In 2022, the largest number of male prisoners were from the age group 30 to 34 years with a count of 6,935 prisoners. In the same year, the largest number of female prisoners also belonged to the same age group with a count of 562 prisoners.
Number of prisoners in Australia in 2022, by age and gender
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Number of prisoners in Australia in 2022, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648118/australia-imprisoned-people-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of prisoners in Australia in 2022, by age and gender." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648118/australia-imprisoned-people-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners in Australia in 2022, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648118/australia-imprisoned-people-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Prisoners in Australia in 2022, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648118/australia-imprisoned-people-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of prisoners in Australia in 2022, by age and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648118/australia-imprisoned-people-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of prisoners in Australia in 2022, by age and gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648118/australia-imprisoned-people-by-age-and-gender/