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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

March Quarter 2022

Released

9/06/2022

Key statistics

Persons in custody were 40,330, reaching its lowest level since December quarter 2016
Sentenced prisoners decreased by 6% (1,534) since the December quarter 2021, down to 25,331
Community service orders decreased by 2% (316) since the December quarter 2021, down to 12,519

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

Persons in custody

There were 40,330 (average daily number) prisoners, down from:

40,862 in the December quarter 2021
42,633 in the March quarter 2021

Of the 40,330 prisoners, there were:

12,317 in New South Wales, up 1% for the quarter
9,149 in Queensland, down 6%
6,659 in Victoria, stable
6,304 in Western Australia, down 1%
2,998 in South Australia, down 1%
1,881 in the Northern Territory, up 3%
644 in Tasmania, up 1%
379 in the Australia Capital Territory, down 3%

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

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(a) Based on average daily number

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 201 persons per 100,000 adult population, down from:

204 persons in the December quarter 2021
213 persons in the March quarter 2021

The imprisonment rate per 100,000 adult population was:

1,020 persons for the Northern Territory, up 3% for the quarter
305 for Western Australia, down 1%
226 for Queensland, down 7%
214 for South Australia, down 1%
193 for New South Wales, up 1%
150 for Tasmania, up 1%
128 for Victoria, up 1%
114 for the Australian Capital Territory, down 3%

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2021, Dec 2021 and Mar 2022
	Mar Qtr 2021	Dec Qtr 2021	Mar Qtr 2022
NSW	205.6	190.6	192.8
Vic.	136.7	126.8	127.5
Qld	243.2	242.6	226.4
SA	221.2	215.5	213.6
WA	325	309.2	304.7
Tas.	145.2	149.2	150.1
NT	985.7	993.5	1,019.6
ACT	120.3	116.8	113.5
Aust.	212.9	203.6	201

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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% (37,341) were male
7% (2,989) were female

Of all male prisoners:

31% (11,500) were in New South Wales
22% (8,326) were in Queensland
17% (6,303) were in Victoria

Of all female prisoners:

28% (822) were in Queensland
27% (817) were in New South Wales
20% (588) were in Western Australia

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 380 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 384 persons last quarter.

The imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 29 persons per 100,000 adult female population, down from 30 persons last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (33,986) were in secure custody
16% (6,344) were in open custody

Legal status

37% (14,884) of the 40,322 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced, up from:

14,250 in the December quarter 2021
14,559 in the March quarter 2021

Of all unsentenced prisoners:

32% (4,729) were in New South Wales
20% (3,047) were in Queensland
19% (2,833) were in Victoria

63% (25,331) of the 40,322 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced, down from:

26,865 in the December quarter 2021
27,709 in the March quarter 2021

Of all sentenced prisoners:

30% (7,580) were in New South Wales
24% (6,074) were in Queensland
17% (4,374) were in Western Australia

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

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

There were 12,566 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, down from:

12,624 in the December quarter 2021
12,886 in the March quarter 2021

Of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners:

27% (3,413) were in New South Wales, 26% (3,290) were in Queensland, and 20% (2,541) were in Western Australia
91% (11,410) were male
61% (7,613) were sentenced

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,269 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, down from:

2,325 in the December quarter 2021
2,373 in the March quarter 2021

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

3,598 for Western Australia, down 1% for the quarter
3,033 for the Northern Territory, up 4%
2,465 for South Australia, up 4%
2,158 for Queensland, down 9%
1,884 for New South Wales, down 1%
1,747 for Victoria, stable
1,714 for the Australia Capital Territory, down 5%
793 for Tasmania, down 2%

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 4,180 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, down from 4,277 persons last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 411 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, down from 414 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2021, Dec 2021 and Mar 2022
	Mar Qtr 2021	Dec Qtr 2021	Mar Qtr 2022
NSW	1,982.8	1,895.9	1,884.2
Vic.	1,894.2	1,753.6	1,747.4
Qld	2,284.5	2,362.8	2,157.5
SA	2,642.8	2,379.1	2,465.4
WA	3,820	3,647	3,597.8
Tas.	712.9	805.7	793.2
NT	2,892.1	2,914.2	3,032.6
ACT	1,804.8	1,810.5	1,713.6
Aust.	2,373.3	2,325	2,268.9

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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 1,099 federal sentenced prisoners, down from:

1,128 in the December quarter 2021
1,126 in the March quarter 2021

77% (848) of all federal sentenced prisoners were held in New South Wales or Victoria.

