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

December Quarter 2022

Released

14/03/2023

Key statistics

41,029 persons were in custody in the December quarter 2022.
Unsentenced prisoners were up 2% for the quarter (up 275 persons) to 15,515.
78,927 persons were serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, up 1% (1,066 persons) from the September 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 41,029 (average daily number) prisoners up from:

40,907 in the September quarter 2022
40,862 in the December quarter 2021

Of the 41,029 prisoners, there were:

12,436 in New South Wales, stable for the quarter
9,632 in Queensland, up 1%
6,669 in Victoria, up 1%
6,174 in Western Australia, down 1%
3,116 in South Australia, up 1%
1,970 in the Northern Territory, up 1%
643 in Tasmania, up 3%
391 in the Australia Capital Territory, stable

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Prisoners
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
Dec Qtr 2022	41,029

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

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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 September quarter 2022
down from 204 persons in the December quarter 2021

The imprisonment rate per 100,000 adult population was:

1,044 persons for the Northern Territory, up 1% for the quarter
287 for Western Australia, down 2%
234 for Queensland, up 1%
216 for South Australia, stable
195 for New South Wales, stable
141 for Tasmania, up 2%
128 for Victoria, up 1%
109 for the Australian Capital Territory, down 1%

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2021, Sep 2022 and Dec 2022
	Dec Qtr 2021	Sep Qtr 2022	Dec Qtr 2022
NSW	190.6	196	195.2
Vic.	126.8	127.7	128.4
Qld	242.6	231.8	233.9
SA	215.5	215.8	215.5
WA	309.2	293.4	286.9
Tas.	149.2	138.3	140.9
NT	993.5	1,036.8	1,043.8
ACT	116.8	109.8	109
Aust.	203.6	202.4	202.3

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2021, Sep 2022 and Dec 2022

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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% (38,027) were male
7% (3,002) were female

Of all male prisoners:

31% (11,624) were in New South Wales
23% (8,765) were in Queensland
17% (6,325) were in Victoria

Of all female prisoners:

29% (867) were in Queensland
27% (812) were in New South Wales
19% (568) were in Western Australia

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 382 persons per 100,000 adult male population, stable since 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:

83% (34,133) were in secure custody
17% (6,897) were in open custody

Legal status

38% (15,515) of the 41,184 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced up from:

15,240 in the September quarter 2022
14,250 in the December quarter 2021

Of all unsentenced prisoners:

31% (4,775) were in New South Wales
21% (3,241) were in Queensland
19% (2,927) were in Victoria

62% (25,565) of the 41,184 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced:

up from 25,510 in the September quarter 2022
down from 26,865 in the December quarter 2021

Of all sentenced prisoners:

30% (7,730) were in New South Wales
25% (6,319) were in Queensland
16% (4,175) were in Western Australia

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Unsentenced prisoners
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
Dec Qtr 2022	15,515

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

There were 13,197 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners up from:

13,039 in the September quarter 2022
12,624 in the December quarter 2021

Of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners:

27% (3,592) were in New South Wales, 26% (3,484) were in Queensland, and 20% (2,587) were in Western Australia
91% (11,997) were male
61% (7,999) were sentenced

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,383 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population up from:

2,354 in the September quarter 2022
2,325 in the December quarter 2021

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

3,662 for Western Australia, up 1% for the quarter
3,233 for the Northern Territory, up 2%
2,531 for South Australia, down 4%
2,285 for Queensland, up 1%
1,983 for New South Wales, stable
1,970 for the Australia Capital Territory, up 12%
1,944 for Victoria, up 8%
739 for Tasmania, up 5%

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 4,395 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 4,349 persons last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 427 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 416 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2021, Sep 2022 and Dec 2022
	Dec Qtr 2021	Sep Qtr 2022	Dec Qtr 2022
NSW	1,895.9	1,986.6	1,983.1
Vic.	1,753.6	1,796.1	1,943.7
Qld	2,362.8	2,251	2,284.5
SA	2,379.1	2,623.3	2,531.1
WA	3,647	3,623.2	3,662.1
Tas.	805.7	705.4	739.2
NT	2,914.2	3,173.9	3,233.4
ACT	1,810.5	1,762.6	1,969.9
Aust.	2,325	2,354.4	2,382.8

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2021, Sep 2022 and Dec 2022

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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 1,094 federal sentenced prisoners:

up from 1,084 in the September quarter 2022
down from 1,128 in the December quarter 2021

74% (812) of all federal sentenced prisoners were held in New South Wales and Victoria.

