Corrective Services, Australia

Latest release

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

Reference period

March Quarter 2025

Released

12/06/2025

Key statistics

In the March quarter 2025:

there were 46,081 persons in custody, up 4% (1,819 persons) from December quarter 2024 and 6% (2,776 persons) from the March quarter 2024
unsentenced prisoners increased by 8% (1,345 persons) from the December quarter 2024 to 19,119 persons
there were 81,779 persons serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, down 1% (1,053 persons) from the December quarter 2024.

Persons in custody

There were 46,081 prisoners (average daily number), up:

4% from 44,262 in the December quarter 2024
6% from 43,305 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of persons in custody(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Prisoners
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
Mar Qtr 2023	41,833
Jun Qtr 2023	42,204
Sep Qtr 2023	42,215
Dec Qtr 2023	42,274
Mar Qtr 2024	43,305
Jun Qtr 2024	44,051
Sep Qtr 2024	44,316
Dec Qtr 2024	44,262
Mar Qtr 2025	46,081

Average number of persons in custody(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 214 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from:

207 persons in the December quarter 2024
206 persons in the March quarter 2024.

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025
	Mar Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025
NSW	187.8	190.7	196.9
Vic.	116.8	107.3	111.3
Qld	250.2	247.6	254.5
SA	219.2	223.6	227.6
WA	322.3	339.8	354.8
Tas.	164.7	168.5	166.6
NT	1,160.5	1,238.0	1,381.6
ACT	106.4	107.3	108.9
Aust.	205.7	206.8	214.3

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025

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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:

92% (42,399) were male
8% (3,680) were female.

The imprisonment rate for:

males was 401 per 100,000 adult male population, up from 388 last quarter
females was 34 per 100,000 adult female population, up from 32 last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (38,817) were in secure custody
16% (7,264) were in open custody.

Legal status

26,503 (58%) of the 45,716 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced:

down slightly from 26,530 in the December quarter 2024
up 2% from 26,020 in the March quarter 2024.

19,119 (42%) of the 45,716 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced, up:

8% from 17,774 in the December quarter 2024
13% from 16,903 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Unsentenced prisoners
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
Mar Qtr 2023	16,158
Jun Qtr 2023	16,348
Sep Qtr 2023	16,182
Dec Qtr 2023	16,131
Mar Qtr 2024	16,903
Jun Qtr 2024	17,625
Sep Qtr 2024	17,856
Dec Qtr 2024	17,774
Mar Qtr 2025	19,119

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in custody

There were 16,876 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, up:

6% from 15,901 in the December quarter 2024
12% from 15,070 in the March quarter 2024.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners accounted for 37% of all persons in custody.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,559 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,474 in the December quarter 2024
2,345 in the March quarter 2024.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for:

males was 4,653 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population, up from 4,518 last quarter
females was 511 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population, up from 477 last quarter.

Note that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate time series in this publication has been revised. See the Methodology for more information.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025
	Mar Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025
NSW	1,727.3	1,843.4	1,886.6
Vic.	1,574.0	1,495.8	1,518.4
Qld	2,366.1	2,400.2	2,443.8
SA	2,493.7	2,648.5	2,703.5
WA	4,035.5	4,440.3	4,623.5
Tas.	803.3	829.3	814.8
NT	3,679.1	3,994.5	4,399.4
ACT	1,656.4	1,812.6	1,826.1
Aust.	2,344.9	2,474.1	2,558.9

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025

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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 persons in custody

There were 1,236 federal sentenced prisoners, up:

5% from 1,172 in the December quarter 2024
10% from 1,124 in the March quarter 2024.

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 19,115, up:

1% from 18,968 in the December quarter 2024
6% from 18,030 in the March quarter 2024.

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Receptions
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
Mar Qtr 2023	17,336
Jun Qtr 2023	16,504
Sep Qtr 2023	17,200
Dec Qtr 2023	17,260
Mar Qtr 2024	18,030
Jun Qtr 2024	17,854
Sep Qtr 2024	18,093
Dec Qtr 2024	18,968
Mar Qtr 2025	19,115

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 17,511:

down 5% from 18,390 in the December quarter 2024
up 5% from 16,709 in the March quarter 2024.

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Releases
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
Mar Qtr 2023	16,155
Jun Qtr 2023	16,511
Sep Qtr 2023	16,779
Dec Qtr 2023	17,278
Mar Qtr 2024	16,709
Jun Qtr 2024	17,093
Sep Qtr 2024	18,320
Dec Qtr 2024	18,390
Mar Qtr 2025	17,511

Number of prisoner releases(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 81,779 persons serving CBC orders:

down 1% from 82,832 in the December quarter 2024
up 1% from 81,081 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Persons
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
Mar Qtr 2023	79,342
Jun Qtr 2023	79,984
Sep Qtr 2023	81,348
Dec Qtr 2023	81,760
Mar Qtr 2024	81,081
Jun Qtr 2024	80,987
Sep Qtr 2024	81,958
Dec Qtr 2024	82,832
Mar Qtr 2025	81,779

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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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 380 persons per 100,000 adult population, down from:

387 in the December quarter 2024
385 in the March quarter 2024.

