Youth justice in Australia 2013–14

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Release Date: 29 Apr 2015

Topic: Youth justice

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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2015) Youth justice in Australia 2013–14, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.

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There were 6,100 young people under youth justice supervision in Australia on an average day in 2013–14, due to their involvement, or alleged involvement, in crime. This number has fallen from about 6,400 in 2012–13. Most (85%) of these young people were supervised in the community and the remainder were in detention. Young people spent 26 weeks, on average, under supervision during the year.

ISSN: 1446-9820
ISBN: 978-1-74249-698-6
Cat. no: AUS 188
Pages: 24

Findings from this report:

About 6,100 young people were under youth justice supervision on an average day in 2013–14
There were 23 young people per 10,000 aged 10–17 under supervision on an average day, or 1 in every 433 young people
85% of those under supervision on an average day were supervised in the community, and the remainder in detention
82% of young people under supervision on an average day were male

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The following tables provide a guide to the range and location of information available in the supplementary data tables.

Index of supplementary data tables
Characteristic	Population All young people under supervision	Population Community-based supervision	Population Detention
Age, sex, Indigenous status	S1-S7	S36-S42	S74-S80
Trends	S8-S18	S43-S55	S81-S93
First supervision	S19-S20	S56-S57	S94-S97
Remoteness	S21-S22	S58-S59	S98-S99
Socioeconomic status of usual residence	S23-S24	S60-S61	S100-S101
Number of orders/supervision periods	S25-S28	S62-S64	-
Time under supervision/supervision history	S29-S35	S65-S73	S102-S104
Receptions/releases	-	-	S105-S108
Legal status	-	-	S109-S113
Detention type	-	-	S114-S127

Index of jurisdiction-specific supplementary tables
State/territory	Age group Supervision type	Age group All ages	Age group 10-17
New South Wales	All	S128a	S129a
	Community-based	S128b	S129b
	Detention	S128c	S129c
Victoria	All	S130a	S131a
	Community-based	S130b	S131b
	Detention	S130c	S131c
Queensland	All	S132a	S133a
	Community-based	S132b	S133b
	Detention	S132c	S133c
Western Australia	All	S134a	S135a
	Community-based	S134b	S135b
	Detention	S134c	S135c
South Australia	All	S136a	S137a
	Community-based	S136b	S137b
	Detention	S136c	S137c
Tasmania	All	S138a	S139a
	Community-based	S138b	S139b
	Detention	S138c	S139c
Australian Capital Territory	All	S140a	S141a
	Community-based	S140b	S141b
	Detention	S140c	S141c
Northern Territory	All	S142a	S143a
	Community-based	S142b	S143b
	Detention	S142c	S143c

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