Young people aged 10–13 in detention
Young people aged 10–13 in detention
A very small number of young people aged 10–13 were in detention. This number has increased – from 31 in the June quarter 2020 to 38 in the June quarter 2024.
The rate of young people aged 10–13 in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2024 was 0.3 per 10,000. For First Nations young people aged 10–13 the rate was 3.7 per 10,000 and for young non-Indigenous Australians the rate was 0.1 per 10,000.
Of First Nations young people in detention, 6.2% were aged 10–13. The proportion of non-Indigenous young people in detention aged 10–13 was lower (2.0%).
For more information see Trends in detention and The age of First Nations young people in detention.