Corrective Services, Australia

Latest release

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

Reference period

September Quarter 2022

Released

24/11/2022

Key statistics

There were 40,907 persons in custody in the September quarter 2022, up 1% (280) from the June 2022 quarter but down 4% (1,599) from September quarter 2021.
Sentenced prisoners were stable for this quarter, increasing by 74 persons since the June quarter 2022 to 25,510.
77,861 persons were serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, stable from the June quarter 2022.

There were various government restrictions in place across the states and territories due to COVID-19 from March 2020 to February 2022. The restrictions may have had an impact on criminal activity and the justice system.

Persons in custody

There were 40,907 (average daily number) prisoners:

up from 40,627 in the June quarter 2022
down from 42,506 in the September quarter 2021

Of the 40,907 prisoners, there were:

12,467 in New South Wales, stable for the quarter
9,493 in Queensland, up 2%
6,632 in Victoria, stable
6,252 in Western Australia, stable
3,100 in South Australia, up 1%
1,947 in the Northern Territory, up 1%
627 in Tasmania, down 2%
390 in the Australia Capital Territory, up 2%

Average number of persons in custody(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Prisoners
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
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

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(a) Based on average daily number

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 202 persons per 100,000 adult population:

stable from 202 persons in the June quarter 2022
down from 212 persons in the September quarter 2021

The imprisonment rate per 100,000 adult population was:

1,037 persons for the Northern Territory, up 1% for the quarter
293 for Western Australia, stable
232 for Queensland, up 2%
216 for South Australia, up 1%
196 for New South Wales, down 1%
138 for Tasmania, down 2%
128 for Victoria, down 1%
110 for the Australian Capital Territory, up 2%

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Sep 2021, Jun 2022 and Sep 2022
	Sep Qtr 2021	Jun Qtr 2022	Sep Qtr 2022
NSW	198.2	197.1	196
Vic.	136.2	129.3	127.7
Qld	252.6	228.0	231.8
SA	222.2	213.3	215.8
WA	320.5	292.7	293.4
Tas.	150	140.5	138.3
NT	984.7	1,024.8	1,036.8
ACT	120.2	107.8	109.8
Aust.	212.1	202.2	202.4

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

Sex

Of all prisoners:

93% (37,896) were male
7% (3,011) were female

Of all male prisoners:

31% (11,669) were in New South Wales
23% (8,623) were in Queensland
17% (6,274) were in Victoria

Of all female prisoners:

29% (870) were in Queensland
27% (798) were in New South Wales
19% (564) were in Western Australia

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 382 persons per 100,000 adult male population, up from 381 persons last quarter.

The imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 29 persons per 100,000 adult female population, stable since last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (34,304) were in secure custody
16% (6,603) were in open custody

Legal status

37% (15,240) of the 40,847 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced:

up from 15,114 in the June quarter 2022
down from 15,248 in the September quarter 2021

Of all unsentenced prisoners:

31% (4,796) were in New South Wales
21% (3,183) were in Queensland
19% (2,849) were in Victoria

62% (25,510) of the 40,847 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced:

up from 25,436 in the June quarter 2022
down from 27,603 in the September quarter 2021

Of all sentenced prisoners:

30% (7,662) were in New South Wales
24% (6,228) were in Queensland
17% (4,329) were in Western Australia

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Unsentenced prisoners
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
Dec Qtr 2020	13,633
Mar Qtr 2021	14,559
Jun Qtr 2021	15,219
Sep Qtr 2021	15,248
Dec Qtr 2021	14,250
Mar Qtr 2022	14,884
Jun Qtr 2022	15,114
Sep Qtr 2022	15,240

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

There were 13,039 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners:

up from 12,820 in the June quarter 2022
up from 12,996 in the September quarter 2021

Of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners:

28% (3,599) were in New South Wales, 26% (3,433) were in Queensland, and 20% (2,559) were in Western Australia
91% (11,871) were male
61% (7,884) were sentenced

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,354 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population:

up from 2,315 in the June quarter 2022
down from 2,394 in the September quarter 2021

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population was:

3,623 for Western Australia, up 2% for the quarter
3,174 for the Northern Territory, up 2%
2,623 for South Australia, stable
2,251 for Queensland, up 1%
1,987 for New South Wales, up 2%
1,796 for Victoria, up 9%
1,763 for the Australia Capital Territory, up 1%
705 for Tasmania, down 8%

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 4,349 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 4,261 persons last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 416 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, down from 423 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Sep 2021, Jun 2022 and Sep 2022
	Sep Qtr 2021	Jun Qtr 2022	Sep Qtr 2022
NSW	1,967.1	1,954.7	1,986.6
Vic.	1,841.1	1,650.6	1,796.1
Qld	2,425.9	2,230.7	2,251
SA	2,515.3	2,617.4	2,623.3
WA	3,771.3	3,547.2	3,623.2
Tas.	807.1	770.8	705.4
NT	2,897.9	3,123.6	3,173.9
ACT	1,801.1	1,743.6	1,762.6
Aust.	2,393.5	2,314.7	2,354.4

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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

There were 1,084 federal sentenced prisoners, down from:

1,101 in the June quarter 2022
1,147 in the September quarter 2021

75% (811) of all federal sentenced prisoners were held in New South Wales and Victoria.

