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Target 11

Target 11: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are not overrepresented in the criminal justice system

By 2031, reduce the rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (10-17 years) in detention by at least 30 per cent.

Description



  • Rate (per 10,000) of First Nations Australian young people (10-17 years) in detention

  • Rate (per 10,000) of non-Indigenous Australian young people (10-17 years) in detention.


Data period



  • 2021-22

  • 2020-21

  • 2019-20

  • 2018-19

  • 2017-18

  • 2016-17

  • 2015-16

  • 2014-15

  • 2013-14

  • 2012-13

  • 2011-12.


Data source


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset (YJ NMDS), via the Australian Government Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area11 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Rate numerator based on average daily number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 10–17 years in supervised youth detention. Average daily numbers are calculated by summing the number of days each young person spends under supervision during the year (irrespective of age) and dividing this total by the number of days in the same year.

  • Data includes unsentenced (remanded in custody) and sentenced detention, under the supervision of youth justice agencies.

  • Age is calculated based on the age a young person is each day that they are under supervision. If a young person changes age during a period of supervision, then the average daily number under supervision will reflect this.

  • The numerator is calculated by summing the number of days each young person spends in detention during the financial year and dividing this total by the number of days in the financial year reporting period. Number of young people on an average day may not sum to total due to rounding.

  • Rates are calculated from unrounded numbers of young people on an average day.

  • The relevant population is calculated for December (of the reference period) based on the average of two ABS June estimates of the ERP (based on the ABS Series B projections).


Reference material


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (2023a), Youth Justice, AIHW website, accessed 17 November 2023.  


AIHW (2023b), Youth Justice in Australia 2021-22, AIHW website, accessed 17 November 2023. 


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 11, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description



  • Rate (per 10,000) of First Nations young people (10-13 years) in detention

  • Rate (per 10,000) of First Nations young people (14-17 years) in detention.


Data period



  • 2021-22.


Data source


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset (YJ NMDS), via the Australian Government Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area11 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Rate numerator based on average daily number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in each age group in supervised youth detention. Average daily numbers are calculated by summing the number of days each young person spends under supervision during the year (irrespective of age) and dividing this total by the number of days in the same year.

  • Data includes unsentenced (remanded in custody) and sentenced detention, under the supervision of youth justice agencies.

  • Age is calculated based on the age a young person is each day that they are under supervision. If a young person changes age during a period of supervision, then the average daily number under supervision will reflect this.

  • The numerator is calculated by summing the number of days each young person spends in detention during the financial year and dividing this total by the number of days in the financial year reporting period. Number of young people on an average day may not sum to total due to rounding.

  • Rates are calculated from unrounded numbers of young people on an average day.

  • The relevant population is calculated for December (of the reference period) based on the average of two ABS June estimates of the ERP (based on the ABS Series B projections).


Reference material


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (2023a), Youth Justice, AIHW website, accessed 17 November 2023. 


AIHW (2023b), Youth Justice in Australia 2021-22, AIHW website, accessed 17 November 2023. 


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 11, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description



  • Rate (per 10,000) of First Nations young males (10-17 years) in detention

  • Rate (per 10,000) of First Nations young females (10-17 years) in detention.


Data period



  • 2021-22.


Data source


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Youth Justice National Minimum Dataset (YJ NMDS), via the Australian Government Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area11 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Rate numerator based on average daily number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 10–17 years in supervised youth detention. Average daily numbers are calculated by summing the number of days each young person spends under supervision during the year (irrespective of age) and dividing this total by the number of days in the same year.

  • Data includes unsentenced (remanded in custody) and sentenced detention, under the supervision of youth justice agencies.

  • Age is calculated based on the age a young person is each day that they are under supervision. If a young person changes age during a period of supervision, then the average daily number under supervision will reflect this.

  • The numerator is calculated by summing the number of days each young person spends in detention during the financial year and dividing this total by the number of days in the financial year reporting period. Number of young people on an average day may not sum to total due to rounding.

  • Rates are calculated from unrounded numbers of young people on an average day.

  • The relevant population is calculated for December (of the reference period) based on the average of two ABS June estimates of the ERP (based on the ABS Series B projections).


Reference material


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (2023a), Youth Justice, AIHW website, accessed 17 November 2023. 


AIHW (2023b), Youth Justice in Australia 2021-22, AIHW website, accessed 17 November 2023. 


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 11, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.