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 14,829, down from:

15,094 in the December quarter 2021
16,481 in the March quarter 2021

Of all prisoner receptions:

29% (4,296) were in New South Wales, 22% (3,324) were in Queensland, and 18% (2,647) were in Victoria
88% (13,014) were male
78% (11,620) were unsentenced

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Mar 2017 to Mar 2022
	Receptions
Mar Qtr 2017	16,842
Jun Qtr 2017	15,932
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

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 14,498, down from:

16,648 in the December quarter 2021
15,346 in the March quarter 2021

Of all prisoner releases:

28% (4,105) were in New South Wales, 24% (3,475) were in Queensland, and 17% (2,519) were in Victoria
88% (12,715) were male
58% (8,380) were sentenced

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

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 78,928 persons serving CBC orders:

down from 79,869 in the December quarter 2021
up from 77,529 in the March quarter 2021

Of all persons serving CBC orders, there were:

34,265 in New South Wales, down 3% for the quarter
19,992 in Queensland, up 1%
9,408 in Victoria, up 1%
5,735 in Western Australia, down 2%
5,244 in South Australia, down 1%
2,131 in Tasmania, up 1%
1,213 in the Northern Territory, down 1%
939 in the Australian Capital Territory, up 1%

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

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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 393 persons per 100,000 adult population:

down from 398 persons in the December quarter 2021
up from 387 persons in the March quarter 2021

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

658 persons for the Northern Territory, down 1% for the quarter
536 for New South Wales, down 3%
497 for Tasmania, up 1%
495 for Queensland, stable
374 for South Australia, down 1%
282 for the Australian Capital Territory, up 2%
277 for Western Australia, down 2%
180 for Victoria, up 2%

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Mar 2021, Dec 2021 and Mar 2022
	Mar Qtr 2021	Dec Qtr 2021	Mar Qtr 2022
NSW	558.4	552.3	536.3
Vic.	159.1	177.4	180.2
Qld	455.1	492.5	494.8
SA	371.3	378	373.7
WA	286.5	283.9	277.2
Tas.	457.7	493.7	496.9
NT	680.4	665.8	657.6
ACT	316.3	276.9	281.5
Aust.	387.1	398	393.3

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

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (63,751) were male
19% (15,144) were female

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 648 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 654 persons last quarter.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 148 persons per 100,000 adult female population, down from 152 persons last quarter.

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

There were 18,506 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders:

down from 18,600 in the December quarter 2021
up from 17,459 in the March quarter 2021

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

43% (7,902) were in New South Wales
30% (5,521) were in Queensland
9% (1,693) were in Western Australia

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

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

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 54,219 Sentenced probation orders:

down from 55,255 in the December quarter 2021
up from 53,562 in the March quarter 2021

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Mar 2017 to Mar 2022
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2017	40,734
Jun Qtr 2017	41,156
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

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

There were 18,267 Parole orders, up from:

18,233 in the December quarter 2021
17,451 in the March quarter 2021

Average number of Parole orders(a), Mar 2017 to Mar 2022
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2017	14,661
Jun Qtr 2017	14,741
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

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

There were 12,519 Community service orders, down from:

12,835 in the December quarter 2021
12,688 in the March quarter 2021

Average number of Community services orders(a), Mar 2017 to Mar 2022
	Orders
Mar Qtr 2017	10,735
Jun Qtr 2017	10,850
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

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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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This release previously used catalogue number 4512.0.

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