000 adult female population.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders decreased by 2% (306) for the quarter down to 16,923 (first day of month average), compared with:

17,229 in the June quarter 2020; and
17,287 in the September quarter 2019.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons made up over one-fifth (22%) of all persons serving CBC orders.

Three states accounted for 81% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders:

New South Wales (45% or 7,552);
Queensland (26% or 4,388); and
Western Australia (10% or 1,738).

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Sep 2015 to Sep 2020
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
Sep Qtr 2015	11,780
Dec Qtr 2015	12,177
Mar Qtr 2016	12,350
Jun Qtr 2016	12,741
Sep Qtr 2016	13,214
Dec Qtr 2016	13,564
Mar Qtr 2017	13,455
Jun Qtr 2017	13,802
Sep Qtr 2017	14,239
Dec Qtr 2017	14,438
Mar Qtr 2018	14,314
Jun Qtr 2018	14,512
Sep Qtr 2018	14,772
Dec Qtr 2018	15,615
Mar Qtr 2019	16,109
Jun Qtr 2019	16,765
Sep Qtr 2019	17,287
Dec Qtr 2019	17,661
Mar Qtr 2020	17,642
Jun Qtr 2020	17,229
Sep Qtr 2020	16,923

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

Type of orders

Of all CBC order types, the greatest quarterly decreases (first day of month average) were for:

Sentenced probation (by 2% or 1,378) down to 53,775;
Community service (by 6% or 861) down to 13,275; and
Fine option (by 18% or 206) down to 968.

Sentenced probation continued to be the most common order type, accounting for 60% of CBC orders.

CBC order type proportions(a), Sep 2019, Jun 2020 and Sep 2020
	Sep Qtr 2019	Jun Qtr 2020	Sep Qtr 2020
Restricted movement*	1.4	1.6	1.7
Fine option*	2.3	1.3	1.1
Community service	12.4	15.3	14.8
Parole	20.5	19.3	19.6
Bail*	1.9	2.1	2.3
Sentenced probation	60.5	59.7	59.8
Post-sentence supervision*	0.6	0.7	0.7

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a) Based on average number on the first day of the month
* Data for this CBC order type are not available or not applicable for certain jurisdictions

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 15,919 for the September quarter 2020, compared to:

14,624 in the June quarter 2020; and
17,168 in the September quarter 2019.

Of all prisoner receptions:

87% (13,900) were male;
13% (2,019) were female;
33% (5,205) were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander;
22% (3,434) were sentenced; and
78% (12,485) were unsentenced.

Prisoner receptions increased by 9% (1,295) for the quarter, following a large quarterly decrease of 17% (2,987) in the June quarter 2020.

There were quarterly increases in prisoner receptions in six states and territories, the greatest of which were in:

Queensland (by 21% or 569) up to 3,302;
New South Wales (by 10% or 414) up to 4,705;
Victoria (by 12% or 313) up to 2,988; and
the Northern Territory (by 18% or 137) up to 904.

Unsentenced prisoner receptions increased by 9% (984) for the quarter up to 12,485.

Sentenced prisoner receptions increased by 10% (311) for the quarter up to 3,434.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner receptions increased by 6% (317) for the quarter up to 5,205.

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2020
	Receptions
Sep Qtr 2017	15,828
Dec Qtr 2017	16,423
Mar Qtr 2018	17,300
Jun Qtr 2018	16,760
Sep Qtr 2018	16,781
Dec Qtr 2018	17,342
Mar Qtr 2019	17,349
Jun Qtr 2019	16,999
Sep Qtr 2019	17,168
Dec Qtr 2019	17,577
Mar Qtr 2020	17,611
Jun Qtr 2020	14,624
Sep Qtr 2020	15,919

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

For information about corrective service data items and counting units, please refer to the Methodology.

Corrective Services, Australia

Key statistics

Persons in custody

Imprisonment rates

Sex

Type of custody

Legal status

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

Federal sentenced prisoners

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

Sex

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons

Type of orders

Prisoner receptions

Data downloads

Corrective services datacubes

Guide to finding data in the Corrective Services Australia publication tables

Corrective Services, Australia - September quarter 2020

Flow data - September quarter 2020

Previous catalogue number

Methodology

Corrective Services, Australia methodology, September Quarter 2020

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