Rates

On an average night in the June quarter 2022, the rate of young people aged 10–17 in detention was 2.8 per 10,000. This is lower than in the June quarter 2018, where the rate was 3.4 per 10,000 and at its highest in the 4-year period. The June quarter 2022 rate was slightly higher than the June quarter 2021 (2.6 per 10,000). The rate was at its lowest in the September quarter 2020, at 2.3 per 10,000 (Table S18).

The rate for those young people aged 14–17 in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2022 was 5.4 per 10,000. Similar to those aged 10–17, this was down from the rate in the June quarter 2018 (6.5 per 10,000) but slightly higher than the rate in the June quarter 2021 (5.1 per 10,000). The rate was at its lowest in the September quarter 2020 at 4.5 per 10,000 (Figure 2.2).

For those aged 10–13, the rate of young people in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2022 was 0.3 per 10,000. This was slightly lower than in the June quarter 2018 where the rate of 0.4 per 10,000 (Figure 2.2).

Figure 2.2: Young people aged 10–17 in detention on an average night, Australia, June quarter 2018 to June quarter 2022 (rate)

This line graph shows 3 lines representing the rate of young people per 10,000 aged 10–13, 14–17 and 10–17 in detention on an average night in each quarter, across the 4-year period. Overall, the rate for those aged 14–17 and 10–17 fluctuated over the 4-year period, with a low in the September quarter 2020 and a decline overall. However, the rates for those aged 10–13 remained steady over the four-year period.

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