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 16,720, up from:

15,381 in the June quarter 2022
15,161 in the September quarter 2021

Of all prisoner receptions:

30% (4,962) were in New South Wales, 23% (3,776) were in Queensland, and 17% (2,861) were in Victoria
88% (14,648) were male
79% (13,155) were unsentenced

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	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
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

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 16,251:

up from 15,400 in the June quarter 2022
down from 16,323 in the September quarter 2021

Of all prisoner releases:

30% (4,846) were in New South Wales, 22% (3,603) were in Queensland, and 17% (2,723) were in Victoria
87% (14,181) were male
54% (8,750) were sentenced

Number of prisoner releases(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Releases
Sep Qtr 2018	16,688
Dec Qtr 2018	17,741
Mar Qtr 2019	16,545
Jun Qtr 2019	17,487
Sep Qtr 2019	17,326
Dec Qtr 2019	17,195
Mar Qtr 2020	17,042
Jun Qtr 2020	17,365
Sep Qtr 2020	15,562
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

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 77,861 persons serving CBC orders:

up from 77,715 in the June quarter 2022
down from 79,211 in the September quarter 2021

Of all persons serving CBC orders, there were:

33,844 in New South Wales, up 1% for the quarter
19,257 in Queensland, down 2%
9,995 in Victoria, up 4%
5,713 in Western Australia, up 2%
5,070 in South Australia, down 1%
1,976 in Tasmania, down 5%
1,236 in the Northern Territory, up 6%
771 in the Australian Capital Territory, down 12%

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Persons
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
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

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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 385 persons per 100,000 adult population down from:

387 persons in the June quarter 2022
395 persons in the September quarter 2021

The rate of persons serving CBC orders per 100,000 adult population was:

658 persons for the Northern Territory, up 6% for the quarter
532 for New South Wales, stable
470 for Queensland, down 2%
436 for Tasmania, down 5%
353 for South Australia, down 1%
268 for Western Australia, up 2%
217 for the Australian Capital Territory, down 12%
192 for Victoria, up 3%

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Sep 2021, Jun 2022 and Sep 2022
	Sep Qtr 2021	Jun Qtr 2022	Sep Qtr 2022
NSW	561.5	532.2	532.0
Vic.	165.7	187.6	192.4
Qld	484.2	481.0	470.1
SA	374.4	357.5	353.1
WA	281.7	263.0	268.1
Tas.	485.9	458.3	436.0
NT	614.1	620.3	658.0
ACT	292.5	246.3	216.9
Aust.	395.3	386.7	385.1

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

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (62,910) were male
19% (14,918) were female

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 634 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 636 persons last quarter.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 145 persons per 100,000 adult female population, stable from last quarter.

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

There were 18,331 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders up from:

18,153 in the June quarter 2022
18,198 in the September quarter 2021

Of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders:

43% (7,826) were in New South Wales
29% (5,406) were in Queensland
9% (1,732) were in Western Australia

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
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
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

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

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 53,643 Sentenced probation orders:

up from 53,314 in the June quarter 2022
down from 55,084 in the September quarter 2021

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Orders
Sep Qtr 2017	41,402
Dec Qtr 2017	41,236
Mar Qtr 2018	42,831
Jun Qtr 2018	42,863
Sep Qtr 2018	42,740
Dec Qtr 2018	47,852
Mar Qtr 2019	48,472
Jun Qtr 2019	52,197
Sep Qtr 2019	55,420
Dec Qtr 2019	57,149
Mar Qtr 2020	57,550
Jun Qtr 2020	55,153
Sep Qtr 2020	53,775
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

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

There were 17,572 Parole orders down from:

17,806 in the June quarter 2022
17,861 in the September quarter 2021

Average number of Parole orders(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Orders
Sep Qtr 2017	15,171
Dec Qtr 2017	15,787
Mar Qtr 2018	16,068
Jun Qtr 2018	16,473
Sep Qtr 2018	16,984
Dec Qtr 2018	17,362
Mar Qtr 2019	17,505
Jun Qtr 2019	17,709
Sep Qtr 2019	17,872
Dec Qtr 2019	18,016
Mar Qtr 2020	17,911
Jun Qtr 2020	17,854
Sep Qtr 2020	17,629
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

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

There were 12,258 Community service orders, down from:

12,269 in the June quarter 2022
13,020 in the September quarter 2021

Average number of Community services orders(a), Sep 2017 to Sep 2022
	Orders
Sep Qtr 2017	11,001
Dec Qtr 2017	11,095
Mar Qtr 2018	10,901
Jun Qtr 2018	11,192
Sep Qtr 2018	10,916
Dec Qtr 2018	10,627
Mar Qtr 2019	10,527
Jun Qtr 2019	10,705
Sep Qtr 2019	12,969
Dec Qtr 2019	14,747
Mar Qtr 2020	15,014
Jun Qtr 2020	14,136
Sep Qtr 2020	13,275
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
JunQtr 2022	12,269
JunQtr 2022	12,258

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

For information about corrective services data, please refer to the Methodology.

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