Latest findings
On an average night in the June quarter 2022, 818 young people were in detention
Most (81%) young people in detention were aged 14–17, the remainder were aged 10–13 (5%) or 18 and over (13%)
More than half (56%) of all young people in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2022 were Indigenous
53% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 interacted with the child protection system in the last 5 years
28% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 interacted with the child protection system in the same year
23% of those under youth justice supervision in 2020–21 had been on a care and protection order in the last 5 years