Youth justice supervision history

About 9 in 10 (89%) young people who were supervised during 2024–25 had been under community-based supervision at some time during their supervision history (either during 2024–25 or in a previous year) (Figure 8.3). More than two-thirds (72%) had spent time in detention. 

About 3 in 5 (61%) young people under supervision during 2024–25 had been under both community-based supervision and in detention at some time during their supervision history. 

About 3 in 10 (28%) had been under community‑based supervision only, and 11% had been only in detention (Tables S2b, S33k and S33o).

Among the states and territories, the proportion of young people supervised during 2024–25 who had been:

  • under community-based supervision at some point during their supervision history ranged from 74% in New South Wales to 99% in the Northern Territory 
  • in detention ranged from 46% in Tasmania to 86% in the Australian Capital Territory (Figure 8.3).

Figure 8.3: Young people under supervision during the year, by supervision history, and state and territory, 2024–25

An interactive chart shows that a supervision history containing community-based supervision was more common than detention in all states and territories, except New South Wales.

An interactive chart shows that a supervision history containing community-based supervision was more common than detention in all states and territories, except New South Wales.

Notes 

  1. Numerators are the number of young people who had a supervision history containing any type of community-based supervision 
     (Table S33c) or detention (Table S33g), by state and territory. Denominators are the number of young people under supervision 
     during the year, by state and territory (Table S2b). 
  2. Supervision history was not available for all young people under supervision (see Appendix 1).

Source: tables S2b, S33c and S33g.

Similar proportions of males and females under youth justice supervision during 2024–25 had been under community-based supervision at some point during their supervision history (89% and 87%, respectively). Males (73%) were slightly more likely than females (67%) to have previously been in detention (Tables S2b, S33c and S33g).

More than 9 in 10 (91%) First Nations young people under supervision in 2024–25 had been under community-based supervision at some time during their supervision history (Tables S2b and S33c) and three-quarters (75%) had a supervision history containing any type of detention (Tables S2b and S33g). 

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