In 2019, 3772.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and 405.7 women per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inhabitants were imprisoned in Australia. This was considerably higher than the non-Indigenous population and reflects an over-representation of Indigenous Australians in all levels of the justice system.
Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2019, by gender and Indigenous status (per 100,000 adult population)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 15, 2020). Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2019, by gender and Indigenous status (per 100,000 adult population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124492/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender-and-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2019, by gender and Indigenous status (per 100,000 adult population)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124492/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender-and-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2019, by gender and Indigenous status (per 100,000 adult population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124492/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender-and-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate in Australia from 2019, by Gender and Indigenous Status (per 100,000 Adult Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124492/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender-and-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2019, by gender and Indigenous status (per 100,000 adult population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124492/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender-and-indigenous-status/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2019, by gender and Indigenous status (per 100,000 adult population) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124492/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender-and-indigenous-status/