In 2022, there were approximately 27.5 thousand non-indigenous prisoners and around 12.9 thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners incarcerated across Australia. The number of people imprisoned in Australia has risen considerably since 2009.
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by indigenous status (in 1,000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by indigenous status (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by indigenous status (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by indigenous status (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Sentenced to Imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by Indigenous Status (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by indigenous status (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia from 2009 to 2022, by indigenous status (in 1,000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973444/australia-imprisoned-people-by-indigenous-status/