Prison Brief for Australia
Print version| Country | AUSTRALIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Justice and Customs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
29,317
at 30.6.2009 (Australian Bureau of Statistics) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
134
based on an estimated national population of 21.87 million at end of June 2009 (Australian Bureau of Statistics) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
21.8%
(30.6.2009) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
7.2%
(30.6.2009) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.1%
(30.6.2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
19.3%
(30.6.2009 - prisoners born outside Australia) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
124
(2004 - 81 government operated prisons, 7 privately operated prisons, 4 government operated community custodial facilities, 5 privately operated community custodial facilities, 15 court cell centres, 12 periodic detention centres) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 20,503
(30.6.2000) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
105.9%
(30.6.2000) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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