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Indigenous young people in the juvenile justice system
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Topic: Youth justice
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2012) Indigenous young people in the juvenile justice system, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 6 June 2026.
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Although only about 5% of young Australians are Indigenous, almost 2 in 5 (39%) of those under juvenile justice supervision on an average day in 2010-11 were Indigenous. There were 2,820 Indigenous young people under supervision on an average day and 5,195 during the year. Indigenous young people first entered supervision at younger ages than non-Indigenous young people, on average, and spent longer under supervision during the year.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-369-5
- Cat. no: AUS 164
- Pages: 32
Findings from this report:
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39% of those under juvenile justice supervision on an average day in 2010-11 were Indigenous
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14–16% of Indigenous young people born from 1990–91 to 1992–93 experienced youth justice supervision when aged 10–17
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Indigenous young people first entered supervision at younger ages than non-Indigenous young people, on average
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Indigenous young people spent longer under supervision during 2010–11 than non-Indigenous young people, on average