Appendix 2 - Data from state and territory governments on Indigenous prisoners/ detainees: Social Justice Report 2009
Social Justice Report 2009
Appendix 2: Data from state and territory governments on Indigenous
prisoners/ detainees
- 1 New South Wales
- 2 Queensland
- 3 South Australia
- 4 Western Australia
- 5 Northern Territory
- 6 Victoria
- 7 Tasmania
- 8 Australian Capital Territory
To determine where Indigenous prisoners and juvenile detainees come from I
requested assistance from each state and territory. I requested data showing the
breakdown of all Indigenous prisoners and juvenile detainees (sentenced and
remand) by the postcode of place usual address.
Data is reported for the top 10 locations with the highest number of
Indigenous prisoners/ juvenile detainees. The way data is reported varies across
the jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions use a snap shot point in time analysis
while others report for a specified period. When reporting on a specified time
period it can is possible for an individual to be counted twice in the period if
they have multiple receptions into custody.
The reporting areas also vary across jurisdictions. Some are given at the
postcode level, others in Australian Bureau of Statistics subdivision, or Local
Government Area.
1 New South Wales
The daily average number of Indigenous prisoners for May 2009 was 2,390, with
1,763.6 on remand, 544.5 sentenced and 82 serving period detention. This was the
highest monthly average in the period from July 2007- May 2009.
|
Table 1: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner locations,
NSW- Snap shot data from 30 June 2008 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (ABS statistical subdivision)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Inner Sydney
|
56
|
142
|
198
|
|
2
|
Blacktown
|
41
|
104
|
145
|
|
3
|
Central Macquarie (area around Dubbo, western NSW)
|
35
|
104
|
139
|
|
4
|
Hastings (mid north coast)
|
30
|
98
|
128
|
|
5
|
Newcastle
|
19
|
96
|
115
|
|
6
|
Gosford-Wyong
|
10
|
63
|
73
|
|
7
|
Bathurst Orange
|
15
|
57
|
72
|
|
8
|
Fairfield-Liverpool
|
17
|
52
|
69
|
|
8
|
Wollongong
|
15
|
54
|
69
|
|
9
|
Northern Slopes (area around Tamworth including Gwydir, Inverell, Gunnedah,
Quirindi) |
7
|
61
|
68
|
|
10
|
North Central Plain ( area around Moree to Narrabri)
|
18
|
47
|
65
|
The total number of Indigenous young people in custody
between 1 July and 30 June 2009 was 1,440, with 526 serving a control order and
1,351 on remand.
|
Table 2: Top 10 Indigenous juvenile detainee
locations, NSW- Data from 1 July 2007- 30 June 2009 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (postcode)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
2770- including Mt Druitt, Bidwill, Hebersham, Tregar
|
77
|
16
|
93
|
|
2
|
2830- Dubbo
|
24
|
52
|
77
|
|
3
|
2440- Kempsey
|
23
|
42
|
65
|
|
4
|
2840- Bourke
|
25
|
37
|
62
|
|
5
|
2650- Wagga Wagga
|
10
|
33
|
43
|
|
6
|
2350-Armidale
|
17
|
25
|
42
|
|
7
|
2480- Lismore
|
12
|
28
|
40
|
|
8
|
2839- Brewarrina
|
15
|
21
|
36
|
|
9
|
2800-Orange
|
13
|
22
|
35
|
|
9
|
2767-including Doonside, Woodcroft
|
11
|
24
|
35
|
|
10
|
2795- Bathurst
|
11
|
22
|
33
|
2 Queensland
| Table 3: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner locations, QLD- Data from 1 July 2007- 30 June 2009 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (Local Government Area)
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Cairns
|
429
|
|
2
|
Brisbane
|
427
|
|
3
|
Townsville
|
370
|
|
4
|
Mount Isa
|
209
|
|
5
|
Tablelands
|
166
|
|
6
|
Ipswich
|
149
|
|
6
|
Logan
|
149
|
|
7
|
Rockhampton
|
130
|
|
8
|
Palm Island
|
127
|
|
9
|
Moreton Bay
|
108
|
|
10
|
Aurukun
|
107
|
No data provided for juvenile detainees.
