Youth justice in Australia 2018–19
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Topic: Youth justice
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2020) Youth justice in Australia 2018–19, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 June 2026.
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Of the 5,694 young people under youth justice supervision on an average day in 2018–19, most were male (80%) and supervised in the community (84%). Overall rates of supervision varied among the states and territories, from 11 per 10,000 in Victoria to 61 per 10,000 in the Northern Territory. Supervision fell over the 5 years from 2014–15 to 2018–19 for community-based supervision, however rose for detention.
COVID-19
This release covers data up to 30 June 2019, preceding COVID-19.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-671-7
- Cat. no: JUV 132
- Pages: 58
Findings from this report:
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On an average day in 2018–19, 5,694 young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision.
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Of young people under supervision on an average day, 84% were supervised in the community and 17% were in detention.
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Indigenous young people aged 10–17 made up 50% of those under youth justice supervision.
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63% of young people in detention were unsentenced – that is, awaiting the outcome of their legal matter or sentencing.