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

June Quarter 2025

Released

18/09/2025

Release date and time

18/09/2025 11:30am AEST

Key statistics

In the June quarter 2025:

there were 46,919 persons in custody, up 2% (838 persons) from March quarter 2025 and 7% (2,868 persons) from the June quarter 2024
unsentenced prisoners increased by 4% (745 persons) from the March quarter 2025 to 19,864 persons
the imprisonment rate was 217 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from 214 persons in the March quarter 2025.

Persons in custody

There were 46,919 prisoners (average daily number), up:

2% from 46,081 in the March quarter 2025
7% from 44,051 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of persons in custody(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Prisoners
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
Jun Qtr 2025	46,919

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

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 217 persons per 100,000 adult population, up from:

214 persons in the March quarter 2025
208 persons in the June quarter 2024.

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Jun 2024, Mar 2025 and Jun 2025
	Jun Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025	Jun Qtr 2025
NSW	193.3	196.9	196.9
Vic.	110.4	111.3	116.7
Qld	252.0	254.5	255.6
SA	224.2	227.6	227.0
WA	333.7	354.8	359.9
Tas.	168.9	166.6	170.2
NT	1,150.8	1,381.6	1,410.9
ACT	111.4	108.9	111.1
Aust.	207.9	214.3	217.3

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Jun 2024, Mar 2025 and Jun 2025

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

Sex

Of all prisoners:

92% (43,108) were male
8% (3,810) were female.

The imprisonment rate for:

males was 406 per 100,000 adult male population, up from 401 last quarter
females was 35 per 100,000 adult female population, up from 34 last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

85% (39,834) were in secure custody
15% (7,086) were in open custody.

Legal status

26,822 (57%) of the 46,776 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced, up:

1% from 26,503 in the March quarter 2025
2% from 26,195 in the June quarter 2024.

19,864 (42%) of the 46,776 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced, up:

4% from 19,119 in the March quarter 2025
13% from 17,625 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Unsentenced prisoners
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
Jun Qtr 2025	19,864

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 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 17,158 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, up:

2% from 16,876 in the March quarter 2025
11% from 15,424 in the June 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 2,602 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,559 in the March quarter 2025
2,400 in the June quarter 2024.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for:

males was 4,715 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population, up from 4,653 last quarter
females was 535 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population, up from 511 last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), by states and territories, Jun 2024, Mar 2025 and Jun 2025
	Jun Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025	Jun Qtr 2025
NSW	1,794.2	1,886.6	1,913.2
Vic.	1,440.1	1,518.4	1,643.2
Qld	2,394.2	2,443.8	2,442.3
SA	2,565.7	2,703.5	2,612.7
WA	4,264.3	4,623.5	4,690.1
Tas.	841.0	814.8	897.4
NT	3,678.1	4,399.4	4,602.7
ACT	1,848.9	1,826.1	1,918.8
Aust.	2,399.8	2,558.9	2,601.6

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

["","Jun Qtr 2024","Mar Qtr 2025","Jun Qtr 2025"]

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

(b) Note that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate time series was revised in the March 2025 edition of Corrective Services, Australia due to the release of new population estimates and projections. See the Methodology for more information.

Federal sentenced persons in custody

There were 1,255 federal sentenced prisoners, up:

2% from 1,236 in the March quarter 2025
10% from 1,140 in the June quarter 2024.

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 18,864:

down 1% from 19,115 in the March quarter 2025
up 6% from 17,854 in the June quarter 2024.

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Receptions
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
Jun Qtr 2025	18,864

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

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 18,200, up:

4% from 17,511 in the March quarter 2025
6% from 17,093 in the June quarter 2024.

Number of prisoner releases(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Releases
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
Jun Qtr 2025	18,200

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

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 81,591 persons (first day of the month) serving CBC orders:

down slightly from 81,779 in the March quarter 2025
up 1% from 80,987 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Persons
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
Jun Qtr 2025	81,591

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 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 378 persons per 100,000 adult population, down from:

380 in the March quarter 2025
382 in the June quarter 2024.

Community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Jun 2024, Mar 2025 and Jun 2025
	Jun Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025	Jun Qtr 2025
NSW	545.6	548.1	542.7
Vic.	181.4	157.8	152.6
Qld	431.9	428.5	423.9
SA	378.9	405.6	413.4
WA	276.0	289.3	292.3
Tas.	434.5	460.0	479.9
NT	786.3	855.5	854.8
ACT	228.7	223.0	219.6
Aust.	382.3	380.3	377.8

Community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Jun 2024, Mar 2025 and Jun 2025

["","Jun Qtr 2024","Mar Qtr 2025","Jun Qtr 2025"]

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult population.

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (65,817) were male
19% (15,747) were female.