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025
	Mar Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025
NSW	547.9	556.0	548.1
Vic.	191.3	169.0	157.8
Qld	435.2	439.3	428.5
SA	375.2	398.9	405.6
WA	276.0	284.1	289.3
Tas.	423.0	447.2	460.0
NT	740.8	870.4	855.5
ACT	221.7	231.5	223.0
Aust.	385.2	386.9	380.3

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025

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

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

80% (65,775) were male
20% (15,977) were female

The rate of persons serving CBC orders for:

males was 622 per 100,000 adult male population, down from 633 last quarter
females was 146 per 100,000 adult female population, down from 149 last quarter.

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 56,781 Sentenced probation orders:

down 2% from 57,789 in the December quarter 2024
up slightly from 56,622 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Orders
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
Mar Qtr 2023	54,809
Jun Qtr 2023	55,618
Sep Qtr 2023	56,725
Dec Qtr 2023	57,175
Mar Qtr 2024	56,622
Jun Qtr 2024	56,527
Sep Qtr 2024	57,238
Dec Qtr 2024	57,789
Mar Qtr 2025	56,781

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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

There were 17,899 Parole orders:

stable since the December quarter 2024
up 4% from 17,214 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of Parole orders(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Orders
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
Mar Qtr 2023	17,666
Jun Qtr 2023	17,317
Sep Qtr 2023	17,413
Dec Qtr 2023	17,538
Mar Qtr 2024	17,214
Jun Qtr 2024	17,097
Sep Qtr 2024	17,395
Dec Qtr 2024	17,899
Mar Qtr 2025	17,899

Average number of Parole orders(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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

There were 12,803 Community service orders, down:

1% from 12,986 in the December quarter 2024
slightly from 12,856 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of Community services orders(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Orders
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
Mar Qtr 2023	12,429
Jun Qtr 2023	12,571
Sep Qtr 2023	12,881
Dec Qtr 2023	12,914
Mar Qtr 2024	12,856
Jun Qtr 2024	12,843
Sep Qtr 2024	12,887
Dec Qtr 2024	12,986
Mar Qtr 2025	12,803

Average number of Community services orders(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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

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

There were 21,913 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders:

down 1% from 22,148 in the December quarter 2024
up 5% from 20,790 in the March quarter 2024.

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
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
Mar Qtr 2023	19,060
Jun Qtr 2023	19,561
Sep Qtr 2023	20,186
Dec Qtr 2023	20,735
Mar Qtr 2024	20,790
Jun Qtr 2024	21,106
Sep Qtr 2024	21,701
Dec Qtr 2024	22,148
Mar Qtr 2025	21,913

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Mar 2020 to Mar 2025

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

Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections

Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections have been added to this publication for the first time.

The rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders was 3,323 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population:

down from 3,446 in the December quarter 2024
up from 3,235 in the March quarter 2024.

The rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders for:

males was 4,988 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population, down from 5,177 last quarter
females was 1,694 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population, down from 1,754 last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025
	Mar Qtr 2024	Dec Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025
NSW	4,160.9	4,367.7	4,247.2
Vic.	1,760.2	1,645.0	1,489.7
Qld	3,085.2	3,360.0	3,190.1
SA	3,689.8	4,158.9	4,085.2
WA	2,983.5	3,023.0	2,954.1
Tas.	1,766.3	1,998.3	2,003.0
NT	2,179.6	2,633.0	2,536.7
ACT	2,441.2	2,421.5	2,168.9
Aust.	3,234.8	3,446.2	3,322.7

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2024, Dec 2024 and Mar 2025

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population persons for the state/territory of interest.

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

There were 15,033 Sentenced probation orders:

down 1% from 15,226 in the December quarter 2024
up 6% from 14,223 in the March quarter 2024.

There were 5,349 Parole orders, up:

slightly from 5,340 in the December quarter 2024
10% from 4,854 in the March quarter 2024.

There were 2,936 Community service orders, down:

2% from 2,989 in the December quarter 2024
3% from 3,038 in the March quarter 2024.

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Methodology

Scope

Persons held in adult corrective services custody or who are serving adult community-based orders in Australia during the reference period. Excludes persons unlawfully absent or in legal custody transferred to another agency.

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Source

Administrative records created and maintained by the state and territory corrective services agencies and Australian Government Attorney-General's Department.

Collection method

Administrative data collected quarterly from state and territory corrective services agencies and Australian Government Attorney-General's Department.

Concepts, sources and methods

Not applicable for this release.

History of changes

Rates revised for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons from 2022 onwards due to new population estimates and projections.

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Key statistics

Persons in custody

Imprisonment rates

Sex

Type of custody

Legal status

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in custody

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

Federal sentenced persons in custody

Prisoner receptions

Prisoner releases

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

Sex

Type of community-based corrections orders

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

Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections

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

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