3 South Australia
The total number of Indigenous prisoners between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2009
was 2033, with 1,346 on remand, 679 sentenced and 4 on fine default and 2 of
unknown status.
|
Table 4: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner locations,
SA- Data from 1 July 2007- 30 June 2009 |
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| Rank |
Location (postcode)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
5700- Port Augusta
|
124
|
84
|
208
|
|
2
|
5724- Marla, Mintabie
|
115
|
51
|
166
|
|
3
|
5690- Ceduna
|
74
|
77
|
151
|
|
4
|
5608- Whyalla
|
44
|
23
|
67
|
|
5
|
5113- Elizabeth
|
41
|
19
|
60
|
|
6
|
5723- Coober Pedy
|
30
|
22
|
52
|
|
7
|
5013- Woodville
|
36
|
15
|
51
|
|
8
|
5540-Port Pirie
|
37
|
10
|
47
|
|
8
|
5084- Blair Athol, Kilburn
|
36
|
11
|
47
|
|
9
|
5012-Athol Park, Mansfield Park, Woodville Gardens, Woodville North
|
27
|
14
|
41
|
|
10
|
5000- Adelaide
|
24
|
11
|
35
|
In 2007-2008 there were 207 Indigenous young people in juvenile detention.
| Table 5: Top 10 Indigenous juvenile detainee locations, SA- Data from 1 July 2007- 30 June 2008 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (postcode)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
5700- Port Augusta
|
5
|
17
|
22
|
|
2
|
5690- Ceduna
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
|
3
|
5253- Murray Bridge
|
5
|
4
|
9
|
|
4
|
5012- Athol Park
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
|
4
|
5023- Findon, Seaton
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
|
4
|
5606- Port Lincoln
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
5
|
5108- Salisbury
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
|
5
|
5540- Port Pirie
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
|
6
|
5086- Manningham
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
5162- Morphetvale, Woodcroft
|
5
|
5
|
|
4 Western Australia
As of 31 May 2009 there were 1,745 Indigenous prisoners, with 1,455 sentenced
and 290 on remand.
| Table 6: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner locations, WA- Data at 30 May 2009 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (Local Government Area)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Broome
|
13
|
121
|
134
|
|
2
|
Halls Creek
|
16
|
80
|
96
|
|
3
|
Swan
|
19
|
75
|
94
|
|
4
|
Derby- West Kimberley
|
14
|
74
|
88
|
|
5
|
Stirling
|
13
|
70
|
83
|
|
6
|
East Pilbra
|
10
|
54
|
64
|
|
7
|
Kalgoorlie/Boulder
|
12
|
51
|
63
|
|
8
|
Gosnells
|
9
|
53
|
62
|
|
9
|
Wyndham- East Kimberley
|
14
|
47
|
61
|
|
10
|
Ngaanyatjarraku
|
8
|
50
|
58
|
| Table 7: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner suburbs, WA- Data at 30 May 2009 | ||||
|
Rank
|
Suburb |
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Broome
|
6
|
78
|
84
|
|
2
|
Carnarvon
|
8
|
46
|
54
|
|
3
|
Warburton
|
5
|
35
|
40
|
|
4
|
South Headland
|
7
|
28
|
35
|
|
5
|
Kalgoorlie
|
6
|
23
|
29
|
|
6
|
Meekatharra
|
9
|
18
|
27
|
|
7
|
Kununnurra
|
6
|
20
|
26
|
|
8
|
Boulder
|
4
|
21
|
25
|
|
9
|
Geraldon
|
2
|
20
|
22
|
|
10
|
Gosnells
|
4
|
17
|
|
As of 30 May 2009 there were 129 Indigenous young people in juvenile
detention, with 65 sentenced and 64 on remand.
