AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2023) Youth justice in Australia 2021–22, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 June 2026.
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Of the 4,536 young people under youth justice supervision on an average day in 2021–22, most were male (81%) and supervised in the community (82%). Overall rates of supervision varied among the states and territories, from 5.8 per 10,000 in Victoria to 46 per 10,000 in the Northern Territory. Rates of supervision fell over the 5 years from 2017–18 to 2021–22 for community-based supervision and detention.
On an average day in 2021–22, 4,536 young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision
82% of young people under supervision on an average day were supervised in the community and the remainder in detention
The number of young people under supervision on an average day fell by 18% between 2017–18 and 2021–22