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 16,805, up from:

16,720 in the September quarter 2022
15,094 in the December quarter 2021

Of all prisoner receptions:

29% (4,889) were in New South Wales, 23% (3,909) were in Queensland, and 16% (2,750) were in Victoria
87% (14,677) were male
79% (13,263) were unsentenced

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Receptions
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
Dec Qtr 2022	16,805

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

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 16,964 up from:

16,251 in the September quarter 2022
16,648 in the December quarter 2021

Of all prisoner releases:

30% (5,081) were in New South Wales, 22% (3,803) were in Queensland, and 17% (2,821) were in Victoria
88% (14,861) were male
53% (8,988) were sentenced

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2018 to Dec 2022
	Releases
Mar Qtr 2018	15,766
Jun Qtr 2018	16,502
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
Dec Qtr 2022	16,964

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2018 to Dec 2022

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 78,927 persons serving CBC orders:

up from 77,861 in the September quarter 2022
down from 79,869 in the December quarter 2021

Of all persons serving CBC orders, there were:

34,220 in New South Wales, up 1% for the quarter
19,265 in Queensland, stable
10,450 in Victoria, up 5%
5,872 in Western Australia, up 3%
5,108 in South Australia, up 1%
1,972 in Tasmania, stable
1,271 in the Northern Territory, up 3%
770 in the Australian Capital Territory, stable

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Persons
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
Dec Qtr 2022	78,927

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

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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 389 persons per 100,000 adult population:

up from 385 persons in the September quarter 2022
down from 398 persons in the December quarter 2021

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

674 persons for the Northern Territory, up 2% for the quarter
537 for New South Wales, up 1%
468 for Queensland, stable
432 for Tasmania, down 1%
353 for South Australia, stable
273 for Western Australia, up 2%
215 for the Australian Capital Territory, down 1%
201 for Victoria, up 5%

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2021, Sep 2022 and Dec 2022
	Dec Qtr 2021	Sep Qtr 2022	Dec Qtr 2022
NSW	552.3	532	537.2
Vic.	177.4	192.4	201.2
Qld	492.5	470.1	467.8
SA	378	353.1	353.3
WA	283.9	268.1	272.9
Tas.	493.7	436	432
NT	665.8	658	673.6
ACT	276.9	216.9	214.9
Aust.	398	385.1	389.1

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2021, Sep 2022 and Dec 2022

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

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (63,817) were male
19% (15,078) were female

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 641 persons per 100,000 adult male population, up from 634 persons last quarter.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 146 persons per 100,000 adult female population, up from 145 last quarter.

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

There were 18,958 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders up from:

18,331 in the September quarter 2022
18,600 in the December quarter 2021

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

43% (8,148) were in New South Wales
29% (5,445) were in Queensland
10% (1,879) were in Western Australia

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
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
Dec Qtr 2022	18,958

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

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

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 54,339 Sentenced probation orders:

up from 53,643 in the September quarter 2022
down from 55,255 in the December quarter 2021

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Orders
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
Dec Qtr 2022	54,339

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022

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

There were 17,803 Parole orders:

up from 17,572 in the September quarter 2022
down from 18,233 in the December quarter 2021

Average number of Parole orders(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Orders
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
Dec Qtr 2022	17,803

Average number of Parole orders(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022

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

There were 12,405 Community service orders:

up from 12,258 in the September quarter 2022
down from 12,835 in the December quarter 2021

Average number of Community services orders(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022
	Orders
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
Jun Qtr 2022	12,269
Sep Qtr 2022	12,258
Dec Qtr 2022	12,405

Average number of Community services orders(a), Dec 2017 to Dec 2022

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

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