Youth justice in Australia 2019–20
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Topic: Youth justice
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2021) Youth justice in Australia 2019–20, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 June 2026.
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Of the 5,323 young people under youth justice supervision on an average day in 2019–20, most were male (80%) and supervised in the community (84%). Overall rates of supervision varied among the states and territories, from 9.0 per 10,000 in Victoria to 50 per 10,000 in the Northern Territory. Rates of supervision fell over the 5 years from 2015–16 to 2019–20 for community-based supervision and detention.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-830-8
- Cat. no: JUV 134
- Pages: 65
Findings from this report:
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On an average day in 2019–20, 5,323 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 16% were in detention
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The number of young people under supervision on an average day fell by 4% between 2015–16 and 2019–20
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Indigenous young people made up 50% of those aged 10–17 under youth justice supervision on an average day