The rate of persons serving CBC orders for:

males was 620 per 100,000 adult male population, down from 622 last quarter
females was 144 per 100,000 adult female population, down from 146 last quarter.

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 56,241 Sentenced probation orders, down:

1% from 56,781 in the March quarter 2025
1% from 56,527 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Orders
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
Jun Qtr 2025	56,241

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

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

There were 18,007 Parole orders, up:

1% from 17,899 in the March quarter 2025
5% from 17,097 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of Parole orders(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Orders
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
Jun Qtr 2025	18,007

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

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

There were 12,767 Community service orders, down:

slightly from 12,803 in the March quarter 2025
1% from 12,843 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of Community services orders(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Orders
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
Jun Qtr 2025	12,767

Average number of Community services orders(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 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 21,995 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders, up:

slightly from 21,913 in the March quarter 2025
4% from 21,106 in the June quarter 2024.

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Jun 2020 to Jun 2025
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
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
Jun Qtr 2025	21,995

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

The rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders was 3,335 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population, up from:

3,323 in the March quarter 2025
3,284 in the June quarter 2024.

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

males was 5,018 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult male population, up from 4,988 last quarter
females was 1,689 per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult female population, down from 1,694 last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-based corrections rate(a), by states and territories, Jun 2024, Mar 2025 and Jun 2025
	Jun Qtr 2024	Mar Qtr 2025	Jun Qtr 2025
NSW	4,192.8	4,247.2	4,238.9
Vic.	1,671.9	1,489.7	1,452.5
Qld	3,163.0	3,190.1	3,205.8
SA	3,805.8	4,085.2	4,329.2
WA	2,986.9	2,954.1	2,988.9
Tas.	1,886.0	2,003.0	1,814.8
NT	2,337.6	2,536.7	2,567.0
ACT	2,470.8	2,168.9	2,259.9
Aust.	3,283.9	3,322.7	3,335.1

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

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(a) Rate per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

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

There were 14,917 Sentenced probation orders:

down 1% from 15,033 in the March quarter 2025
up 3% from 14,441 in the June quarter 2024.

There were 5,469 Parole orders, up:

2% from 5,349 in the March quarter 2025
11% from 4,934 in the June quarter 2024.

There were 2,843 Community service orders, down:

3% from 2,936 in the March quarter 2025
6% from 3,015 in the June quarter 2024.

Age standardised community-based corrections

The Age standardised community-based corrections data cube is included in the June quarter release each year. Data is presented by sex, Indigenous status and age as of 30 June.

Age standardisation is a statistical method that adjusts crude rates to account for age differences between study populations. The ABS recommends that age standardised rates be used when making comparisons between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous populations. Age standardised estimates are not required when making comparisons by age group (for example, 18–24 years).

The crude and the age standardised rates for persons serving community-based correction orders have been revised for the time period 2016 to 2024 due to the release of new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population estimates and projections. See the Methodology for more information.

Note that the data in the Age standardised community-based corrections data cube is not directly comparable to the first day of the month data (FDOM) used elsewhere in the publication.

On 30 June 2025:

there were 78,804 persons serving CBC orders, down from 78,979 persons in 2024
the age standardised rate was 396 persons per 100,000 adult population, down from 405 persons in 2024.

Community-based corrections age standardised rate(a), by states and territories, 2024 and 2025
	2024	2025
NSW	570.1	561.8
Vic.	179.9	157.7
Qld	478.8	460.4
SA	449.3	481.0
WA	290.4	309.1
Tas.	509.9	501.5
NT	770.4	727.8
ACT	228.5	219.2
Aust.	404.7	396.1

Community-based corrections age standardised rate(a), by states and territories, 2024 and 2025

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(a) Age standardised rates per 100,000 adult population as at 30 June.

The age standardised rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders in 2025 was 3,079 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult persons, up from 3,057 persons in 2024.

Age

For persons serving CBC orders, on 30 June 2025:

more than three in ten were aged 25 to 34 years (31%)
the crude rate was highest for persons aged 25 to 34 years, at 606 persons per 100,000 population.

Persons in community–based corrections rates, by age, 2024 and 2025
	2024	2025
18–24	457.1	432.1
25–34	635.7	606.2
35–44	615.2	600.2
45–54	403.0	412.2
55–64	144.9	156.1
65 and over	32.7	34.7

Persons in community–based corrections rates, by age, 2024 and 2025

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(a) Rate per 100,000 population in age group of interest at 30 June.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders:

more than one third were aged 25 to 34 years (37%)
the crude rate was highest for persons aged 35 to 44 years, at 5,055 persons per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
the crude rate increased for all age groups between 2024 and 2025, except for those aged 18 to 24 years.

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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.

Geography

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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

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History of changes

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Key statistics

Persons in custody

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Sex

Type of custody

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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

Age standardised community-based corrections

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