| Table 8: Top Indigenous juvenile detainee suburbs, WA- Data at 30 May 2009 |
||
|
Rank
|
Suburb
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Broome
|
5
|
|
1
|
Carnarvon
|
5
|
|
1
|
South Headland
|
5
|
|
1
|
Bentley
|
5
|
|
2
|
Geraldon
|
4
|
|
2
|
Balga
|
4
|
|
2
|
Belmont
|
4
|
|
3
|
Kalgoorlie
|
3
|
|
3
|
Roeburn
|
3
|
|
3
|
Kununnurra
|
3
|
|
3
|
Armadale
|
3
|
5 Northern Territory
The yearly daily average number of Indigenous prisoners for 2007-2008 was
875.
| Table 9: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner locations, NT- Data from 2007- 2008 |
||
|
Rank
|
Location |
Total
|
|
1
|
Alice Springs (Urban)
|
434
|
|
2
|
Darwin (Urban)
|
340
|
|
3
|
Tennant Creek
|
164
|
|
4
|
Alice Springs (Rural)
|
140
|
|
5
|
Katherine (Urban)
|
124
|
|
6
|
Katherine (Rural)
|
99
|
|
7
|
Yuendumu
|
93
|
|
8
|
Papunya
|
72
|
|
9
|
Nhulunbuy
|
60
|
|
10
|
Groote Eylandt
|
41
|
The yearly daily average number of Indigenous young people in juvenile
detention for 2007-2008 was 25.
|
Table 10: Top 5 Indigenous juvenile detainee locations, NT- Data from
2007- 2008 |
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|
Rank
|
Location |
Total
|
|
1
|
Darwin (Urban)
|
31
|
|
2
|
Alice Springs (Urban)
|
15
|
|
3
|
Wadeye
|
12
|
|
4
|
Tennant Creek
|
10
|
|
5
|
Alice Springs (Rural)
|
8
|
|
5
|
Darwin (Rural)
|
8
|
6 Victoria
The number of Indigenous prisoners at 30 June
2008 was 245, with 195 sentenced and 50 on remand.
|
Table 11: Top 10 Indigenous prisoner locations, VIC- Data at 30 June
2008 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (postcode)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
3500- Mildura
|
1
|
17
|
18
|
|
2
|
3028- Altona, Laverton
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
|
3
|
3850-Sale, Warruk
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
4
|
3214-Corio, Norlane
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
|
5
|
3029- Hoppers Crossing
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
|
5
|
3072- Preston
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
|
5
|
3212- Avalon, Lara, Port Wilson
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
5
|
3630- Shepparton
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
|
6
|
3585- Swan Hill
|
2
|
4
|
6
|
No data provided for juvenile detainees.
7 Tasmania
The total number of Indigenous receptions into prison for 2008-2009 was 236,
with 101 sentenced and 135 on remand.
|
Table 12: Top Indigenous prisoner locations, TAS- Data from 1 July 2007-
30 June 2009 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (postcode) |
Total
|
|
1
|
7250- Launceston
|
80
|
|
2
|
7030- Brighton
|
29
|
|
3
|
7248- Mayfield
|
23
|
|
4
|
7016- Risdon Vale
|
20
|
|
5
|
7010- Montrose
|
19
|
|
5
|
7011- Claremont
|
19
|
|
6
|
7320- Burnie
|
18
|
|
7
|
7310- Devonport
|
17
|
|
8
|
7019- Clarendon Vale
|
16
|
No data provided for juvenile detainees.
8 Australian Capital Territory
The total number of Indigenous receptions into prison for 2008-2009 was 117,
with 16 sentenced and 101 on remand.
|
Table 13: Top Indigenous prisoner locations, ACT- Data from 1 July 2007-
30 June 2009 |
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|
Rank
|
Location (postcode)
|
Remand
|
Sentenced
|
Total
|
|
1
|
2612- Braddon, Campbell, Reid, Turner
|
2
|
11
|
13
|
|
1
|
2602-Lyneham, Dickson, Hackett, Watson
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
|
2
|
2615- Higgins, Charnwood
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
3
|
2603- Manuka, Red Hill
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
3
|
2611- Fisher, Mount Stromlo, Waramanga
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
|
4
|
2904- Fadden, Gowrie, Macarthur, Monash
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
|
5
|
2617- Belconnenn
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
5
|
2905- Gilmore, Chisholm, Richardson
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
No data provided for juvenile detainees.
